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Good day, </p>
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I am conducting research focused on<span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b class="ContentPasted0">investigating user preferences for the presentation of Metadata anomalies in digital repositories.<span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></b>I
am a master’s student at the University of Cape Town in the Computer Science Department.<b class="ContentPasted0"> </b></p>
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The purpose of the research is to develop an understanding of what users of digital repositories perceive as metadata anomalies and how they would prefer these metadata anomalies presented in the user interface.<span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><b class="ContentPasted0">Participants
should be individuals who work with metadata in digital repositories. These can be individuals with both prior and current experience in working with metadata.</b> </p>
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The research is conducted online via an online survey and will require 15-20 minutes of the participant’s time. </p>
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<b class="ContentPasted0">NOTE:</b><span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span>Participation in the research is voluntary and participants may withdraw at any time. Participants will remain anonymous and no identifiable information will be required.
Information gathered will be treated confidentially and utilized exclusively for this research. General information such as age, location, job title and years of experience will be asked as part of the survey. </p>
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<b class="ContentPasted0">Should you wish to participate in this survey, please access the following link<span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span></b><a href="https://survey.cs.uct.ac.za/limesurvey/index.php/874775?lang=en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="0" style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">https://survey.cs.uct.ac.za/limesurvey/index.php/874775?lang=en</a> <b class="ContentPasted0">and
proceed by completing the survey questions.</b> </p>
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Should you have any inquiries, please contact me directly via email<span style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0"> </span><a href="mailto:LRXRYA002@myuct.ac.za" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-safelink="true" data-linkindex="1" style="margin:0px" class="ContentPasted0">LRXRYA002@myuct.ac.za</a>.
Your participation would be appreciated. </p>
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Kind Regards, </p>
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Ryan Le Roux - Researcher</p>
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