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Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Serving on Library Procurement Committees

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  • 77 Pages
  • April 2023
  • Region: United States
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 5781603

This study identifies which faculty have served on library procurement committees, either representing their departments to the academic library, or working on departmental or college/university wide committees concerning library acquisitions and other strategies.   The report gives highly detailed data not only enabling readers to pinpoint participants and likely participants in library policy committees but understanding how faculty view such committees and the importance that they attach to them. 

This 77-page study is based on data from a survey of 806 higher education faculty randomly chosen from nearly 500 colleges and universities in the USA. Data is broken out by personal variables such as work title, gender, personal income level, academic discipline, age and other variables, as well as institutional indicators such as college or university type or Carnegie class, enrollment size, public or private status and others.

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

  • Involvement in library procurement decision making is highest among faculty in BA-level colleges.
  • Faculty in history, visual arts, law, performing arts, journalism and religion/philosophy were more involved in library committees than are faculty of other disciplines.
  • 12.16% of faculty sampled have ever been an official liaison from their academic department to the academic library.

Table of Contents

THE QUESTIONNAIRE
  • Characteristics of the sample
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS OF THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
  • Level of Faculty Involvement in Library Acquisitions Decisions in their Subject Area
  • Personal Importance of Impacting Library Acquisitions Decisions in One’s Subject Area
  • Percentage of Faculty Who Have Ever Served on Departmental Committee to Represent One’s Department to the Academic Library
  • Percentage of Faculty Who Have Ever Served as their Official Departmental Liaison to the Academic Library
  • Percentage of Faculty Who Have Ever Served on a College Wide Committee to Advise the Academic Library
  • View of the Willingness to Serve on a Library Committee
  • Evaluation of the Responsiveness of the Academic Library to Purchasing Requests
  • What Can the Academic Library do to be More Responsive to Faculty Acquisitions Needs?
List of Tables
Table 1.2 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by work title
Table 1.3 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.4 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.5 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.6 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.7 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by political views
Table 1.8 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by annual income
Table 1.9 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by tenure status
Table 1.10 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.11 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 1.12 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 1.13 About how involved are you in impacting academic library decisions about materials acquisitions in your and related subject areas? Broken out by academic field
Table 2.1 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas?
Table 2.2 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by work title
Table 2.3 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.4 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.5 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.6 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.7 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by political views
Table 2.8 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by annual income
Table 2.9 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by tenure status
Table 2.10 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.11 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 2.12 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.13 How personally important is it to you to impact the decisions made by the academic library about acquisitions and licenses in your and related subject areas? Broken out by academic field
Table 3 Have you ever served on any of the following?
Table 3.1.1 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library
Table 3.1.2 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by work title
Table 3.1.3 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.1.4 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.1.5 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.1.6 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.1.7 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by political views
Table 3.1.8 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by annual income
Table 3.1.9 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.1.10 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.1.11 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.1.12 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.1.13 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a departmental committee to represent your academic department to the library Broken out by academic field
Table 3.2.1 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department
Table 3.2.2 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by work title
Table 3.2.3 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.2.4 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.2.5 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.2.6 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.2.7 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by political views
Table 3.2.8 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by annual income
Table 3.2.9 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.2.10 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.2.11 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.2.12 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.2.13 Have you ever served on any of the following? As the official liaison to the academic library from your department Broken out by academic field
Table 3.3.1 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library
Table 3.3.2 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by work title
Table 3.3.3 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.3.4 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.3.5 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.3.6 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.3.7 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by political views
Table 3.3.8 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by annual income
Table 3.3.9 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.3.10 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.3.11 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.3.12 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.3.13 Have you ever served on any of the following? On a college-wide committee to advise the library Broken out by academic field
Table 4.1 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters?
Table 4.2 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by work title
Table 4.3 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.4 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.5 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.6 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.7 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by political views
Table 4.8 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by annual income
Table 4.9 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.10 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.11 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 4.12 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 4.13 Would you like to serve on a departmental or college-wide committee to advise the academic library on purchases and other matters? Broken out by academic field
Table 5.1 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area?
Table 5.2 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by work title
Table 5.3 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 5.4 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.5 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.6 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.7 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by political views
Table 5.8 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by annual income
Table 5.9 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by tenure status
Table 5.10 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.11 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 5.12 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 5.13 How communicative and responsive is your library about its purchasing plans in your subject area? Broken out by academic field
What could your library do to be more responsive to your needs about its acquisitions?

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