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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">You are invited to participate in an exploratory research
study that explores Ohio libraries and generative AI usage and policies. Please
consider participating if you are a director, dean, or comparable role at an
Ohio library. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">The purpose of this study is to survey Ohio libraries on
their usage and policies related to generative AI. Generative AI and its
well-known tools such as ChatGPT have exploded in the last 2 years. How are
Ohio libraries using or not using generative AI tools as well as what policies
are (or not) currently in place around generative AI usage in Ohio
libraries? </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">This study was approved by the IRB at Mount St. Joseph
University (MSJ) (S225-12) and Kettering Health IRB (00001338).</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">If interested, please visit <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/msj.libwizard.com/id/74da6836d4540da56ffc2898a6949235__;!!OM9vjFbZ-ciM28ekg__I!i2yXq2nvc0NdzDH-V3QUXgowOkJIlfeoZjZ8N8qpNIoKwCea4EkGSfHW1XJlbCEXxRthhn-i0fEviXmHr6uNfbnEAAfcs1Q$" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">Ohio
Libraries and Generative AI Survey</a> to participate. Your participation is
voluntary and involves completing a 13-question survey with an expected time
commitment of 20 minutes. You can discontinue your participation at any time by
exiting the survey. You will be asked to answer questions about your library’s
budget, current generative AI usage, and generative AI policies. Study data
will not be inputted into generative AI tools and may be presented at
professional conferences and/or published. To ensure your responses will be
included in our study, please complete the survey by Friday, May 23, 2025 at
11:59pm ET.</p>
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If you have any questions, concerns, or complaints about this study now or in
the future, reach out to either Ruth Monnier, Head of Research and
Instructional Services at MSJ at <a href="mailto:ruth.monnier@msj.edu" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">ruth.monnier@msj.edu</a>
or Amy Rohmiller, <a href="mailto:amy.rohmiller@ketteringhealth.org" style="color:rgb(70,120,134)">amy.rohmiller@ketteringhealth.org</a>.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif">Thanks for the consideration,</p>
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