[Connotea-discuss] Study participation

[Heejin P. <pap...@in...>]

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Hello,

My name is Heejin Park. I am a PhD student at the School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia. I am conducting a study to fulfill the research component of my degree, and I am sending this note to ask for volunteers. In my research, I am interested in the use of Connotea (www.connotea.org) and looking for participants who will share their experiences with the system. 



The purpose of this study is to explore how you use Connotea in order to access, share, and navigate Web information. If you agree to participate in this study, I will ask you to complete an e-mail questionnaire and to keep an electronic diary which records your use of Connotea. The e-mail questionnaire and diary process will take approximately two to three hours of your time over a one to two week period.



Participation in this research is voluntary, and participants are ensured confidentiality. The completed questionnaire will be accessible only to the researcher named below, and will be kept in strict confidence. The Connotea user name on the questionnaire is for data management purposes only. As soon as the responses are coded, information linking data to respondent will be destroyed. 



Please consider participating. To show our appreciation for your participation in this study, you will receive an honorarium in the amount of $20 in the form of an Amazon.com gift card. If you would like to participate, to support the research or because you would like to help out a colleague, please respond to this email address [pap...@in...]. If you do not wish to participate, but can recommend someone who can participate, please forward this message to that person.



If you decide to participate, I will email information that includes a link to the interview questions and a form of the electronic diaries, and my contact information. Please note that I have listed my e-mail account and my phone number below. Do not hesitate to ask any questions about the study.



Thank you very much.



Heejin Park
pap...@in...



Principal Investigators
Edie Rasmussen, Professor
School of Library, Archival and Information Studies
University of British Columbia; 



Joseph Tennis, Assistant Professor
The Information School of the University of Washington