<div dir="ltr">Hello,<div><br></div><div><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-3b38b345-7fff-2b7d-099c-c6d3e4d294fe"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">If interested, please visit </span><a href="https://msj.libwizard.com/id/74da6836d4540da56ffc2898a6949235" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">Ohio Libraries and Generative AI Survey</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> to participate by Friday, May 23, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. 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. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">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 </span><a href="mailto:ruth.monnier@msj.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">ruth.monnier@msj.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> or Amy Rohmiller, </span><a href="mailto:amy.rohmiller@ketteringhealth.org" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">amy.rohmiller@ketteringhealth.org</span></a><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">This study was approved by the IRB at Mount St. Joseph University (S225-12) and Kettering Health IRB (00001338).</span></p></span><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div>Best,</div><div>Amy & Ruth</div></div>