Dear Edwin Cortez,
About three weeks ago I asked you to help us disseminate information about the survey of culturally diverse students in LIS programs conducted by Dr. Nadia Caidi of the UofT and Dr. Keren Dali of Western U, Canada. If you have sent an invitation to your students
already, we thank you and please ignore this message. If you have not had a chance to do so yet, we would be grateful if you forwarded the below information to your current students and alumni.
Thank you so much for your help and attention to this matter.
Dr. Nadia Caidi ([log in to unmask]) and Dr. Keren Dali ([log in to unmask])
From: Stephanie Abba
Sent: September 5, 2014 12:54 PM
To: '[log in to unmask]'
Subject: Survey of Culturally Diverse Students in LIS Programs
Dear Edwin Cortez;
This message is sent to you on behalf of Dr. Nadia Caidi (Faculty of Information, U of Toronto, Canada) and Dr. Keren Dali (Faculty of Information & Media Studies,
Western U). We are writing you in your capacity as Director in the hopes that you can help us disseminate information about a web-based survey that we are conducting. This survey explores the experiences of students in your program who are culturally and linguistically
diverse, and their motivations for pursuing an ALA-accredited program for their graduate education, and the library- and information-related fields as their future career. The survey is located at this site:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NCKDLIS1. We thank you in advance for forwarding the below invitation to your Master students and Alumni. The text of the invitation is copied after this message.
If you have any questions about this study or require more information, please do not hesitate to contact the researchers at
nadia.caidi@utorontoca (Dr. Caidi) and
[log in to unmask] (Dr. Dali).
Thank you in advance for your cooperation, help, and support.
Sincerely,
Dr. Nadia Caidi & Dr. Keren Dali.
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EXPERIENCES OF CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY DIVERSE GRADUATE STUDENTS ENROLLED IN ALA-ACCREDITED PROGRAMS OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION PROFESSIONS
Dear students and alumni,
We are exploring the experiences of culturally and linguistically diverse students who chose an ALA-accredited program for their graduate education, and/or the library- and information-related fields as their future career.
We would like to invite you to take part in the survey designed to get insights into your decision-making process, as well as your perception of the field of study and practice.
We would be grateful if you considered taking about 30 min of your time to respond to the survey questions. Most questions are multiple-choice and can be answered quickly. However, we also value your opinion and experiences,
and therefore some questions give you a chance to tell us your stories. Please check the participation criteria below to see if this survey is for you.
We invite you to participate if you belong to either of the two groups:
Group 1: immigrants to Canada and the US, who immigrated as young adults (16 years or older) or as adults; who speak a language other than English as their mother tongue; and whose secondary
(and possibly postsecondary) education was partially or fully acquired outside of North America
Group 2: members of visible minorities or aboriginal populations who were born in Canada or the US or immigrated to Canada or the US at the age of 15 or younger.
Note for Francophone students: Since French is an official language of Canada, if you are a native-born French Canadian, please do not complete this survey.
Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary and anonymous. You don't have to answer any questions you don't wish to answer. You don't have to say anything that makes you uncomfortable or anxious. You are free
to stop answering at any time for any reason and withdraw from the study. The results will be reported in aggregate, and no individual school or program will be identified in the data report. All identifying information will be eliminated from the final report.
This survey is conducted by Dr. Nadia Caidi ([log in to unmask]) of the Faculty of Information, U of Toronto, Canada, and Dr. Keren Dali,
Faculty of Information & Media Studies, Western U, Canada ([log in to unmask]). Please write us if you have any questions about this study or require more
information.
You can also contact the Office of Research Ethics at
[log in to unmask] or 416-946-3273, if you have questions about your rights as a participant.
If you would like to participate in the survey, please click here
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NCKDLIS1.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP.
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