This report looks closely at the impact of the COVD-19 epidemic on academic library spending plans for books, eBooks, online databases, academic journals, and audio-visual resources. For overall materials expenditures, and for each of these specific categories, the report contrasts estimated spending in the 2019-20 and the 2020-21 academic years. The estimates were drawn from a survey of the spending plans of 60 academic libraries in the United States. Data in the report is broken out by size and type of higher education institution as well as by tuition level and for public and private institutions, among other variables.
Survey respondents also discuss in open-ended questions their views on how use of open access resources will be impacted by the pandemic, and the extent to which it might accelerate the use of online vs. print resources. The study is an ideal resource for strategic planners in academic libraries and publishing/information providers seeking to answer questions such as: How much will spending on academic journals change vs, spending on online databases? To what extent will spending on print and eBooks be impacted? What kind of libraries will be cutting back the most of print books? Or journals? Are any areas of materials spending expected to grow in this difficult environment? Will demand collapse for any particular information vehicle in certain types of colleges?
Just a few of this 53-page many findings are that:
- The overall expected drop in materials spending by the libraries in the sample for the 2020-21 academic year vs, the 2019-20 academic year was 9.43%.
- Research universities planned larger declines in eBook spending than did other types of colleges.
- Colleges in the sample planned to increase spending on audio-visual resources for the upcoming year.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
- Characteristics of the Sample
3. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Effect of coronavirus on library’s materials expenditures
- Estimated materials spending
- Estimated materials spending in 2019-2020 academic year
- Estimated materials spending in 2020-2021 academic year
- Estimated spending on print books in 2019-20
- Estimated spending on print books in 2020-21
- Estimated spending on subscription information databases in 2019-20
- Estimated spending on subscription information databases 2020-21
- Estimated spending on eBooks 2019-20
- Estimated spending on eBooks 2020-21
- Estimated spending on academic and professional journals 2019-2020
- Estimated spending on academic and professional journals 2020-2021
- Impact of the epidemic on academic journal subscriptions
- Estimated spending on audio-visual materials
- Estimated spending on audio-visual materials in 2019-2020
- Respondents reported an average estimate of $11,068.37 (minimum of $0, maximum of $100,000) that their library will spend on audio-visual materials in the academic year 2019-2020.
- Estimated spending on audio-visual materials in 2020-2021
- Accelerating use of open access materials
- Describe how the advent and likely continuation of the coronavirus epidemic has and will further impact your library's materials expenditures for the rest of 2020 and into 2021. Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
List of Tables
Table 1 For the following questions on materials spending plans please give your best estimate, even if it is an informed guess. How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in each of the following academic years?
Table 1.1.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2019-20 academic year?
Table 1.1.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 1.1.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 1.1.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 1.1.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.1.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.2.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2020-21 academic year?
Table 1.2.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 1.2.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 1.2.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 1.2.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.2.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on all materials expenditures in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in each of the following years?
Table 2.1.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2019-20 academic year?
Table 2.1.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 2.1.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 2.1.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 2.1.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.2.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2020-21 academic year?
Table 2.2.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 2.2.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 2.2.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 2.2.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on print books in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in each of the following years?
Table 3.1.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2019-20 academic year?
Table 3.1.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 3.1.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 3.1.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.1.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.1.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.2.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.2.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 3.2.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 3.2.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.2.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.2.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on subscription information databases in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in each of the following years?
Table 4.1.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2019-20 academic year?
Table 4.1.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 4.1.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 4.1.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 4.1.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.1.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.2.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2020-21 academic year?
Table 4.2.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 4.2.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 4.2.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 4.2.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.2.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on eBooks in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in each of the following years?
Table 5.1.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2019-20 academic year?
Table 5.1.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 5.1.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 5.1.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 5.1.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.1.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.2.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2020-21 academic year?
Table 5.2.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 5.2.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 5.2.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 5.2.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.2.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on academic and professional journals in all formats in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Will the epidemic impact the range of academic journals that the library will subscribe to? Or the terms of those subscriptions? If so, what do you foresee? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in each of the following years?
Table 6.1.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2019-20 academic year?
Table 6.1.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 6.1.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 6.1.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 6.1.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.1.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2019-20 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 6.2.1 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2020-21 academic year?
Table 6.2.2 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by age range
Table 6.2.3 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 6.2.4 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 6.2.5 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.2.6 How much do you estimate that the library will spend (in US $) on audio-visual materials in 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Will the epidemic accelerate use of open access materials? If so, how? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Sources / Contributors
- Bethany Lutheran College
- Bishop's University
- Buffalo State College (SUNY)
- California University of Science and Medicine
- Campbell University
- Coe College
- Eastern New Mexico University
- Eastwick College
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Europe
- Farmingdale State College
- Florida Atlantic university
- Florida Memorial University
- Frederick Community College
- Goldfarb School of Nursing
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Graduate Theological Union Library
- Hamline University
- Hawkeye Community College
- Indiana University South Bend
- Iowa Lakes Community College
- Keiser University
- Kilgore College
- Lawrence Technological University
- Longwood University
- Mansfield University
- Mercer County Community College
- MSU Billings Library
- North Park University
- Northwest Florida State College
- OSU-Tulsa
- Ozarka College
- Pfeiffer University
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Queen's University
- Richmont Graduate University
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- Sacred Heart Seminary & School of Theology
- Seminole State College of Florida
- Spring Hill College
- Sul Ross State University
- Swansea University
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Thomas Jefferson University
- University Canada West
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Detroit Mercy
- University of Dubuque
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- University of North Carolina at Pembroke
- University of North Dakota
- University of North Texas
- University of Western Australia
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Utica College
- Wayne State College
- Webber International University
- Western Illinois University
- Western New England University
- Western Theological Seminary
- Yeshiva University
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