This study presents data from a survey of 80 academic library directors, deans, and other high-level officials about their library policies on materials storage. The study helps its readers to answer questions such as: how many and what kinds of libraries are seeking additional storage space? What solutions have they been using and plan to use? How many use off-campus storage? Or develop cooperative warehousing with other colleges? Or share space on campus with other departments? In general, how satisfied are librarians with their current storage situation?
Just a few of the report’s many findings are that:
- 21.25% of survey respondents were very satisfied with their current storage practices.
- 30% of colleges with between 1,300 and 3,100 student enrolment FTE shared storage spaces with other departments on campus.
- Only 2.38% of private colleges in the sample participated in a storage consortium with other colleges.
Data in the 42-page report is broken out by size and type of institution, by tuition level, for public and private institutions and by other useful variables.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
- Characteristics of the Sample
3. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Satisfaction with Materials Storage Practices
- Location of Facilities
- Storage Situation
- Sharing Storage within the Institution
- Sharing Storage with a Consortium
- Impact on Storage Space Policies of Materials Culling Practices
- Future Plans for Storage
List of Tables
Table 1.1 How satisfied are you with your library's current materials storage practices and facilities?
Table 1.2 How satisfied are you with your library's current materials storage practices and facilities? Broken out by age range
Table 1.3 How satisfied are you with your library's current materials storage practices and facilities? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 1.4 How satisfied are you with your library's current materials storage practices and facilities? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.5 How satisfied are you with your library's current materials storage practices and facilities? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.6 How satisfied are you with your library's current materials storage practices and facilities? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.7 How satisfied are you with your library's current materials storage practices and facilities? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2 Does the library use any of the following for materials storage?
Table 2.1.1 Does the library use any off-campus facilities for materials storage?
Table 2.1.2 Does the library use any off-campus facilities for materials storage? Broken out by age range
Table 2.1.3 Does the library use any off-campus facilities for materials storage? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.1.4 Does the library use any off campus facilities for materials storage? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.1.5 Does the library use any off-campus facilities for materials storage? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.6 Does the library use any off campus facilities for materials storage? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.1.7 Does the library use any off campus facilities for materials storage? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.2.1 Does the library use any on-campus but out of library facilities for materials storage?
Table 2.2.2 Does the library use any on campus but out of library facilities for materials storage? Broken out by age range
Table 2.2.3 Does the library use any on campus but out of library facilities for materials storage? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.2.4 Does the library use any on campus but out of library facilities for materials storage? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.2.5 Does the library use any on campus but out of library facilities for materials storage? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.6 Does the library use any on campus but out of library facilities for materials storage? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.2.7 Does the library use any on-campus but out of library facilities for materials storage? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 2.3.1 Does the library use any dedicated in-library storage areas for materials storage?
Table 2.3.2 Does the library use any dedicated in-library storage areas for materials storage? Broken out by age range
Table 2.3.3 Does the library use any dedicated in-library storage areas for materials storage? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.3.4 Does the library use any dedicated in-library storage areas for materials storage? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.3.5 Does the library use any dedicated in-library storage areas for materials storage? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.3.6 Does the library use any dedicated in-library storage areas for materials storage? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.3.7 Does the library use any dedicated in-library storage areas for materials storage? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 3.1 Which phrase describes your library's storage space situation?
Table 3.2 Which phrase describes your library's storage space situation? Broken out by age range
Table 3.3 Which phrase describes your library's storage space situation? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.4 Which phrase describes your library's storage space situation? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.5 Which phrase describes your library's storage space situation? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.6 Which phrase describes your library's storage space situation? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.7 Which phrase describes your library's storage space situation? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4 Does the library share storage space with any of the following entities?
Table 4.1.1 Does the library share storage space with other academic libraries from other colleges?
Table 4.1.2 Does the library share storage space with other academic libraries from other colleges? Broken out by age range
Table 4.1.3 Does the library share storage space with other academic libraries from other colleges? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.1.4 Does the library share storage space with other academic libraries from other colleges? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.1.5 Does the library share storage space with other academic libraries from other colleges? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.1.6 Does the library share storage space with other academic libraries from other colleges? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.1.7 Does the library share storage space with other academic libraries from other colleges? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.2.1 Does the library share storage space with other units or departments of our college?
Table 4.2.2 Does the library share storage space with other units or departments of our college? Broken out by age range
Table 4.2.3 Does the library share storage space with other units or departments of our college? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.2.4 Does the library share storage space with other units or departments of our college? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.2.5 Does the library share storage space with other units or departments of our college? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.2.6 Does the library share storage space with other units or departments of our college? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.2.7 Does the library share storage space with other units or departments of our college? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 4.3.1 Does the library share storage space with non-college libraries?
Table 4.3.2 Does the library share storage space with non-college libraries? Broken out by age range
Table 4.3.3 Does the library share storage space with non-college libraries? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.3.4 Does the library share storage space with non-college libraries? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.3.5 Does the library share storage space with non-college libraries? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.3.6 Does the library share storage space with non-college libraries? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.3.7 Does the library share storage space with non-college libraries? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Table 5.1 Does the library participate in a storage space library consortium of any kind?
Table 5.2 Does the library participate in a storage space library consortium of any kind? Broken out by age range
Table 5.3 Does the library participate in a storage space library consortium of any kind? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.4 Does the library participate in a storage space library consortium of any kind? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 5.5 Does the library participate in a storage space library consortium of any kind? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.6 Does the library participate in a storage space library consortium of any kind? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 5.7 Does the library participate in a storage space library consortium of any kind? Broken out by gender of the survey participant
Over the past five years how has the library's paper materials culling practices and digitization practices impacted storage space issues at your library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
What are your library's future plans for its current or planned storage spaces? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Samples
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Sources / Contributors
- Anne Arundel Community College
- Antelope Valley College
- Bellevue University
- Beloit College
- Bennett College
- Bethel University (TN)
- Bowman Library, Menlo College
- Bryan College
- Buffalo State College (SUNY)
- Cal Poly Pomona
- Campbell University
- Christian Brothers University
- Clark State Community College
- College of Southern Idaho
- Columbia International University
- Columbus College of Art & Design
- CUNY Queens College
- Curtis Institute of Music
- Delaware Valley University
- Elizabeth City State University
- Elms College
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Prescott
- Florida National University
- Franklin College
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Hamline University
- Harding University
- Heritage University
- Indiana University of Pennsylvania
- Iowa Lakes Community College
- Jarvis Christian College
- Juniata College
- Kennesaw State University
- La Roche University
- Lake Superior College
- Lamar University
- Lee College
- Louisiana State University
- Lynn University
- Mansfield University
- McDaniel College
- Miami University
- Middle Tennessee State University
- Molloy College
- New College of Florida
- New England Institute of Technology
- OSU-Tulsa
- Pfeiffer University
- Providence College
- River Parishes Community College
- Roberts Wesleyan College
- Salve Regina University
- San Diego Christian College
- San Joaquin Delta College
- San Jose State University
- Southeast Missouri State University
- Spring Hill College
- St. Thomas Aquinas College
- Sul Ross State University
- SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
- Tarrant County College, Trinity River Campus
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Toccoa Falls College
- University of Louisiana at Monroe
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- University of Missouri
- University of North Dakota
- University of Northern Colorado
- University of Oklahoma-Tulsa
- University of South Carolina Upstate
- University of Texas at El Paso
- USMMA Library
- Utica College
- Wayne State College
- Westminster College (MO)
- Wilkes University
- Xavier University of Louisiana
- Yeshiva University
Methodology
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