March 3, 2018 update: Thank you for your interest in this project. The survey is now closed. Updates on this research will be provided on this blog later this spring!
Are you an LGBTQ+ adult who likes reading both traditional fiction and fan-created work? Are you interested in participating in research about how we find recreational materials?
I’m an information science graduate student at UNC Chapel Hill and longtime fan conducting master’s research on how people find LGBTQ+ themed recreational reading material using AO3 tags and library subject headings. I’m looking for people 18 and over who regularly use both library catalogs and AO3 (all fandoms) to fill out a survey about their searching behavior. Please use the link below to contact me, find out more information, or take my (completely anonymous) survey. I’m hoping that the knowledge gleaned from this study could contribute to eventual improvement of that systems we use to find queer reading material.
Not interested? Don’t qualify? Please feel free to tell a friend or reblog this post. I’d love participants from all fan communities.
Thanks!
Survey link: http://bit.ly/2EzzNFR