The report examines how library directors feel about their special collections. It impacts data on how much libraries are spending on special collections and how successful they have been in raising funds for library special collections. It also looks at library director satisfaction levels with the management of special collections, and with digitization efforts, with separate data sets for both general performance and digitization. In addition, the report looks at plans for special collections and with perceived problems in special collections development.
Just a few of this 36-page report’s many findings are that:
- Mean spending on special collections by the libraries in the sample was $160,315 with a range of 0 to $3,200,000.
- About 21% of those sampled said that their special collections digitization efforts had disappointing results.
- Research Universities and institutions with more than 5000 students were the most satisfied with the management of their special collections.
- Data in the 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
List of Tables
Table 1 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in each of the following years?
Table 1.1.1 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2018-19?
Table 1.1.2 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2018-19? Broken out by age range
Table 1.1.3 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2018-19? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 1.1.4 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2018-19? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.1.5 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2018-19? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.1.6 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2018-19? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.1.7 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2018-19? Broken out by gender of the library director
Table 1.2.1 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2019-20?
Table 1.2.2 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2019-20? Broken out by age range
Table 1.2.3 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2019-20? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 1.2.4 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2019-20? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.2.5 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2019-20? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.2.6 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2019-20? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.2.7 How much did the library spend (in US $) for salaries, materials, overhead and other costs related to the library's special collection divisions in 2019-20? Broken out by gender of the library director
Table 2.1 How successful would you say that your library has been in raising funds for the library’s special collections from grant sources and donors?
Table 2.2 How successful would you say that your library has been in raising funds for the library’s special collections from grant sources and donors? Broken out by age range
Table 2.3 How successful would you say that your library has been in raising funds for the library’s special collections from grant sources and donors? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.4 How successful would you say that your library has been in raising funds for the library’s special collections from grant sources and donors? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.5 How successful would you say that your library has been in raising funds for the library’s special collections from grant sources and donors? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.6 How successful would you say that your library has been in raising funds for the library’s special collections from grant sources and donors? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.7 How successful would you say that your library has been in raising funds for the library’s special collections from grant sources and donors? Broken out by gender of the library director
Table 3.1 How successful have been digitization efforts in encouraging use and increasing the prominence of the library’s rare book collections?
Table 3.2 How successful have been digitization efforts in encouraging use and increasing the prominence of the library’s rare book collections? Broken out by age range
Table 3.3 How successful have been digitization efforts in encouraging use and increasing the prominence of the library’s rare book collections? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.4 How successful have been digitization efforts in encouraging use and increasing the prominence of the library’s rare book collections? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.5 How successful have been digitization efforts in encouraging use and increasing the prominence of the library’s rare book collections? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.6 How successful have been digitization efforts in encouraging use and increasing the prominence of the library’s rare book collections? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.7 How successful have been digitization efforts in encouraging use and increasing the prominence of the library’s rare book collections? Broken out by gender of the library director
What are your library's major plans for special collections? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.1 How satisfied are you with the management of your library's special collections?
Table 4.2 How satisfied are you with the management of your library's special collections? Broken out by age range
Table 4.3 How satisfied are you with the management of your library's special collections? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.4 How satisfied are you with the management of your library's special collections? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.5 How satisfied are you with the management of your library's special collections? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.6 How satisfied are you with the management of your library's special collections? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 4.7 How satisfied are you with the management of your library's special collections? Broken out by gender of the library director
What are the most significant mistakes that your library has made in developing or failing to develop its special collections? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Samples
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Sources / Contributors
- American International college
- Anderson University
- Asbury University
- Avila University
- Baptist Missionary Association Theological Seminary
- Bethel University - TN
- Briar Cliff University
- Bryan College
- Charles L. Souvay Memorial Library Kenrick-Glennon Seminary
- Clark State Community College
- College of Southern Idaho
- Covenant Theological Seminary
- Drake University
- ECPI University
- Embry Riddle Aeronautical university
- Florida National University
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Hamline University
- Houston Graduate School of Theology
- Iowa Lakes Community College
- Jackson State Community College
- Jarvis Christian College
- Kent State University Tuscarawas
- Livingstone College
- Longwood University
- Miami University
- Molloy College
- Northern Kentucky University
- Northwestern Oklahoma State University
- Ozarka College
- Pfeiffer University
- Queen's University
- Richmont Graduate University
- Rush University
- Southern California Seminary
- St. Thomas Aquinas College
- The University of New Orleans
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Thomas More University
- University Canada West
- University of Memphis
- University of Mississippi
- University of North Dakota
- University of Regina Library
- University of Sioux Falls
- University of South Florida St. Petersburg
- University of Western States
- West Virginia University
- Wilkes University
- Willamette University
- Winona State University
- Wisconsin Lutheran College
- Yeshiva University
Methodology
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