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_______________________________________________________ IRB Study: # 16-2630

Consent Form Version Date: 10/27/2016

Title of Study: Research Support Services for Religious Studies PhD Students Principal Investigator: Kathryn Flynn

UNC-Chapel Hill Department: School of Information & Library Science Email Address: [email protected]

Faculty Advisor: Sandra Hughes-Hassell

Study Contact telephone number: 919-843-5276 Study Contact email: [email protected]

_______________________________________________________ What are some general things you should know about research

studies?

You are being asked to take part in a research study. Before you decide to

participate in this study, it is important that you understand why the research is being done and what it will involve. Please read the following information carefully. Please ask the researcher if there is anything that is not clear or if you need more information.

Research studies are designed to obtain new knowledge. This new information may help people in the future, and so you may not receive any direct benefit from being in the research study. There may also be risks to participating in a research study.

You are under no obligation to participate, and you may withdraw your consent – for any reason at any time – without penalty.

What is the purpose of this study?

The purpose of this study is to ascertain: 1.) how religious studies PhD students at UNC-Chapel Hill perform their research and 2.) how the library is, or is not, meeting their research needs during their process.

How many people will take part in this study?

If you decide to be in this study, you will be one of five religious studies PhD students at UNC-Chapel Hill in this study.

How long will your part in the study last?

The interview will take between forty to sixty minutes. All data – notes, audio recordings, and transcriptions – will be destroyed upon completion of this study. What will happen if you take part in the study?

In this study, you will be one of five religious studies PhD students of eighteen years of age or older interviewed in a one-on-one setting. As the preface to your interview, you will be asked to verbally avow that you are 18 years old or older. You will be asked the same set of interview questions as the other four

participants. If you consent, your interview will be recorded with a digital audio recorder in order to ensure the most accurate study results. Your audio records will then be downloaded to a password-protected external hard drive. All of your particular transcriptions, codes, and resulting will be stored on the same hard drive, in their own password-protected folder, and your name will be replaced by a pseudonym.

What are the possible benefits from being in this study?

The research is designed to benefit society by gaining new knowledge, and the researchers hope that the information obtained from this study may empower graduate school educators and academic librarians to better support religious studies doctoral students across the academy. You may not benefit personally from being in this research study.

What are the possible risks or discomforts involved from being in this study?

There no known risks involved with this study. How will your privacy be protected?

Your responses to this interview will be anonymous. Please do not include any identifying information in your interview. Every effort will be made by the researcher to preserve your confidentiality including the following:

• Assigning code names/numbers for participants that will be used on all research notes and documents

• Keeping notes, interview transcriptions, and any other identifying participant information in a password-protected hard drive.

• This signed consent form will be scanned onto a password-protected laptop and then saved to the same password-protected hard drive

mentioned above. At this point, the physical copy of the signed consent form will be shredded. The process will be completed within 24 hours of the interview.

Participant data will be kept confidential except in cases where the researcher is legally obligated to report specific incidents.

Will you receive anything for being in this study?

Since this study will take time, you will receive a $30 Amazon e-gift certificate after all of the interviews have been completed.

What if you have questions about this study?

You have the right to ask, and have answered any questions you may have about this research. If you have questions, or concerns, you should contact the

researchers listed on the first page of this form.

What if you have questions about your rights as a research participant?

All research on human volunteers is reviewed by a committee that works to protect your rights and welfare. If you have questions or concernts about your rights as a research subject, you may contact, anonymously if you wish, the Institutional Review Board at 919-966-3113 or by email to

[email protected].

- - - Participant’s Agreement:

I have read the informaiton provided above. I have asked all of the questions I have at this time. I voluntarily agree to participate in this research study.

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Your signature if you agree to be in this study Date ___________________________________