Dear colleagues, With apologies for cross-posting. Sharing on behalf of non-subscribers: TITLE OF THE STUDY: Mapping Ontario’s Black Archives: Building An Inventory Through Storytelling (MOBA) You are being invited to participate in a research study. The purpose of this study is to gather information about the use of Ontario’s Black archival collections. It involves questions about the Black archives in Ontario (such as, How often do you engage with Ontario Black archives/collections? How important was the archival material in your final project/output?) and should take about 20 minutes to complete. INVESTIGATORS: This research study is being conducted by Dr. Cheryl Thompson who is Associate Professor at Toronto Metropolitan University in the School of Performance, with the support of research assistant Lucy Wowk. This study is funded by an Ontario Early Researcher Award. If you have any questions or concerns about the research, please feel free to contact Dr. Cheryl Thompson at [log in to unmask] LINK TO SURVEY: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MOBA2023 Best, Olivia -- Olivia Wong (she/her) Special Collections Curatorial Specialist, Toronto Metropolitan University Libraries Toronto Metropolitan University (Formerly Ryerson University) [log in to unmask] 416-979-5000 ext. 554946 library.torontomu.ca | Twitter: @librarytmu <https://twitter.com/librarytmu> | Instagram: @librarytorontomu <https://www.instagram.com/librarytorontomu/> In April 2022, the university announced our new name of Toronto Metropolitan University, which will be implemented in a phased approach. Learn more about our next chapter <https://www.torontomu.ca/next-chapter/>. *Toronto is in the 'Dish With One Spoon Territory’. The Dish With One Spoon is a treaty between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee that bound them to share the territory and protect the land. **Subsequent Indigenous Nations, newcomers and settlers now live and work in the Dish and are obliged to honour these principles* ====================================