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Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Fixed Computer Workstations

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    Report

  • January 2019
  • Region: Global
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 4745943

The study looks closely at academic library plans for fixed workstations in the age of mobile computing.  It helps to answer questions such as: are libraries planning to maintain, increase or cut back on the number of fixed workstations? Which suppliers are they planning to use in the future? Which brands? What percentage of their fixed workstations are for personnel and what percentage for patrons?  How many are used in Infocommons and other specialized rooms and applications and how many are for general patron or staff use?  What kind of features, software or applications are they supplied with?

The report is based on a survey of 84 academic library directors, deans and provosts; data is broken out for college enrollment, public/private status, college tuition level, type or Carnegie class of college and numerous personal characteristics of the survey participants.

Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:

  • Research universities in the sample maintained a mean of nearly 48 fixed workstation computers exclusively for use by library staff.
  • Junior colleges were most likely to report recently added group workstations and plans to add more collaborative spaces.
  • Maximum spending in the past year on library computer workstations by any college in the sample with more than 10,500 enrolled students was $150,000.

Table of Contents


SURVEY OF ACADEMIC LIBRARY UPPER MANAGEMENT: PLANS FOR FIXED COMPUTER WORKSTATIONSTHE QUESTIONNAIRE
PARTICIPANTS LIST
Characteristics of the Sample
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
Number of Fixed Computer Workstations in the Library
Number of Fixed Computer Workstations Maintained for Exclusive Library Staff Access
Increase or Decrease in the Number of Fixed Computer Workstations for Patron Access
Plans for Fixed Workstations for Patron Access
Changes Made to the Library’s Fixed Workstations and Plans for Future Changes
Percentage of Total Stock of Fixed Workstations Accounted for by those in Infocommons or other Specialized Work Rooms or Areas
Percentage of Fixed Workstations Exclusively for Catalog Searching
Spending in the Past Year on New or Replacement Fixed Workstations

List of Tables
Table 1.1.1 What is the number of fixed workstations for patron access do you have in your library primarily for patron access?
Table 1.1.2 How many fixed workstations primarily for patron access does the library maintain? Broken out for public and private colleges/universities
Table 1.1.3 How many fixed workstations primarily for patron access does the library maintain? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of the college/university
Table 1.1.4 How many fixed workstations primarily for patron access does the library maintain? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.1.5 How many fixed workstations primarily for patron access does the library maintain? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.1.6 How many fixed workstations primarily for patron access does the library maintain? Broken out by the location of the college/university
Table 1.1.7 How many fixed workstations primarily for patron access does the library maintain? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 1.1.8 How many fixed workstations primarily for patron access does the library maintain? Broken out by annual salary of the survey participant
Table 1.2.1 What is the number of fixed workstations for staff access exclusively do you have in your library primarily for staff exclusively?
Table 1.2.2 How many fixed workstations exclusively for staff access does the library maintain? Broken out for public and private colleges/universities
Table 1.2.3 How many fixed workstations exclusively for staff access does the library maintain? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of the college/university
Table 1.2.4 How many fixed workstations exclusively for staff access does the library maintain? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.2.5 How many fixed workstations exclusively for staff access does the library maintain? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.2.6 How many fixed workstations exclusively for staff access does the library maintain? Broken out by the location of the college/university
Table 1.2.7 How many fixed workstations exclusively for staff access does the library maintain? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 1.2.8 How many fixed workstations exclusively for staff access does the library maintain? Broken out by annual salary of the survey participant
Table 2.1 Over the past two years has your library increased, decreased or maintained the same the number of workstations primarily for public access?
Table 2.2 Over the past two years has your library increased, decreased or maintained the same the number of workstations primarily for public access? Broken out for public and private colleges/universities
Table 2.3 Over the past two years has your library increased, decreased or maintained the same the number of workstations primarily for public access? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of the college/university
Table 2.4 Over the past two years has your library increased, decreased or maintained the same the number of workstations primarily for public access? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.5 Over the past two years has your library increased, decreased or maintained the same the number of workstations primarily for public access? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.6 Over the past two years has your library increased, decreased or maintained the same the number of workstations primarily for public access? Broken out by the location of the college/university
Table 2.7 Over the past two years has your library increased, decreased or maintained the same the number of workstations primarily for public access? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.8 Over the past two years has your library increased, decreased or maintained the same the number of workstations primarily for public access? Broken out by annual salary of the survey participant
Table 3.1 Over the next two years will you increase or decrease the stock of fixed workstations primarily for patron access or will it likely remain the same?
Table 3.2 Over the next two years will you increase or decrease the stock of fixed workstations primarily for patron access or will it likely remain the same? Broken out for public and private colleges/universities
Table 3.3 Over the next two years will you increase or decrease the stock of fixed workstations primarily for patron access or will it likely remain the same? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of the college/university
Table 3.4 Over the next two years will you increase or decrease the stock of fixed workstations primarily for patron access or will it likely remain the same? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.5 Over the next two years will you increase or decrease the stock of fixed workstations primarily for patron access or will it likely remain the same? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.6 Over the next two years will you increase or decrease the stock of fixed workstations primarily for patron access or will it likely remain the same? Broken out by the location of the college/university
Table 3.7 Over the next two years will you increase or decrease the stock of fixed workstations primarily for patron access or will it likely remain the same? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 3.8 Over the next two years will you increase or decrease the stock of fixed workstations primarily for patron access or will it likely remain the same? Broken out by annual salary of the survey participant
What have you changed about your library’s fixed workstations over the past few years and what might you expect to change over the next two years in terms of software offerings, number of workstations, positioning in the library, mix of hardware types and anything else worth pointing out. Broken out by type or Carnegie class of the college/university
Table 4.1 Approximately what percentage of your library's fixed workstations are found in specialized library technology rooms or "information commons" or other type of specialized library rooms or areas?
Table 4.2 Approximately what percentage of your library's fixed workstations are found in specialized library technology rooms or "information commons" or other type of specialized library rooms or areas? Broken out for public and private colleges/universities
Table 4.3 Approximately what percentage of your library's fixed workstations are found in specialized library technology rooms or "information commons" or other type of specialized library rooms or areas? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of the college/university
Table 4.4 Approximately what percentage of your library's fixed workstations are found in specialized library technology rooms or "information commons" or other type of specialized library rooms or areas? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.5 Approximately what percentage of your library's fixed workstations are found in specialized library technology rooms or "information commons" or other type of specialized library rooms or areas? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.6 Approximately what percentage of your library's fixed workstations are found in specialized library technology rooms or "information commons" or other type of specialized library rooms or areas? Broken out by the location of the college/university
Table 4.7 Approximately what percentage of your library's fixed workstations are found in specialized library technology rooms or "information commons" or other type of specialized library rooms or areas? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.8 Approximately what percentage of your library's fixed workstations are found in specialized library technology rooms or "information commons" or other type of specialized library rooms or areas? Broken out by annual salary of the survey participant
Table 5.1 What percentage of your library's fixed workstations are exclusively for library catalog searching?
Table 5.2 What percentage of your library's fixed workstations are exclusively for library catalog searching? Broken out for public and private colleges/universities
Table 5.3 What percentage of your library's fixed workstations are exclusively for library catalog searching? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of the college/university
Table 5.4 What percentage of your library's fixed workstations are exclusively for library catalog searching? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.5 What percentage of your library's fixed workstations are exclusively for library catalog searching? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.6 What percentage of your library's fixed workstations are exclusively for library catalog searching? Broken out by the location of the college/university
Table 5.7 What percentage of your library's fixed workstations are exclusively for library catalog searching? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 5.8 What percentage of your library's fixed workstations are exclusively for library catalog searching? Broken out by annual salary of the survey participant
Table 6.1 How much did the library spend (in US$) in the past year on new or replacement fixed workstations?
Table 6.2 How much did the library spend (in US$) in the past year on new or replacement fixed workstations? Broken out for public and private colleges/universities
Table 6.3 How much did the library spend (in US$) in the past year on new or replacement fixed workstations? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of the college/university
Table 6.4 How much did the library spend (in US$) in the past year on new or replacement fixed workstations? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.5 How much did the library spend (in US$) in the past year on new or replacement fixed workstations? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 6.6 How much did the library spend (in US$) in the past year on new or replacement fixed workstations? Broken out by the location of the college/university
Table 6.7 How much did the library spend (in US$) in the past year on new or replacement fixed workstations? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 6.8 How much did the library spend (in US$) in the past year on new or replacement fixed workstations? Broken out by annual salary of the survey participant

Samples

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Sources / Contributors

  • Abilene Christian University
  • Arkansas State University
  • Baker University
  • Berry College
  • Binghamton University
  • Brooklyn College
  • Bryn Athyn College, Swedenborg Library
  • Christian Brothers University
  • Cincinnati Christian University
  • College of DuPage
  • College of the Desert
  • Cornell College
  • Eastern University
  • Florida Memorial University
  • Florida State University
  • Frederick Community College
  • Gogebic Community College LRC
  • Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute @ Florida Atlantic University
  • Harding University
  • Hawkeye Community College
  • Iowa Lakes Community College
  • Lawrence Technological University
  • Madonna University
  • Mansfield University
  • Marian University
  • Marshall University
  • Mercer County Community College
  • Miami University
  • Middle Tennessee State University
  • Mikkelsen Library, Augustana University
  • Mississippi Valley State University
  • Moravian College
  • MSU-West Plains
  • Northwest Nazarene University
  • Northwestern Health Sciences University
  • Orange Coast College
  • Oregon Institute of Technology
  • Peru State College
  • Pfeiffer University
  • Providence College
  • Reed Library at SUNY Fredonia
  • Regent University
  • Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Rocky Mountain College
  • Saint Joseph's University
  • Samford University
  • San Jose State University
  • SFCC
  • South Texas College of Law Houston
  • Southern Utah University
  • Southwestern Adventist University
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • SUNY Adirondack
  • Swansea University
  • Syracuse University
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
  • The Australian National University
  • Tiffin University
  • Toccoa Falls College
  • Tri-County Technical College
  • University of Bridgeport
  • University of Central Arkansas
  • University of Detroit Mercy
  • University of Houston - Downtown
  • University of Maine at Fort Kent
  • University of Mississippi
  • University of New Orleans
  • University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • University of North Dakota
  • University of South Carolina Upstate
  • University of Texas at Arlington
  • University of Texas at Dallas
  • University of Wisconsin - Whitewater
  • Waterford institute of technology
  • Wayne State College
  • West Virginia University Parkersburg
  • Western Carolina University
  • Westmont College
  • Whatcom Community College
  • Wilkes University

Methodology

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