Survey of Academic Library Upper Management: View of Library Role in Providing Textbooks

Characteristics of the Sample

Level of the Library’s Involvement in Textbook Provision
Perception of the Library Role in Textbook Provision in the Near Future
Current Level of Academic Library Spending on Textbooks
Receipt of Special Supplementary Funds from the College Administration or Particular Academic Departments

Table 1.1 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students?
Table 1.2 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 1.3 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out by academic degree or field of study of the survey participant
Table 1.4 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out by age of the survey participant
Table 1.5 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 1.6 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.7 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.8 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out by undergraduate tuition, $
Table 1.9 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out by the regional location of the college
Table 1.10 What is your view of your library’s role in textbook acquisition for students? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.1 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students?
Table 2.2 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 2.3 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out by academic degree or field of study of the survey participant
Table 2.4 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out by age of the survey participant
Table 2.5 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.6 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.7 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.8 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out by undergraduate tuition, $
Table 2.9 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out by the regional location of the college
Table 2.10 Do you think that in the near future the library will increase or decrease its role in furnishing or helping to furnish textbooks for students? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 3.1 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year?
Table 3.2 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 3.3 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out by academic degree or field of study of the survey participant
Table 3.4 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out by age of the survey participant
Table 3.5 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.6 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.7 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.8 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out by undergraduate tuition, $
Table 3.9 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out by the regional location of the college
Table 3.10 Approximately how much did the library spend (in US$) on print and electronic versions of textbooks in the past year? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.1 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing?
Table 4.2 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 4.3 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out by academic degree or field of study of the survey participant
Table 4.4 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out by age of the survey participant
Table 4.5 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.6 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.7 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.8 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out by undergraduate tuition, $
Table 4.9 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out by the regional location of the college
Table 4.10 Has the library received supplementary funds from the administration or particular academic departments for textbook purchasing or licensing? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Has the library committed staff time resources or financial support to help faculty and others to develop open access textbooks or other educational materials?  If so briefly comment on how. Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college