This study presents data from a random sample of 88 academic libraries in North America about their plans to add to, subtract from, or maintain their employment and staffing levels in the upcoming academic year, 20-21. It also looks at plans for salary increases or cuts and examines plans for other employee-related expenses such as education reimbursement, employee training, travel and conference, and other expenses. The study provides highly specific data for professional librarians, overall non-student staff, and even for library student employees, with detailed data looking at levels in Spring 2020 and expected levels for Fall 2020. Survey respondents also discuss their attitudes towards staffing in the future, how their libraries have fared vs. other academic departments in confronting the Covid-19 driven downturn in funding at many institutions, and the extent to which they expect library staff will continue to work remotely in Fall 2020.
Just a few of this 55-page report’s hundreds of data points are that:
- The number of students employed by the libraries in the sample in the Fall of 2020 relative to the beginning of the Spring semester 2020 is expected to fall by 14.85%.
- 71.43% of the junior college libraries in the sample expected to spend less on employee training in the next year.
- 50% of librarians from research universities felt that their libraries would fare better than other non-library departments in the distribution of budget cuts over the next year at their institutions, a far higher percentage expressing this confidence than by libraries at other types of higher ed institution.
- For summer session 2020 librarians sampled expect to see approximately 44% of their staff working in the library rather than remotely.
Data in the page report is broken out by size and type of institution, by tuition level, for public and private institutions, and enrollment level.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
- Characteristics of the Sample
3. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- How many student library employees did you have starting each of the following semesters?
- Spring 2020
- Fall 2020
- How many total non-student full time equivalent employees does the library expect to have in each of the following periods?
- Spring 2020
- Fall 2020
- How many total full time equivalent librarians does the library expect to have in each of the following periods?
- Spring 2020
- Fall 2020
- Has the coronavirus epidemic led to or might lead to offers of severance packages, lay-offs or early retirements? If so, briefly explain what is happening or likely to happen at your organization in this respect?
- What is your expectation of the impact of the coronavirus on the salaries/benefits of full time library employees who are not students?
- What is likely to happen to the following expenses for the library in the next year?
- Travel budgets
- Conference attendance
- Employee training
- Employee reimbursement for education
- How do you feel that the library will fare in terms of coronavirus-induced staff reductions or constraints on financial resources relative to the college or university norm in other departments?
- What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself at each of the following times?
- Summer session 2020
- Fall semester 2020
List of Tables
Table 1 How many student library employees did you have starting each of the following semesters?
Table 1.1.1 How many student library employees did you have starting in spring 2020?
Table 1.1.2 How many student library employees did you have starting in spring 2020? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 1.1.3 How many student library employees did you have starting in spring 2020? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 1.1.4 How many student library employees did you have starting in spring 2020? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 1.1.5 How many student library employees did you have starting in spring 2020? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.1.6 How many student library employees did you have starting in spring 2020? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.2.1 How many student library employees do you expect to have starting in fall 2020?
Table 1.2.2 How many student library employees do you expect to have starting in fall 2020? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 1.2.3 How many student library employees do you expect to have starting in fall 2020? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 1.2.4 How many student library employees do you expect to have starting in fall 2020? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 1.2.5 How many student library employees do you expect to have starting in fall 2020? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.2.6 How many student library employees do you expect to have starting in fall 2020? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees does the library expect to have in each of the following periods?
Table 2.1.1 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester?
Table 2.1.2 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 2.1.3 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 2.1.4 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 2.1.5 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.6 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.2.1 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester?
Table 2.2.2 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 2.2.3 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 2.2.4 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 2.2.5 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.6 How many total non-student full time equivalent employees does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3 How many total full time equivalent librarians does the library expect to have in each of the following periods?
Table 3.1.1 How many total full time equivalent librarians did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester?
Table 3.1.2 How many total full time equivalent librarians did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 3.1.3 How many total full time equivalent librarians did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 3.1.4 How many total full time equivalent librarians did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.1.5 How many total full time equivalent librarians did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.1.6 How many total full time equivalent librarians did the library have in beginning of spring 2020 semester? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.2.1 How many total full time equivalent librarians does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester?
Table 3.2.2 How many total full time equivalent librarians does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 3.2.3 How many total full time equivalent librarians does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 3.2.4 How many total full time equivalent librarians does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 3.2.5 How many total full time equivalent librarians does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.2.6 How many total full time equivalent librarians does the library expect to have in beginning of fall 2020 semester? Broken out by tuition, $
Has the coronavirus epidemic led to or might lead to offers of severance packages, lay-offs or early retirements? If so, briefly explain what is happening or likely to happen at your organization in this respect? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 4.1 What is your expectation of the impact of the coronavirus on the salaries/benefits of full time library employees who are not students?
Table 4.2 What is your expectation of the impact of the coronavirus on the salaries/benefits of full time library employees who are not students? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 4.3 What is your expectation of the impact of the coronavirus on the salaries/benefits of full time library employees who are not students? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 4.4 What is your expectation of the impact of the coronavirus on the salaries/benefits of full time library employees who are not students? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 4.5 What is your expectation of the impact of the coronavirus on the salaries/benefits of full time library employees who are not students? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.6 What is your expectation of the impact of the coronavirus on the salaries/benefits of full time library employees who are not students? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5 What is likely to happen to the following expenses for the library in the next year?
Table 5.1.1 What is likely to happen to the employee travel budgets in the next year?
Table 5.1.2 What is likely to happen to the employee travel budgets in the next year? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 5.1.3 What is likely to happen to the employee travel budgets in the next year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 5.1.4 What is likely to happen to the employee travel budgets in the next year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 5.1.5 What is likely to happen to the employee travel budgets in the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.1.6 What is likely to happen to the employee travel budgets in the next year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.2.1 What is likely to happen to the budgets for conference attendance in the next year?
Table 5.2.2 What is likely to happen to the budgets for conference attendance in the next year? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 5.2.3 What is likely to happen to the budgets for conference attendance in the next year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 5.2.4 What is likely to happen to the budgets for conference attendance in the next year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 5.2.5 What is likely to happen to the budgets for conference attendance in the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.2.6 What is likely to happen to the budgets for conference attendance in the next year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.3.1 What is likely to happen to the employee training spending in the next year?
Table 5.3.2 What is likely to happen to the employee training spending in the next year? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 5.3.3 What is likely to happen to the employee training spending in the next year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 5.3.4 What is likely to happen to the employee training spending in the next year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 5.3.5 What is likely to happen to the employee training spending in the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.3.6 What is likely to happen to the employee training spending in the next year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.4.1 What is likely to happen to the employee reimbursement for education in the next year?
Table 5.4.2 What is likely to happen to the employee reimbursement for education in the next year? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 5.4.3 What is likely to happen to the employee reimbursement for education in the next year? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 5.4.4 What is likely to happen to the employee reimbursement for education in the next year? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 5.4.5 What is likely to happen to the employee reimbursement for education in the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.4.6 What is likely to happen to the employee reimbursement for education in the next year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 6.1 How do you feel that the library will fare in terms of coronavirus-induced staff reductions or constrains on financial resources relative to the college or university norm in other departments?
Table 6.2 How do you feel that the library will fare in terms of coronavirus-induced staff reductions or constrains on financial resources relative to the college or university norm in other departments? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 6.3 How do you feel that the library will fare in terms of coronavirus-induced staff reductions or constrains on financial resources relative to the college or university norm in other departments? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 6.4 How do you feel that the library will fare in terms of coronavirus-induced staff reductions or constrains on financial resources relative to the college or university norm in other departments? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 6.5 How do you feel that the library will fare in terms of coronavirus-induced staff reductions or constrains on financial resources relative to the college or university norm in other departments? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.6 How do you feel that the library will fare in terms of coronavirus-induced staff reductions or constrains on financial resources relative to the college or university norm in other departments? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 7 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself at each of the following times?
Table 7.1.1 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in summer session 2020?
Table 7.1.2 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in summer session 2020? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 7.1.3 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in summer session 2020? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 7.1.4 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in summer session 2020? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 7.1.5 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in summer session 2020? Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.1.6 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in summer session 2020? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 7.2.1 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in fall semester 2020?
Table 7.2.2 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in fall semester 2020? Broken out by personal age of the survey respondent
Table 7.2.3 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in fall semester 2020? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 7.2.4 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in fall semester 2020? Broken out by Carnegie Class or type of college
Table 7.2.5 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in fall semester 2020? Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.2.6 What percentage of library employees do you expect to see working in the library itself in fall semester 2020? Broken out by tuition, $
Samples
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Sources / Contributors
- Ancilla College
- Arkansas Tech University
- Babson College
- Benedictine University Mesa
- Bethany Lutheran College
- Bethel University - TN
- Binghamton University
- Bishop's University
- Bradley University
- Buffalo State College (SUNY)
- California University of Science and Medicine
- Campbell University
- Coe College
- CUNY Queens College
- Eastern New Mexico University
- Eastwick College
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Europe
- Emmanuel College
- Farmingdale State College
- Fayetteville Technical Community College
- Florida Atlantic university
- Florida Memorial University
- Frederick Community College
- Goldfarb School of Nursing
- Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary
- Graduate Theological Union Library
- Hamilton College
- Hamline University
- Hawkeye Community College
- Hillsdale College
- Indiana University South Bend
- Iowa Lakes Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Keiser University
- Kilgore College
- Lawrence Technological University
- Longwood University
- Lynn University
- Mansfield University
- Mercer County Community College
- Middlesex County College
- MSU Billings Library
- North Park University
- Northeastern State University
- Northwest Florida State College
- Oakland University
- OSU-Tulsa
- Ouachita Baptist University
- Ozarka College
- Pfeiffer University
- Point Loma Nazarene University
- Point Park University
- Queen's University
- Randolph College
- Richmont Graduate University
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- Rouquette Library, Saint Joseph Seminary College
- Sacred Heart Seminary & School of Theology
- Seminole State College of Florida
- Spring Hill College
- Sul Ross State University
- SUNY Broome Community College
- Swansea University
- Syracuse University
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Towson University
- University Canada West
- University of Cincinnati
- University of Detroit Mercy
- University of Dubuque
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County
- University of Missouri-Kansas City
- 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
- Westmont College
- Whatcom Community College
- Windward Community College
- Yeshiva University
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