CDL-CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

From: Lynn Sipe <lsipe_at_usc.edu>
Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 18:10:18 -0800
To: COLLDV-L_at_usc.edu
From: Sophie Young <Sophie.Young_at_vuw.ac.nz>

This email is directed to senior level Collection Managers in academic and 
research libraries in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom 
and the United States. We are conducting a research project entitled The 
Impact of Digital Information Resources on the Roles of Collection 
Managers, and we are asking you to take 10 to 15 minutes to complete a 
web-based questionnaire located at: 
http://alexandria.fca.vuw.ac.nz/research/cmsurvey/

This research project aims to analyse the extent to which the arrival of 
digital information as a major resource in research libraries is affecting 
the roles of librarians, archivists and information managers in the area of 
professional practice known as collection management. The project has 
received funding from Library Collections, Acquisitions and Technical 
Services (LCATS) and from Victoria University of Wellington.

The intention of the research is to give collection managers in academic 
and research libraries a better understanding of the changing nature of 
their role in the overall structure of information services, and a 
practice-based appreciation of where collection management effectively sits 
within the ranges of services existing in their libraries. This 
understanding will permit collection managers to have a more accurate 
professional self-awareness, thereby leading to more effective and 
efficient services within libraries.

The website for this questionnaire will close down on 28 February, 2003.

Please click here <http://alexandria.fca.vuw.ac.nz/research/cmsurvey/> to 
access the survey.

Researchers

Dr Daniel G. Dorner (principal researcher)
Senior Lecturer
School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington
P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
Email: dan.dorner_at_vuw.ac.nz

Professor G E Gorman
School of Information Management
Victoria University of Wellington
PO Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand
Email: gary.gorman_at_vuw.ac.nz

  
Received on Wed Feb 19 2003 - 03:08:35 EST