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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Dear Academic/Information Professional,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">We are conducting a research project that aims to assess opinions about the role of data analytics in information environments, level of demand
for information professionals with data analytics skills, and plans for workforce development by LIS schools to meet existing and future demand. In addition, we plan to identify the various types of data analytics skills necessary in the context of the information
professions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">As one of the academics and/or practitioners involved in educating information professionals and/or engaged in data management & analytics,
we are cordially requesting your participation in the survey by completing a questionnaire. We collect very minimum amount of information that could identify you and/or your institution and we will not publish any such information. The questionnaire should
not take more than 12 minutes of your time to complete.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">The questionnaire is available here:
</span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J38KKPY"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/J38KKPY</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us via e-mail at arorissa@albany.edu or fcronemberger@alumni.albany.edu. We thank
you in advance and promise to share a summary of the results of the survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Abebe Rorissa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">Felippe Cronemberger</span><span lang="EN-US"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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