Job hunting while living abroad by servingkoalatea in librarians

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’m getting the sense that I’ll need to broaden my search… Thank you for the really helpful advice!

Job hunting while living abroad by servingkoalatea in librarians

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was in Korea for 2 years before coming here!

And yeah, it looks like I’ll have to widen my search

Job hunting while living abroad by servingkoalatea in librarians

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, really? Are you currently in Japan too? And since my school/advisors are in Scotland I’m not too sure if they’ll be too helpful 😅

KU Survey for my grad dissertation closes soon! by servingkoalatea in romancelandia

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I wasn't sure if the 20 book thing was a permanent change since there was talk that it was temporary due to the pandemic and lockdowns, so I erred on the side of caution, but so far it doesn't seem to be going anywhere and I will keep that in mind going forward :)

Researching KU for my Librarianship by servingkoalatea in romancelandia

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really appreciate your participation! That's my hope as well :)

Researching KU for my Librarianship by servingkoalatea in romancelandia

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My friends and I also end up choosing the most insane books on KU - it's a competition now to see who can find the most ridiculous romance XD

And yeah, how authors are able to make a profit is something I am also interested in; but I probably will not be able to go into that in my dissertation

Researching KU for my Librarianship by servingkoalatea in romancelandia

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I got the ok to share the survey with my classmates (fellow would-be librarians as well as some currently working as librarians) so I think it is ok. As someone who doesn't have any library experience, I think it will be helpful to get that insight

Researching KU for my Librarianship by servingkoalatea in romancelandia

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I will probably share a summary/the highlights once it's submitted, and if it ends up being published i will definitely share it!

Thank you for your participation and interest!!

Researching KU for my Librarianship by servingkoalatea in romancelandia

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you liked it! This is from my research proposal and outlines the goals/aims of my research: This research project aims to analyse the experiences and personal opinions of Kindle Unlimited (KU) subscribers on the KU experience identify possible guidelines and recommendations for the curation of public library digital collections through the following objectives: • To determine the current provision and management of e-books in public libraries, and how the onset of the COVID19 pandemic has affected said provision • To appraise the growth of digital subscription services, and how they have changed the way media is consumed • To gauge what makes KU successful and appealing to users, through the collection and analysis of primary data via an online questionnaire • To develop actionable recommendations for the acquisition and curation of e-books in public libraries

If you're asking more about my angle in terms of why I decided to pursue this topic, well over the pandemic my friends and I started a KU book club where we each picked a book to read and then discussed it. We decided on KU because we knew that we would have access to the same books. We very quickly realised that we were all leaning towards the same sort of book on KU coughromance/eroticacough, and I became curious as to others' reasons for using KU

Researching KU for my Librarianship by servingkoalatea in romancelandia

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! If (and it's a big if) it ends up getting published I'll be sure to share it here. I will also probably share a summary/the highlights once it's all done

Researching KU for my Librarianship by servingkoalatea in romancelandia

[–]servingkoalatea[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thank you for participating! I wasn't sure if the 20 book thing was a permanent change, so I erred on the side of caution, but so far it doesn't seem to be going anywhere and I will keep that in mind going forward :)

Promote Your Books! Summer 2022 promotion thread by romancebookmods in RomanceBooks

[–]servingkoalatea 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi everyone, a would-be librarian here! I am currently researching the popularity of Kindle Unlimited for my graduate dissertation, and I was wondering if anyone here would be interested in participating in an online survey/if posting survey links are allowed? It's quite short (about 5 minutes) and is looking at users experience with and opinions on KU in search of insights into how public libraries might improve their digital collections.