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Sharon, Are you looking specifically for *librarians* or are other library employees welcome (specifically, Library Systems professionals)? Working in Systems now and in Academic IT for 20+ years before that, I can tell you from personal experience, IT is rife with IP. Thanks, Erich On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 08:14, Sharon Whitfield eloquently inscribed: > **Please excuse cross-posting. Survey has received Rider University IRB > approval.** > > Rider University Libraries is conducting a survey of imposter phenomenon in > librarians who identify as men > <https://rider.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OerLQ7qMfD0lSu> and work in > academic libraries. In particular, this survey will help us to explore and > give a voice to men's experience with imposter syndrome. For the purposes > of this survey, imposter phenomenon is defined as: > > Impostor phenomenon (IP) occurs among high achievers who are unable to > internalize and accept their success, which may be accompanied by anxiety, > and often depression (Weir, 2013). People with IP often attribute their > accomplishments to luck rather than to ability, and fear that others will > eventually unmask them as a fraud (Mak, Kleitman, & Abbott, 2019). > Individuals experiencing IP believe others have inflated perceptions of > their abilities and fear being evaluated (Mak, Kleitman, & Abbott, 2019). > Though IP isn't a DSM official diagnosis, it is a very real and specific > form of intellectual self-doubt (Weir, 2013). > > You are being asked to participate in this survey because you are a > member of a library distribution list, listserv, or Facebook Group. The > survey <https://rider.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OerLQ7qMfD0lSu> will > take between 15-20 minutes to complete and all answers are confidential. > > Your participation is voluntary. If you do not wish to participate in this > survey, do not submit a response. > > By clicking the ‘Submit’ button, you are indicating that you voluntarily > consent to participate. > > Your survey responses will be kept confidential. Data will be stored in a > secure computer file that will be destroyed at the completion of the study. > Any part of the research that is reported or published will not contain any > identifiable information. If you have any questions about the survey, > please contact Dr. Sharon Whitfield at [log in to unmask] > > Please click on the following link to participate in the survey: > https://rider.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4OerLQ7qMfD0lSu > > Thank you, > > Dr. Sharon Whitfield, > > Prof. Joshua A. Henry, and > > Prof. Robert J. Lackie