This study looks at the extent of use by college faculty of dedicated faculty research rooms, desks, lockers and other spaces in academic libraries designated for faculty generally, or for specific faculty. It helps its readers to answer questions such as: what percentage of faculty have access to dedicated faculty research rooms in the academic library? How many currently use them? Have ever used them? What is their extent of use? How does use break down by academic field, work title, age, gender, and other personal demographic variables? How does use differ by size and type of college and other institutional variables? How satisfied are faculty with their access to special areas in the library reserved for faculty?
Just a few of this 89-page report’s many findings are that:
- Use of personal lockers in the library for faculty was far greater for male than female faculty.
- A higher percentage of younger than older faculty have ever enjoyed access to a private room in the library that can be locked.
- Dissatisfaction with access to private, faculty only places in the academic library was greater among faculty at private than public colleges.
- Use of faculty research rooms in the library was negatively correlated with faculty personal income level.
Data in the report is based on a representative sample of 725 faculty chosen randomly from nearly 500 US colleges and universities.
Table of Contents
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
- Characteristics of the sample
- Availability of Faculty Research Room in the Library
- Access to Library Rooms that can be Locked for Personal Use
- Access to a Personal Locker in the Academic Library
- Access to a Private Desk in the Library
- Percentage of Faculty Who Have EVER Enjoyed Access to a Private Room in the Library that Can be Locked
- Percentage of Faculty Who Have Ever Enjoyed Access to Personal Locker in the Library
- Percentage of Faculty Who Have EVER Enjoyed Access to a Private Desk in the Library
- Satisfaction with Process Used by the Academic Library to Assign Private Spaces to Faculty & Graduate Students
- Percentage that Has Ever used the Faculty Research Room or Space in the Library
- Extent of Use of the Faculty Research Room or Space in the Past Year
- Level of Satisfaction with the Information Technology in the Faculty Research Room
List of Tables
Table 1.1 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms?
Table 1.2 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.3 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.4 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.5 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.6 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by political views
Table 1.7 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by annual income
Table 1.8 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by tenure status
Table 1.9 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.10 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 1.11 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 1.12 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by academic field
Table 1.13 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by work title
Table 2 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Check all that apply
Table 2.1.1 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked
Table 2.1.2 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.1.3 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.1.4 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.5 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.1.6 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by political views
Table 2.1.7 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by annual income
Table 2.1.8 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by tenure status
Table 2.1.9 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.1.10 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 2.1.11 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.1.12 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by academic field
Table 2.1.13 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by work title
Table 2.2.1 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker
Table 2.2.2 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.2.3 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.2.4 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.5 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.2.6 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by political views
Table 2.2.7 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by annual income
Table 2.2.8 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by tenure status
Table 2.2.9 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.2.10 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 2.2.11 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.2.12 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by academic field
Table 2.2.13 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by work title
Table 2.3.1 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk
Table 2.3.2 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.3.3 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.3.4 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.3.5 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.3.6 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by political views
Table 2.3.7 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by annual income
Table 2.3.8 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by tenure status
Table 2.3.9 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.3.10 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 2.3.11 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.3.12 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by academic field
Table 2.3.13 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by work title
Table 3 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? (Check all that apply)
Table 3.1.1 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked
Table 3.1.2 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.1.3 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.1.4 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.1.5 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.1.6 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by political views
Table 3.1.7 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by annual income
Table 3.1.8 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.1.9 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.1.10 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.1.11 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.1.12 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by academic field
Table 2.1.13 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked Broken out by work title
Table 3.2.1 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker
Table 3.2.2 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.2.3 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.2.4 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.2.5 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.2.6 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by political views
Table 3.2.7 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by annual income
Table 3.2.8 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.2.9 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.2.10 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.2.11 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.2.12 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by academic field
Table 3.2.13 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by work title
Table 3.3.1 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk
Table 3.3.2 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.3.3 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.3.4 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.3.5 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.3.6 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by political views
Table 3.3.7 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by annual income
Table 3.3.8 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.3.9 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.3.10 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.3.11 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.3.12 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by academic field
Table 3.3.13 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by work title
Table 4.1 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library?
Table 4.2 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.3 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.4 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.5 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.6 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by political views
Table 4.7 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by annual income
Table 4.8 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.9 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.10 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 4.11 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 4.12 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by academic field
Table 4.13 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by work title
Table 5.1 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution?
Table 5.2 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 5.3 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.4 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.5 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.6 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by political views
Table 5.7 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by annual income
Table 5.8 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by tenure status
Table 5.9 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.10 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 5.11 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 5.12 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by academic field
Table 5.13 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by work title
Table 6.1 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library?
Table 6.2 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 6.3 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 6.4 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.5 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 6.6 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by political views
Table 6.7 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by annual income
Table 6.8 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by tenure status
Table 6.9 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 6.10 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 6.11 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 6.12 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by academic field
Table 6.13 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by work title
Table 7.1 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space?
Table 7.2 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 7.3 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by public or private college
Table 7.4 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.5 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 7.6 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by political views
Table 7.7 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by annual income
Table 7.8 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by tenure status
Table 7.9 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 7.10 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 7.11 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 7.12 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by academic field
Table 7.13 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by work title
Samples
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Sources / Contributors
- Akin Gump
- Allen & Overy
- Alston & Bird
- ArentFox Schiff LLP
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
- Baker Botts LLP
- Ballard Spahr LLP
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
- Bryer
- Canales - Zambrano
- Cooley (UK) LLP
- Cozen O'Connor
- Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
- Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
- Debevoise & Plimpton
- Dentons US LLP
- DLA Piper LLP
- DPW
- Duane Morris LLP
- Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
- Foley & Lardner LLP
- Fox Rothschild LLP
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Goodwin Procter LLC
- Greenberg Traurig, LLP
- Harvard Law School
- Hogan Lovells
- Holland & Knight
- Howe
- Jenner & Block
- Jones Day
- K&L Gates LLP
- Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
- Latham & Watkins LLP
- Linklaters LLP
- Locke Lord LLP
- Magloughlin
- Mayer Brown LLP
- McDermott Will & Emery
- McGuireWoods
- Milbank
- Mintz
- Nixon Peabody LLP
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- O'Melveny and Myers
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
- Paul Hastings LLP
- Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Polsinelli PC
- Quinn Emanuel
- Scott & Scott
- Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
- Sidley Austin LLP
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
- Skadden, Arps. Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
- Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
- Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
- Venable LLP
- Vinson & Elkins LLP
- Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
- White & Case LLP
- Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Zoltan
Methodology
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