If you work in a Canadian memory institution and view your role as being at least partially responsible for the digital preservation of born-digital materials in the holdings of your institution, then you are invited to participate in this research study about stress and its impacts on digital preservationists in Canada. All digital preservationists in Canadian memory institutions are invited to participate.

If you consent to participate in this study, you will be asked to complete an online survey that is expected to take approximately 30 minutes. The survey closes on June 30, 2023.

The survey questionnaire includes questions about stressors related to the components of your digital preservation program; stress related to your use of technology; the impacts of your role as a digital preservationist on your stress and anxiety levels; your satisfaction with your job; your susceptibility to burnout; and your perceptions of your levels of generalized stress and anxiety. You will also be asked to identify your mood and any symptoms related to anxiety and/or depression that may have recently resulted from the stress of your work. There will also be questions pertaining to your age, gender, employment, and working conditions. The questionnaire includes both close-ended and open-ended questions. All questions are optional, and you can leave the survey at any time.

The letter of information about the research study is attached.

Letter of Information and Consent.pdf

If you choose to participate in this study, please click on the link below to access the online survey:https://uwinnipeg.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6R01m6pG78JHTG6.

Your participation would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Brett Lougheed

University Archivist/Digital Curator

Director, Oral History Centre

P 204.786.9914; C 204.396.6257

Treaty 1 Territory and the Home of the Metis Nation

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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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