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Participant Information Statement and Consent Form
Approval Number: 126022
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
Value, Outcomes, and Return on Investment of Academic Libraries ("Lib-Value") Journal
Collections and Readership Study
Participant selection and purpose of study
You are invited to participate in an international study related to scholarly reading behaviour. We, Professor
Carol Tenopir, Associate Professor John D'Ambra, and Ms Pam Freeland hope to assess the value of library
collections to academics and students in the university environment by examining patterns of use and reading.
You were invited to participate in this study as you are an academic staff member or student of UNSW.
Description of study and risks
If you decide to participate, we will provide you with a link to an online survey. The survey should take
approximately 30-40 minutes to complete. You may exit the survey or leave a question unanswered at any time.
By analysing the survey responses, we hope to gain a beter understanding of how staff and students use the
library’s collections
Confidentiality and disclosure of information
Participation in the study is anonymous and no information identifying you will be collected. If you give us your
permission by participating in the survey, we plan to publish the results in academic journals and present overall
findings at professional and academic conferences. In any publication, information will be provided in such a way
that you cannot be identified. You give us your permission and consent by completing the online survey.
Recompense to participants
To thank you for taking part in this study we would like to offer you the opportunity to enter a draw for a book
voucher (1 x $200 and 3 x $50 book vouchers; one for each survey category). If you agree to enter the draw,
please provide your name and email address on completing the survey. This information will be stored in a
separate database and will not be used to identify any responses. We will inform all participants in the draw of
the outcome in July 2012 at the completion of the survey period via a news item on the library webpage.
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Complaints may be directed to:
Ethics Secretariat
The University of New South Wales
Sydney 2052 AUSTRALIA
Phone: +61 2 9385 4234
Fax:
+61 2 9385 6648
Email: ethics.sec@unsw.edu.au
Any complaint you make will be investigated promptly and you will be informed out the outcome.
Feedback to participants
To request a summary of research findings, please contact Pam Freeland, UNSW Library
( mailto:p.freeland@unsw.edu.au ) or phone 02 93852657.
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Your consent
Your decision whether or not to participate will not prejudice your future relations with the University of New South
Wales.If you decide to participate, you are free to withdraw your consent and to discontinue participation at any
time without prejudice.
If you have any questions, please feel free to ask us. If you have any additional questions later, Pam Freeland,
UNSW Library , 02 93852657 will be happy to answer them.
Enter the survey
To complete the survey please click on the relevant url below.
Undergraduate Students
http://survey.utk.edu/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=UNSWUNDERGRAD
Postgraduate students
http://survey.utk.edu/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=UNSWGRADUATE
Academic staff
http://survey.utk.edu/mrIWeb/mrIWeb.dll?I.Project=UNSWFACULTY
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