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Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Virtual Reality Technology in the Library

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    Report

  • 35 Pages
  • July 2019
  • Region: Global
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 4791049

This report presents data from 116 academic library directors, deans and other high-level officials about their use of and plans for the use of virtual reality technology in the library. The study furnishes detailed data on the percentage of libraries who consider virtual reality a priority for their libraries, and to what extent.  It includes data on academic library spending on virtual technology over the past two years, and plans for spending over the next two years.   The study also looks at the type of equipment desired by the libraries, and the departments of the library entrusted with virtual reality technology development.

Survey participants also discuss the subject disciplines and other college and university departments most interested in using virtual reality technology in or from the library. The study’s findings are highlighted in 28 tables and 12 graphs and charts.

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

  • Male directors and deans were more interested than female directors and deans in developing virtual reality technology.
  • Close to 14% of respondents said that their library technology lending programs included virtual reality goggles or other virtual reality technology.
  • Survey participants expected virtual reality spending to more than double over the next two years.

Table of Contents


1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE2. LIST OF THE INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATION OF THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS3. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE
4. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
  • How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons?
  • Demographics
  • Institution characteristics
  • About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years?
  • Demographics
  • Institution characteristics
  • About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years?
  • Demographics
  • Institution characteristics
  • Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia?
  • Demographics
  • Institution characteristics
  • Which departments and units of the library have been entrusted with developing the library's virtual reality capabilities?
  • What kinds of equipment, and in what areas or disciplines, does the library plan to develop its virtual reality capabilities?


5. DATA AND COMMENTARY
List of Tables
Table 1.1 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons?
Table 1.2 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons? Broken out personal age range
Table 1.3 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons?? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 1.4 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons?? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.5 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.6 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.7 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.1 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years?
Table 2.2 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years? Broken out personal age range
Table 2.3 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.4 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.5 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.6 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.7 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 3.1 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years?
Table 3.2 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years? Broken out personal age range
Table 3.3 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.4 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.5 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.6 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.7 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.1 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia?
Table 4.2 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia? Broken out personal age range
Table 4.3 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.4 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.5 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.6 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.7 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Which departments and units of the library have been entrusted with developing the library's virtual reality capabilities? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
What kinds of equipment, and in what areas or disciplines, does the library plan to develop its virtual reality capabilities? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
List of Charts
Chart 1.1 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons?
Chart 1.2 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons? Broken out for public and private colleges
Chart 1.3 How high a priority is it for your library to make virtual reality technology available to patrons? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Chart 2.1 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years?
Chart 2.2 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years? Broken out for public and private colleges
Chart 2.3 About how much (in US $) would you say the library has spent on virtual reality technology over the past two years? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Chart 3.1 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years?
Chart 3.2 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years? Broken out for public and private colleges
Chart 3.3 About how much (in US $) does the library plan to spend on virtual reality technology in the next two years? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Chart 4.1 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia?
Chart 4.2 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia? Broken out for public and private colleges
Chart 4.3 Does the library technology lending program include virtual reality goggles and/or other virtual reality paraphernalia? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college

Samples

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Sources / Contributors

  • Alvernia University
  • Andrews University
  • Baker University
  • Binghamton University
  • Biola University
  • Bradley University
  • Brooklyn College, CUNY
  • Bryan College
  • Buffalo State College
  • California Institute of the Arts
  • California State University Channel Islands
  • Carlow University
  • Central College
  • Central Michigan University
  • Century College
  • Chicago State University
  • Columbia State Community College
  • Columbus College of Art and Design
  • Drexel University
  • Eastern Arizona College
  • Eastern Illinois University
  • Eastern New Mexico University
  • Elizabeth City State University
  • Elms College
  • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University -Prescott
  • Emory and Henry College
  • Florida Gulf Coast University
  • Florida National University
  • Fuller Theological Seminary
  • Fulton-Montgomery Community College
  • Gwynedd Mercy University
  • Hamilton College
  • Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute @FAU
  • Heartland Community College
  • Heritage Christian University
  • Howard Payne University
  • Idaho State University
  • Iowa Lakes Community College
  • Jarvis Christian College
  • John Tyler Community College
  • La Roche University
  • La Salle University
  • LaGuardia community college
  • Lane Community College
  • Lawrence Technological University
  • Lee University
  • Lehigh University
  • Life Pacific College
  • Lipscomb University
  • Lyon College
  • Manhattan College
  • Mansfield University of PA
  • Maranatha Baptist University
  • Marist College
  • McDaniel College
  • McMurry University
  • Miami University
  • Middle Tennessee State University
  • Molloy College
  • Nash Community College
  • Naugatuck Valley Community College
  • New College of Florida
  • Northwest Arkansas Community College
  • Northwestern Health Sciences University
  • Nova Southeastern University
  • Oakland University
  • Pfeiffer University
  • Roxbury Community College
  • Rush University
  • Saint Joseph Seminary College
  • San Jose State University
  • Shoreline Community College
  • Siena College
  • Southeast Missouri State University
  • Southeastern University
  • Southern Utah University
  • Southwestern Adventist University
  • Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
  • St. Catherine University
  • State Fair Community College
  • SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
  • SUNY Fredonia
  • SUNY Oswego
  • Thomas Jefferson University
  • Toccoa Falls College
  • UA Little Rock
  • United Lutheran Seminary
  • Universidad Adventista de las Antillas
  • University at Albany/SUNY
  • University of California San Diego
  • University of Hawaii at Hilo
  • University of Hull
  • University of Maryland Baltimore County
  • University of Massachusetts Boston
  • University of New England
  • University of North Dakota
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of South Alabama
  • University of South Carolina School of Law
  • University of South Carolina Upstate
  • University of Texas at El Paso
  • University of Texas at San Antonio
  • University of Texas Permian Basin
  • University of Toledo (Ohio)
  • Wayne State College
  • Wilkes University
  • Woodbury University
  • Yavapai College - Prescott Campus
  • Yeshiva University
  • York College of PA

 

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