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Dear colleagues, 

We hope that you will consider participating in our research survey.

This survey is for members of GLAM institutions that have begun to contribute to open knowledge projects (Wikidata, Wikipedia, SNAC, etc.). The purpose of the survey is to learn about policies and practices, or lack thereof, GLAM staff are following around contributing demographic information for living people (e.g., Sex or Gender, Ethnic Group, Race, Sexual Orientation, etc.) to open knowledge projects. Information collected from this survey will inform an ethical investigation into issues surrounding these practices.

The results will be used to write a journal article on ethics and open knowledge projects, and may also be shared via conferences or other writings. Your participation in this survey is voluntary. You may choose not to participate. If you decide to participate in this research survey, you may withdraw at any time. All personal information will be confidential. We will make our best effort to protect your individual survey responses so that no one will be able to connect your responses with you or your organization. 

The three principal investigators working on this project are Greta Kuriger Suiter (gsuiter@mit.edu), Kurt Hanselman (khanselman@sdsu.edu), and Nerissa Lindsey (nlindsey@sdsu.edu). If you have any questions about this survey, feel free to contact us.

Completing this survey should take approximately 10 to 15 minutes. The survey will remain open until June 4th, 2021. Thank you for your participation.

Anonymous survey link:  https://sdsu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0vVhyBOj0nMtufQ 

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Greta Kuriger Suiter
Processing Archivist
Department of Distinctive Collections
MIT Libraries
gsuiter@mit.edu