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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">📢</span><span style="color:black">
<b>Call for Participants: Dissertation Research Study<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Are you an <b>academic library leader</b> working at a college or university in the United States? I invite you to participate in a dissertation research study exploring how academic library leaders perceive institutional
support for professional development and how that support influences their ability to serve students and contribute to institutional goals.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Study Title</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Perceptions of Academic Library Leaders Regarding Institutional Support for Professional Development in the United States<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Who Can Participate?</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">You may be eligible if you:<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:black">✔</span><span style="color:black"> Currently serve in a formal supervisory or leadership role within an academic library at a U.S. college or university<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:black">✔</span><span style="color:black"> Hold a Master</span><span style="color:black">’</span><span style="color:black">s degree in Library Science or Library and Information Science (MLIS)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">What Participation Involves</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Completing a brief demographic questionnaire <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Participating in a virtual interview (approximately 30–45 minutes) <o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
Sharing your experiences and perspectives regarding institutional support for professional development
<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Your insights will contribute to a better understanding of how professional development support impacts library leadership effectiveness and institutional success.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Interested in Participating?</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Please complete the interest questionnaire:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FQ87QxTFqTY6SKATB6&data=05%7C02%7Cfla-facrl%40lists.fsu.edu%7C57e74e5042f6457efac008dece221cf2%7Ca36450ebdb0642a78d1b026719f701e3%7C0%7C0%7C639174843094699526%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=cilqI2KXBfbfroHMs2CreMtFLBolrodIadO0VcF3zo8%3D&reserved=0" originalSrc="https://forms.gle/Q87QxTFqTY6SKATB6">https://forms.gle/Q87QxTFqTY6SKATB6</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Recruitment Deadline</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">📅</span><span style="color:black">
<b>June 30, 2026<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Contact Information</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">Arsenio Coston</span></b><span style="color:black"><br>
Doctoral Candidate, American College of Education<br>
</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Emoji",sans-serif;color:black">📧</span><span style="color:black">
<a href="mailto:Arsenio.coston8672@my.ace.edu">Arsenio.coston8672@my.ace.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">I would greatly appreciate your support by participating or sharing this post with colleagues who may be eligible. Thank you for helping advance research in academic librarianship and leadership development.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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