Our Phase 2 online survey is now closed. We received 597 responses! Thank you to all those who participated, we greatly appreciate their time and support for this project! If you have any further questions please contact us. We hope to share the survey results soon!
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Phase 2 Survey
We are happy to announce that our Phase 2 online survey, in partnership with The Association of Rural & Small Libraries, is ready for distribution! We will be collecting responses until March 14, 2025. If you are interested in participating, or have questions about the project, please contact us!
Project Update
The research team is happy to share that we have completed Phase 1 of our IMLS funded project. Our rural community survey had over a thousand responses, followed by 12 rural librarian interviews. We are still analyzing our data to share the findings, but one preliminary finding is presented at ASIS&T 2024. Check out our… Read more »
New IMLS grant will help developing Social Service Model in Rural Libraries
IU research team, Dr. Ayoung Yoon (Luddy Indy) and Dr. Michin Hong (School of Social Work), received a new three-year IMLS grant of $498,000, titled Developing a Social Service Model in Rural Libraries. They plan to develop a social service prototype for rural libraries based on multistep studies to explore rural communities’ social needs and… Read more »
