[CASL-L] Fwd: A Thank You & Final Request: School Librarian Survey

Barbara Johnson bajohnson at colchesterct.org
Mon Feb 7 06:03:55 PST 2022

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Three weeks remain for school librarians to participate in the research
survey: “School Librarians Employing Social Media for Professional
Learning: A Comparative Analysis of Platform and User Factors.”
<https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hqpe6aAmNMSs86> The survey will
close February 28th.

*Thank you* to the organizations and school librarians who have
participated so far:

· School librarian organization from 19 states

o Alabama, California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois,
Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, Ohio, Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Virginia

· Participants from 4 countries

o United Kingdom, China, Australia, Canada

· 447 individual participants

I am honored to be part of this active body of educators. School
librarians are extraordinary!

*Please consider a second request to your members.*

The number of participants currently reaches the minimum number for
statistical power. However, I’d like to match the power in other
educational surveys with 750-1000 participants.

To participate, please send the following Qualtrics survey link to your
members through your official media channels:
https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hqpe6aAmNMSs86

This study will provide practical results for individual social media users
and for community leaders. Topics include activities performed in specific
platforms and motives/barriers school librarians perceive as influencing
their choices.

I appreciate your time and I am so proud of our community!

Thank you,

Michelle Cates

Florida State University, Palm Beach County Schools, MEd, MA LIS, NPTS

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*From:* Michelle Cates <mlc14j at my.fsu.edu>
*Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2022 2:40 PM
*To:* Barbara Johnson <bjohnson at ctcasl.org>; Barbara Johnson <
bajohnson at colchesterct.org>
*Cc:* CASL President <President at ctcasl.org>; Vicepresident at ctcasl.org <
Vicepresident at ctcasl.org>; VPIntern at ctcasl.org <VPIntern at ctcasl.org>; CASL
Secretary <Secretary at ctcasl.org>; CASL Treasurer <Treasurer at ctcasl.org>
*Subject:* Re: 2nd Request: A School Librarian Survey of Our Social Media
Use

Hi Ms. Johnson,

Thank you very much for CASL’s participation! I'm excited to contribute a
sizable school librarian study to the social media literature. We are
missing.

Appreciatively,

Michelle Cates

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*From:* Barbara Johnson <bjohnson at ctcasl.org>
*Sent:* Monday, January 17, 2022 2:34 PM
*To:* Michelle Cates <mlc14j at my.fsu.edu>; Barbara Johnson <
bajohnson at colchesterct.org>
*Cc:* CASL President <President at ctcasl.org>; Vicepresident at ctcasl.org <
Vicepresident at ctcasl.org>; VPIntern at ctcasl.org <VPIntern at ctcasl.org>; CASL
Secretary <Secretary at ctcasl.org>; CASL Treasurer <Treasurer at ctcasl.org>
*Subject:* Re: 2nd Request: A School Librarian Survey of Our Social Media
Use

Sending it to listserv

On Mon, Jan 17, 2022, 2:29 PM Michelle Cates <mlc14j at my.fsu.edu> wrote:

Dear leaders of CASL,

Please support school librarian research. This is a second request for
your organization to participate in a school librarian study. I am a
veteran school librarian researching how school librarians use social media
for professional learning.

Will your organization please participate? To participate, send the
following Qualtrics survey link to your members through your official
organization media channels (e.g., email, newsletter, Twitter, Instagram,
Facebook, Google+): https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hqpe6aAmNMSs86
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hqpe6aAmNMSs86__;!!Epnw_ITfSMW4!50cUnPYGOdk1v8-l1MYP9kbOtapl6xhz3ElO1s9UH8nHNddUawkdYB-QYdGq99T-mgI$>

Currently, six state organizations such as yours and almost 200 school
librarians have participated. The goal is 1000 participants from all US
regions. Here is the current representation:

· US South – 20%

· US Northeast – 46%

· Midwest – 19%

· West – 12%

· Other – 4%

The results will benefit the school library profession in several ways.
First, very few empirical studies in social media focus on school
librarians. As our professional role is unique on campus, our population
deserves focused attention.

The survey will close February 28th.

This study is approved by the Florida State University review board and the
subsequent journal articles will add to the literature on our specialized
population. This study is a follow-up to a 2021 study published in
AASL’s *School
Library Research*: https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1296873.pdf
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1296873.pdf__;!!Epnw_ITfSMW4!50cUnPYGOdk1v8-l1MYP9kbOtapl6xhz3ElO1s9UH8nHNddUawkdYB-QYdGqfRLg2Wo$>
.

Attached is the study information sheet. Please respond to this email with
questions and the answer about your organization’s participation.

I appreciate your time, and I hope your organization will contribute to our
national data set.

Thank you,

Michelle Cates

Florida State University, Palm Beach County Schools, MA LIS, MEd, NBCT

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*From:* Michelle Cates
*Sent:* Friday, January 7, 2022 5:17 AM
*To:* President at ctcasl.org <President at ctcasl.org>
*Subject:* Request: A School Librarian Survey of Our Social Media Use

Dear leaders of CASL (Connecticut Association of School Librarians),

Will you please distribute an online survey to your members? I am a
veteran school librarian researching how school librarians use social media
for professional learning.

To participate, please send the following Qualtrics survey link to your
members 3-7 times through your official organization media channels:
https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hqpe6aAmNMSs86
<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://fsu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9Hqpe6aAmNMSs86__;!!Epnw_ITfSMW4!50cUnPYGOdk1v8-l1MYP9kbOtapl6xhz3ElO1s9UH8nHNddUawkdYB-QYdGq99T-mgI$>

The survey will be open until February 28th.

The original study sampled from Florida’s professional organization, like
yours. Now I wish to expand the sample nationally. Will your organization
please participate?

Please use your official social media channels: e.g., email, newsletter,
Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Google+. You may choose whichever
combination is convenient or one method with multiple posts on different
days.

This survey will benefit the school library profession in several ways. First,
very few empirical studies in social media focus on school librarians. As
our professional role is unique on campus, our population deserves focused
attention.

In addition, this study will provide practical results for individual
social media users and for community leaders. Topics include activities
performed in specific platforms and motives/barriers school librarians
perceive as influencing their choices.

Attached is the study information sheet. Please respond to this email with
questions and the answer about your organization’s participation.

I appreciate your time, and I hope your organization will contribute to our
national data set.

Thank you,

Michelle Cates

Florida State University, Palm Beach County Schools, MEd, MA LIS, NPTS

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