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ONLINE SURVEY CONSENT FORM

Study#: 11-234

Title of Research Study: Review the Libraries: KSU Library System LibQUAL+ Survey

Researcher's Contact Information:

Amanda Sexton

Asexto16@kennesaw.edu

470-578-8511

Introduction

You are being invited to take part in a research study conducted by the Kennesaw State University Library System. Before you decide to participate in this study, please read this form.

Description of Project

The purpose of the study is threefold: 1) to evaluate levels of satisfaction among KSU Library System users with library facilities, services, and collections. 2) to determine basic patterns of library usage. 3) to collect comments from users of the KSU Library System.

Explanation of Procedures

If you agree to take the survey, you will be asked 16 questions (plus six demographic questions) to determine your level of satisfaction with various aspects of the KSU Library System. You may skip any question for any reason, but too many skipped questions will invalidate your survey.

Time Required

The survey will take about five minutes.

Risks or Discomforts

This survey should not cause any risk or discomfort to the participant.

Benefits

By completing the survey you will have the chance to win one of several incentive prizes including a Library Media Night, Amazon Echo Dot’s, and KSU bookstore gift baskets.. In order to win, you will need to enter a valid KSU email address as prompted by the survey. However, entering your email is strictly voluntary. It is only necessary in order to be entered to win a prize. Participation in the survey will help the KSU Library System understand and better meet your needs.

Confidentiality

Survey participation will be kept strictly confidential. If submitting an email address, the address and survey responses will be separated once you finish the survey. The KSU Library System will not be able to associate email addresses with individual responses.

Inclusion Criteria for Participation

All students, faculty, and staff can take the survey. Visitors, alumni, non-registered students, and library staff can also take the survey but cannot win a prize. You must be a current student, faculty, or staff with a valid email address to win.

Use of Online Survey

IP addresses will be collected but they are totally maintained by the survey organization and are inaccessible to the KSU Library System.

Research at Kennesaw State University that involves human participants is carried out under the oversight of an Institutional Review Board. Questions or problems regarding these activities should be addressed to the Institutional Review Board, Kennesaw State University, 585 Cobb Avenue, KH3403, Kennesaw, GA 30144-5591, (470) 578-2268.

PLEASE PRINT A COPY OF THIS CONSENT DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS, OR IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PRINT CAPABILITIES, YOU MAY CONTACT THE RESEARCHER TO OBTAIN A COPY.

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