A friend asked if I would send this to the list. I believe our experiences
would be very helpful to her survey.

Best wishes,
Carol

Carol E.B. Choksy, Ph.D., CRM
CEO
IRAD Strategic Consulting, Inc.
(317) 294-8329
 
Adjunct Professor
School of Library and Information Science
Indiana University, Bloomington
 
________________________________

From: Lisl Zach [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tue 4/24/2007 7:46 PM
To: Choksy, Carol E B
Subject: Request for help in distributing survey

Subject:  Request for Participation in Disaster-Related Research
 
As part of a research project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library
Services, we are collecting first-hand accounts of information
professionals' responses to a range of community-wide disasters such as the
recent Pacific Northwest ice storms and the 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes.
These experiences will be used to develop case-based guidance material to
help prepare information professionals to face similar events in the future.

If you, or somebody you know, have had an experience responding to a
disaster, we hope that you will take a few minutes to complete our brief
online survey.  We are particularly interested in hearing how information
professionals have met the needs of their users at a time of crisis by
providing new or customized services.  These services could include
extending library hours, providing Internet access to displaced persons,
developing outreach services for people in shelters, or any other library
responses to suddenly changed information needs.  This research effort goes
well beyond the traditional focus of disaster planning-that is, the
preservation of the physical plant, collections, and staff-and concentrates
on the potential role of information professionals as important "first
responders" during community-wide disasters.

The survey should take no more than 10 minutes to complete.  The results of
the survey will enhance our understanding of the types of disasters in which
information professionals have been involved as well as the ways in which
they have responded.  Please pass this survey on to anybody you think might
be interested.

Here is a link to the survey:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.asp?u=718283553604

If you have any questions regarding the survey or the IMLS research project,
please let us know.  You may also find more information by visiting the
project website at http://slis.lsu.edu/IMLSgrant.html.

Thank you for your help and participation,

Lisl Zach and Michelynn McKnight

School of Library and Information Science

Louisiana State University

Baton Rouge, LA 707803

 

Please note: Following this message you will find a copy of our university's
Informed Consent Form for participation in survey research.  Responding to
the survey will be taken as a sign of consent.

 

 


 


Informed Consent Form


 

Project Title    

Investigating library and information services during community-based
disasters:  preparing information professionals to plan for the worst

Statement of Age       

I state that I am over 18 years of age and wish to participate in a program
of research being conducted by Drs. Lisl Zach and Michelynn McKnight of the
School of Library and Information Science, Louisiana State University, Baton
Rouge, LA  70803.

Purpose           

The purpose of the research is to identify and document how information
professionals have responded to the needs of users in the aftermath of
community-based disasters such as the 2005 Gulf coast hurricanes.

Procedures

Data on individual experiences will be collected using an on-line survey;
results of the survey will be used to identify a group of participants for
in-depth follow-up interviews.

Confidentiality            

Non-publicly available data collected in the survey will be kept
confidential, and my name will not be associated with any specific results
or findings.  The data I provide will be grouped with data others provide
for reporting and presentation.  

Risks  

I understand that there are no physical risks involved with this study.  The
researchers will not discuss individual responses to the survey with
colleagues in my organization or in other organizations.

Benefits          

I understand that the study is not designed to help me or my organization
specifically, but that the researchers hope to develop a framework that will
be useful to information service providers in the event of a similar crisis.

Questions       

I understand that I am free to refrain from answering questions posed to me
during the survey.

 

 

 

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