Participation in a Research Study on Open-Source Software

[Kara Wong]

Hello,

Apologies for cross posting. 

You are invited to participate in a research project studying how institutions choose to host open-source software designed for galleries, libraries, archives, and museums. The study is open to all who have input in IT purchasing decisions, whether they are members of IT units or not. 

Participation includes filling out a brief anonymous survey that will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. This survey will ask you about open-source software at your institution and how your institution chose to host said software.

Participation is voluntary, and responses will be kept confidential. You can choose to stop taking the survey at any time and withdraw from the study. Participation or non-participation will not impact your relationship with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Study Information
IRB Study #: 21-3376
Title of Study: Vendor-hosted versus Self-hosted Implementation of Open-Source Software at Academic Libraries
Principal Investigator: Kara Wong
Principal Investigator Department: UNC-CH School of Information and Library Science

If you have any questions about the research, please contact the Principal Investigator, Kara Wong, via email at krw...@email.unc.edu. If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research subject, you may contact the UNC-CH Institutional Review Board at 919-966-3113 or IRB_su...@unc.edu.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Follow this link to the survey: Take the Survey
Or copy and paste the URL below into your browser: https://unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0PNYZWlaEbJNMuG

Best,
Kara

Kara Wong (she/her)
Carolina Academic Library Associate – Software Development
Master of Science in Information Science, 2020-2022
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill