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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">We are conducting a research study on how the COVID-19 pandemic affected
</span>the employees of the Technical Services Department<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">. We really appreciate your participation and distribution of our survey invitation to those you feel may be interested.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Title of Study</b>: Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic within Technical Services<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Purpose of Study</b>: You are being asked to participate in a research study designed to examine how the COVID-19 Pandemic affected employees of the Technical Services Department.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Procedures</b>: You will be asked 20 questions relevant to working from home during the pandemic.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Benefits</b>: There is no direct benefit to you but the results from this study will help develop new policies and incentives going forward.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Risks</b>: None greater than those of daily life.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Costs/incentives</b>: Participation in this study will cost nothing beyond 15 minutes of your time in filling out this survey.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Confidentiality</b>: No information that can identify you personally will be collected as part of this research. The research is completely anonymous. The data you share will be saved in a password protected
file ensuring its safety<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Use of information</b>: Findings from this study will be used to benefit the library community via means of publications in scholarly journal(s) and conference(s).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNoSpacing" style="margin-left:.5in"><b>Voluntary Participation</b>: The participants may withdraw from the study at any time, or decline to participate, without any penalty.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><br>
</span>Click on the link below to participate in the survey:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://bit.ly/3fwmDXL__;!!PhOWcWs!k-dot1e3vzHokm_HYH1_QCmN-nyH-gP6gVYZ-wkYrYCHFq1Uux49-Zh1YKUc1SysSjDTMw$"><b>https://bit.ly/3fwmDXL</b></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">If you have any questions about your rights as a research participant, please contact the Principal Investigator:
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Thank you very much for helping us with our research!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Renee Gould & Marissa Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2C441C">Renée Gould</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#2C441C">Collection Development Librarian<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Saint Leo University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Cannon Memorial Library – MC2128<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">33701 State Road 52
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Saint Leo, FL 33574<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">352-588-8265<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="mailto:Renee.Gould@saintleo.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">Renee.Gould@saintleo.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">You’ll love the person you become here</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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