[CASL-L] 2nd Request: A School Librarian Survey of Our Social Media Use

[Barbara Johnson]

Please participate before 2/28.
B

Dear 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
>>
>>
>>
>> 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%
>>
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> 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 .
>>
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *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
>>
>>
>>
>> The survey will be open until 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 .
>>
>>
>>
>> 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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