DLIST 2005 Survey: Consent Form/Disclaimer
You are being invited to voluntarily participate in the above-titled study. The purpose of the study is to understand the self-archiving behaviors of scholars in Library and Information Science (LIS) and use/non-use of the Digital Library of Information Science and Technology (DLIST). You are eligible to participate because you are either an author or a reader of articles in LIS journals, a faculty in a LIS school/other academic unit or a registered user or potential user of DLIST.
If you agree to participate, your participation will involve completing a survey (of about 50 questions), which should take no more than 30-60 minutes. You may choose not to answer some or all of the questions. Your name will not appear on your completed survey, no identifying information is being collected as part of this survey, and you can view a complete copy of the DLIST User Privacy Policy online, http://dlist.sir.arizona.edu/privacy.html.
Any questions you have will be answered. You may leave the survey at any time before completing it. There are no known risks from your participation and no direct benefit from your participation is expected. There is no cost to you except for your time and you are not compensated monetarily or otherwise for participation in this study.
Only the principal investigator will have access to the information that you provide.
You can obtain further information from the principal investigator, Anita Coleman, at (520) 521-3565. If you have questions concerning your rights as a research subject, you may call the University of Arizona Human Subjects Protection Program office at (520) 626-6721 or the HSPP toll free number of 1-866-278-1455.
By participating in the survey, you are giving permission for the investigator to use your information for research purposes.
Thank you.
Anita Coleman, Ph.D.
Asst. Professor
School of Information Resources & Library Science, University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85719
A scanned copy of this disclaimer with the IRB approval stamp is available here.
