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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Apologies for the cross-posting. Please consider filling out the collections metadata survey linked below if you haven’t done so already. The survey will close mid-November.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Cheers,<br>
Emily<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Emily Braker<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Vertebrate Collections Manager, Zoology Section<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">University of Colorado Museum of Natural History<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">265 UCB, Bruce Curtis Building<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Boulder, CO 80309-0218<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:gray">Phone: 303-492-8466<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;color:#215E99"><a href="https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates"><span style="color:#215E99">https://www.colorado.edu/cumuseum/research-collections/vertebrates</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">-----------------<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Dear Collection Managers,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
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Greetings! As collection managers you are critical agents in providing your perspectives on curation activities and reuse. The following survey assesses your curation background, perspectives on metadata, and informs the building of a machine-actionable research
data cyberinfrastructure to increase data reuse. This study is being conducted by researchers at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">If you choose to participate, you will follow the link:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><u><span style="color:#467886"><a href="https://utk.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2gX4NJIdhWiLAMK">Biocollections Managers</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">The survey landing page will have more details. I know your time is valuable, but by taking around 20 minutes to participate in this study, you will provide the field with data to inform the understanding of the curation
of biocollections.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">There are not foreseeable risks greater than those encountered in everyday life involved with participating in this research.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">You will be asked questions about job tasks related to managing collections.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Your responses will be linked by a unique identifier for any analysis and no direct identifiers will be collected; however, all findings will be reported in the aggregate and any indirect identifiers will be removed
prior to analysis through de-identification and anonymization.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">I greatly appreciate your contribution to the study.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Thank you.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Bradley Wade Bishop, PhD<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">1345 Circle Park Dr. Room 454<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Communications Bldg.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Knoxville, TN 37996<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">865-974-2775<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"><u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:wade.bishop@utk.edu">wade.bishop@utk.edu</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in"> <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">CONTACT INFORMATION<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">If you have questions at any time about the study or you experience problems, you may contact Bradley Wade Bishop
<u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:wade.bishop@utk.edu">wade.bishop@utk.edu</a></span></u> or 865-974-2775 (office). If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a subject in this study, you may also contact:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Institutional Review Board<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Phone: 865-974-7697<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal" style="margin:0in">Email: <u><span style="color:blue"><a href="mailto:utkirb@utk.edu">utkirb@utk.edu</a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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