Saturday, December 19, 2020

Winners Announced from Pool of Dissertation Survey Respondents

 The sun is setting soon on 2020 and that means submitting the finished draft of my dissertation. Entitled "Gift of the Gab: Exploring the Audiobook and the Festive Direction in the American Library," the work has been a survey of how American libraries value audio literature and social programming/events. As promised, there was a lottery held for participating libraries; all were eligible for 1 of 4 gift certificates of 25USD each for a Starbucks or for a favorite cafe.


Portrait of Mrs. Jeannette de Lange (1900) by Jan Toorop. Original from the Rijksmuseum.
Digitally enhance by rawpixel. Public Domain.


Out of sixteen libraries who participated in my research, the 4 winners are listed below:


- The Athenaeum of Philadelphia

- New York Society Library

- Providence Athenaeum 

- Charleston Library Society


Exterior of The Athenaeum of Philadelphia 
Photo Credit: Tom Crane


Gift certificates will be delivered via email. Thank you, kindly, to all of you librarians who took the survey!


As for the dissertation, more information will be forthcoming on how to view it. Getting published in a peer-reviewed journal would be a dream but I also want to get it out to the world quickly. Stay tuned!

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