It is a well-established fact that the most widely employed research method by librarians is surveys. Given this fact, this ongoing study seeks to identify exactly how likely librarians are to respond to surveys and what, if any, circumstances will increase the likelihood they will respond. Using a quantitative content analysis, relevant literature from three separate LIS databases – Library Literature & Information Science Full Text (EBSCOhost), Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost), and Library & Information Science Abstracts (ProQuest) – is currently being gathered and evaluated. Preliminary findings indicate trends regarding LIS research purposes, methodology, and subjects. Il est bien établi que la méthode de recherche la plus utilisée par les bibliothécaires est l’enquête. Compte tenu de ce fait, cette étude en cours cherche à identifier exactement dans quelle mesure les bibliothécaires sont susceptibles de répondre aux sondages et quelles circonstances, le cas échéant, augmenteront la probabilité qu'ils y répondent. À l'aide d'une analyse quantitative du contenu, la littérature pertinente provenant de trois bases de données LIS distinctes - Library Literature & Information Science Full Text (EBSCOhost), Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (EBSCOhost), et Library & Information Science Abstracts (ProQuest) - est en cours de collecte et d'évaluation. Les résultats préliminaires indiquent des tendances concernant les objectifs, la méthodologie et les sujets de la recherche en bibliothéconomie et sciences de l'information.

This poster will present the results of a thematic analysis of the contents of the Vancouver Public Library’s (VPL) Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube feeds throughout the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic (February 1st to June 30th, 2020) to better understand what types of crisis-related services and information they are providing to the public. This data will also be compared to Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube content from the same time period in 2019 to investigate whether the pandemic has changed VPL’s social media presence in any significant way.

This paper explores the contents of the Vancouver Public Library’s Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube feeds between September 1st and November 30th, 2020 to better understand how each social media platform is being used to communicate with stakeholders. This quantitative content analysis of each platform’s usage, content, and engagement highlights some important trends libraries should be aware of concerning both the use of multiple social media platforms and the evaluation of their current social media strategies.

Vocational awe is an emerging concept within LIS used to highlight how narratives andmetaphors involving professional self-reverence and sacredness serve to absolve librarianship ofaccountability for the complex and problematic legacies of institutional oppression andexploitation. This panel explores the vocational awe narrative and its implications for LISresearch in two ways. First, by sharing panelists’ experiences and struggles with vocational aweand second, by engaging the LIS research community in appropriate responses to vocationalawe, such as advocating for library workers and responsible allyship with marginalized groups.