This 48-page report, based primarily on a survey of 73 largely research-oriented colleges and universities, presents the views of library directors, deans, university librarians and other high level library officials about the current state of and future plans for the library’s institutional digital repository. The study helps its readers to answer questions such as: how much are libraries currently spending on their repositories and how much do they plan to spend in the future? How much staff labor is being spent on the repository and have staffs or use of staff time grown in recent years? How satisfied is upper library management with the digital repository? What are its plans for the repository over the next few years – for outreach, marketing, platforms, and more?
Data in the report is broken out by institutional type and size and other variables; for example data is presented separately for R1 and R2 level research institutions, for doctoral institutions and for all other types of college. In addition, the data is broken out for some personal variables of the survey respondent, such as job title and age range.
Just of few of the report’s many findings are that:
- More than 88% of the R1 level institutions in the sample had an institutional digital repository.
- 49.32% of survey participants felt that their institutional spending on their repositories would remain more or less the same over the next year.
- Over the past three years private colleges have been more active than public ones in adding staff to their repositories.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
3. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SAMPLE
4. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
Percentage of Libraries that Maintained an Institutional Digital Repository
Trends in Library Spending on the Digital Repository
Current Staffing Levels for the Digital Repository
Staffing Levels for the Digital Repository Three Years Ago
Satisfaction Level with the Institutional Digital Repository
Planned Levels of Expenditure on the Institutional Digital Repository
Library Management Plans for the Digital Repository
5. DATA AND COMMENTARY
List of Tables
Table 1.1 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository?
Table 1.2 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by title
Table 1.3 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 1.4 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 1.5 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Table 1.6 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.7 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.8 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.1 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years?
Table 2.2 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by title
Table 2.3 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 2.4 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 2.5 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Table 2.6 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.7 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.8 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 3.1 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have?
Table 3.2 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by title
Table 3.3 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 3.4 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 3.5 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Table 3.6 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.7 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.8 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.1 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0")
Table 4.2 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by title
Table 4.3 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 4.4 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 4.5 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Table 4.6 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.7 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.8 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 5.1 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository?
Table 5.2 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by title
Table 5.3 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 5.4 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 5.5 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Table 5.6 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.7 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.8 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 6.1 How much does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future?
Table 6.2 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by title
Table 6.3 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by personal age range of the survey participant
Table 6.4 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by your college or university is public or private?
Table 6.5 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Table 6.6 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.7 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 6.8 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
What are the library's plans for the digital repository over the next two years? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
List of Charts
Chart 1.1 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository?
Chart 1.2 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Chart 1.3 Does the library maintain an institutional digital repository? Broken out by enrollment
Chart 2.1 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years?
Chart 2.2 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Chart 2.3 Has library spending for repository staff, software and other expenses increased, decreased or remained the same over the past two years? Broken out by enrollment
Chart 3.1 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have?
Chart 3.2 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Chart 3.3 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, does the digital repository currently have? Broken out by enrollment
Chart 4.1 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0")
Chart 4.2 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Chart 4.3 How many staff members, including administrative or support staff, did the digital repository have three years ago? (If it did not exist, enter "0" Broken out by enrollment
Chart 5.1 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository?
Chart 5.2 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Chart 5.3 How satisfied are you with your institutional digital repository? Broken out by enrollment
Chart 6.1 How much does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future?
Chart 6.2 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college/university
Chart 6.3 How does the library plan to spend in terms of funding and staff time on the institutional digital repository in the near future? Broken out by enrollment
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