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Man, feels like old times doing a FIMS-related post.  When was the last time I used the “LibrarySchool” tag anyhow? 

The following e-mail was sent out to recent FIMS MLIS Grads
(2004-2008).  The deadline is extended until August 23 so if you didn't
receive the e-mail, why not consider participating in this survey by e-mailing fimsrsvp@uwo.ca? 


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Dear FIMS MLIS Alumni,

Greetings from the Faculty of Information and Media Studies!  The MLIS program at Western has been invited to take part in an important research study, and we are writing to request your participation.

Researchers from the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Information and Library Science and the UNC Institute on Aging are currently engaged in a three-year project entitled Workforce Issues in Library and Information Science 2 (WILIS 2): Implementing a Model for Career Tracking of LIS Graduates.  The study is funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS).

LIS programs from across Canada and the United States are participating in WILIS 2, which involves an online survey of recent LIS graduates with the aim of learning whether programs meet students’ expectations, prepare them for the workplace or meet continuing learning needs.  Your participation in this study by filling out the survey will help to support the recruitment, education and retention of the next generation of LIS professionals and will help us learn about the careers of Western MLIS graduates.

Participation is voluntary.  Only de-identified data will be shared with the MLIS program at Western. 

If you are willing to fill out the online survey, please send an e-mail to fimsrsvp@uwo.ca indicating your willingness to participate and granting your consent for us to send your name and e-mail address to the WILIS 2 research team at the University of North Carolina.  The UNC researchers will send you the survey via e-mail.  A response to this letter is requested no later than this Friday, August 14 23, 2009.  It is anticipated the survey will be distributed in early October.

Thank you for your consideration and your willingness to help us learn more about how we can improve the MLIS program at Western.

Sincerely,

Dr. Thomas Carmichael
Dean

Dr. Nick Dyer-Witheford
Associate Dean

Dr. Gloria Leckie
LIS Program Coordinator