*Dear Colleagues,[Please excuse cross-posting.]You are invited to take a
survey regarding the professional development of early career academic
librarians who are not in a tenure track. This study intends to gather data
about early career librarians in non-tenure track positions, regarding
their involvement in professional activities and scholarship. Our goal is
to expose challenges that non-tenure track, academic librarians face, and
propose a recasting of academic librarian identity outside of the tenure
process. We anticipate that will bring to light a little-studied issue in
academic librarianship and provide support for further discussion of this
issue. Please consider filling out this survey if you: 1. Hold an MLIS or
equivalent degree, AND2. Completed all requirements for the MLIS or
equivalent degree between June 1, 2011 and June 1, 2017, AND3. Are employed
full-time (35+ hours) in a non-tenure track professional-level position at
an academic library, AND4. Reside and work in the United States or one of
its affiliated territoriesThis study is conducted by Jared Rex (Music
Librarian), Jennifer Whelan, (Coordinator of Research, Teaching, and
Instruction), and Laura Wilson, (Outreach Librarian), of College of the
Holy Cross. Participation in this study is completely voluntary.  We will
not collect your name, email address, phone number, or any other
identifying information.  All data collected will be stored in a secured
manner and will not be accessible to anyone outside of the immediate
research team. There are no known risks associated with participating in
this study other than the time required to complete the survey.
Participants may experience minor psychological stress and discomfort while
answering sensitive questions about their experiences with professional
development and/or professional supports that have or have not been
available to them. To participate, please click this link:
https://goo.gl/forms/n4YcPLN5vM2saPhw2
<https://goo.gl/forms/n4YcPLN5vM2saPhw2>. Please respond by June 1, 2018.
If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact the
Principal Investigator, Jared Rex at: [log in to unmask]
<[log in to unmask]>. This study has been approved by the College of the
Holy Cross Institutional Review Board. Your input is greatly appreciated
and will help us to open a conversation about non-tenure track librarian
identity.  Sincerely,Jared Rex, MA, MLSJennifer Whelan, MSLIS Laura Wilson,
MA, MSLIS *