About the USDA Reports by Email Use Study

Cornell University's Mann Library is participating in a study of users of the USDA Reports by Email service of the USDA Economics, Management, and Statistics System. In this study, a link to a brief questionnaire will be sent to a sample of subscribers to the Reports by Email service. Responses to this questionnaire-which will be kept confidential-will help us better understand how Reports by Email are used and how the system might be improved. Participation is purely voluntary.

Participation in this study is purely voluntary and your responses will be kept strictly confidential. Although your email address will be used in data analysis to compare your questionnaire with your report subscriptions, no link between your contact information and your responses will be retained. You may discontinue participation at any time, and can skip any question you choose to omit. If you have questions about this study, please contact Mann Library at 1-607-255-5406. If you have any questions or concerns regarding your rights as a subject in this study, you may contact the Cornell University Institutional Review Board (IRB) at 607-255-5138 or access their website at http://www.irb.cornell.edu.

Although Mann Library has authorized this survey and results will be provided to the library and to the USDA, this study has not received funding from either the library or the USDA.

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