ACQflash: Library-publisher relations - call for research participants

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Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:16:32 -0700
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Subject:  Library-publisher relations - call for research participants
From:  "Kern, Mary Kathleen" <katkern_at_illinois.edu>
Date:  4/1/2013 9:00 AM


My research needs you!

I am looking for librarians and publishing representatives willing to 
talk with me for 45 minutes about their work and their perceptions of 
the relationships and negotiations between publishers and libraries.

Who am I?  M. Kathleen Kern, a librarian and PhD student at the 
University of Illinois at Urbana.

What is this about?  I am conducting a study of library-publisher 
relations in the Scientific, Technical, and Medical (STM) information 
marketplace.  The aim of this research is to improve, or at least to 
illuminate, the relations between publishers and libraries.

When and where are the interviews? I will be conducting interviews 
during the ACRL National Conference 4/9-4/13 and the STM Spring 
Conference 4/30-5/3, 2013.  Interviews will take place at a nearby hotel 
and will be one-on-one and confidential.  Responses used in my research 
will be anonymous.

Who can participate?  You are eligible if you are:

     An academic or research center librarian who works with purchasing 
and negotiations with e-journal/e-resource publishers OR
     An STM publishing sales representative or sales/customer relations 
manager who works with purchasing and negotiations of e-journal 
contracts with academic or research center libraries

How do I set up an interview? If you are interested in participating in 
this study or learning more about my research, please contact me at 
katkern_at_illinois.edu
Best,
Kathleen

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