Convenience sampling and student workers: Ethical and methodological considerations for academic libraries |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California Los Angeles, Box 915175, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1575, USA;2. Knight Library, University of Oregon, 1501 Kincaid St., Eugene, OR 97403-1299, USA;1. University of Southern Denmark, Department of Design and Communication, Universitetsparken 1, 6000 Kolding, Denmark;2. KNUST Library, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana;1. Teofilo Kisanji University, Tanzania;2. Information Studies Unit, University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania;1. Department of Library and Information Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 510, Zhongzheng Rd., Xinzhuang Dist., New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan;2. Bachelor''s Program in Information Innovation and Digital Life, Department of Library and Information Science, Fu Jen Catholic University, No. 510, Zhongzheng Rd., Xinzhuang Dist., New Taipei City 242062, Taiwan;3. Graduate Institute of Applied Science and Technology, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, No. 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan;4. Digital Content Management Division, HyWeb Technology Co., LTD, 5F.-6, No. 8, Taiyuan 1st St., Zhubei City, Hsinchu County, 302, Taiwan |
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| Abstract: | As library and higher education professionals, it is our duty to promote the highest level of integrity in our assessment and research. Whether it be a new programming event, instruction methodology, or usability testing, there is a growing trend in using the student workers of the library to assist in the initial testing and assessment. While this sample allows for impromptu testing and easier participant recruitment, this not only puts the students in a place of negative power-differential, it also does not allow for accurate initial testing of these various assessments. This opinion of one librarian begs for a scholarly communication surrounding the use of our student workers as participants in our assessments and the ethical considerations surrounding the extent in which student workers are being utilized. Librarians will be challenged to rethink the convenience of the sample and try whenever possible to take extra time to find representative samples to accurately analyze success. |
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