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Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2025, Use of Academic Library Support Services for Artificial Intelligence

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  • 128 Pages
  • August 2025
  • Region: United States
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 6167397

This report looks at how higher education faculty are using support services offered by their academic libraries on the use of artificial intelligence in teaching and research. The study provides specific data points on the use of academic library seminars/webinars in this area, dedicated listservs, AI subject specialist librarians, specialized blogs, LibGuides, web pages, and specialized machine learning sites, among other tools.

The report also gives data on faculty satisfaction with academic library services in this area, and expectations for the future. The study helps its readers to answer questions such as: how are academic libraries supporting faculty interest in artificial intelligence? How are academic libraries shaping their efforts in this area? What resources are they putting into this emerging area? How are faculty responding to these efforts? What are they looking for in the future?

Just a few of this 128-page report’s many findings are that:

  • 8% of faculty say that a dedicated AI librarian is available to them.
  • 15.7% of tenured professors say that their libraries provide help in developing particularly effective artificial intelligence prompts.
  • Older faculty are the most supportive of library efforts to help faculty use artificial intelligence; younger and mid-career faculty are more critical.
  • Engagement with library listserv posts about AI are highest among fine arts and communications faculties.

Data is based on a survey of 660 higher education faculty broken out by numerous personal and institutional variables enabling readers to pinpoint differences in attitudes and policies towards AI by variables such as gender, ethnicity, academic field, academic title, college type, college size and many other characteristics.

Table of Contents


QuestionnaireCharacteristics Of The SampleInstitutional Affiliations Of The Survey ParticipantsSummary Of Main Findings
Section 1: Percentage of Faculty Receiving Training in AI Applications: Summary of Findings
Q1.1 - Entire Sample
Q1.2 - By Enrollment
Q1.3 - By Carnegie Classification
Q1.4 - Public vs. Private
Q1.5 - By Age
Q1.6 - By Political Views
Q1.7 - By Income
Q1.8 - By Tenure Status
Q1.9 - By Gender
Q1.10 - By Race/Ethnicity
Q1.11 - By Academic Field
Q1.12 - By Years at Institution

Section 2: Summary Library Resources for AI Learning, Use of Listservs. LibGuides, Dedicated Webpages or Blogs about AI
Q2.1 - Listservs
Q2.2 - Library Website Page on AI
Q2.3 - LibGuides or Subject Guides
Q2.4 - Library-Sponsored Blogs
Overall Insights
Q2.4.10 - By Race/Ethnicity (Library Blogs)
Q2.4.11 - By Academic Field (Library Blogs)
Q2.4.12 - By Years at Institution (Library Blogs)
Overall Summary of Section 2

Section 3: Faculty Satisfaction with Academic Library Efforts in AI Support Summary of Findings
Q3.1 - Entire Sample
Q3.2 - By Enrollment
Q3.3 - By Carnegie Class
Q3.4 - Public vs. Private
Q3.5 - By Age
Q3.6 - By Political Views
Q3.7 - By Income
Q3.8 - By Tenure
Q3.9 - By Gender
Q3.10 - By Race/Ethnicity
Q3.11 - By Academic Field
Q3.12 - By Years at Institution
Section 3a - Overall Takeaways
Section 3b: Open-Ended Responses - Desired Additions to Academic Library AI Services, Summary of Responses
Field Differences

Section 4: Library Services for Development and Management of Prompt Libraries, Summary of Findings
Q4.1 - Entire Sample
Q4.2 - By Enrollment
Q4.3 - By Carnegie Class
Q4.4 - Public vs. Private
Q4.5 - By Age
Q4.6 - By Political Views
Q4.7 - By Income
Q4.8 - By Tenure
Q4.9 - By Gender
Q4.10 - By Race/Ethnicity
Q4.11 - By Field
Q4.12 - By Years at Institution

Section 5: Machine Learning Platform Access, Summary of Findings
Q5.1 - Entire Sample
Q5.2 - By Enrollment
Q5.3 - By Carnegie Class
Q5.4 - Public vs. Private
Q5.5 - By Age
Q5.6 - By Political Views
Q5.7 - By Income
Q5.8 - By Tenure
Q5.9 - By Gender
Q5.10 - By Race
Q5.11 - By Field
Q5.12 - By Years at Institution

Section 6: Existence of Dedicated AI Librarian, Summary of Findings
Q6.1 - Entire Sample
Q6.2 - By Enrollment
Q6.3 - By Carnegie Class
Q6.4 - Public vs. Private
Q6.5 - By Age
Q6.6 - By Political Views
Q6.7 - By Income
Q6.8 - By Tenure
Q6.9 - By Gender
Q6.10 - By Race
Q6.11 - By Field
Q6.12 - By Years at Institution
How has artificial intelligence impacted how you do research?

List of Tables
Table 1.1 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications?
Table 1.2 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.3 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 1.4 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.5 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.6 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by political views
Table 1.7 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 1.8 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by tenure track
Table 1.9 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.10 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 1.11 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by academic field
Table 1.12 Have you ever taken a course or attended a seminar or tutoring session on how to use particular AI applications? Broken out by years at present institution
Table 2 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications?
Table 2.1.1 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI.
Table 2.1.2 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.3 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 2.1.4 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.1.5 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.1.6 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by political views
Table 2.1.7 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by annual personal income
Table 2.1.8 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by tenure track
Table 2.1.9 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.1.10 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.1.11 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by academic field
Table 2.1.12 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Listserv devoted to AI. Broken out by years at present institution
Table 2.2.1 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI.
Table 2.2.2 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.3 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 2.2.4 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.2.5 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.2.6 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by political views
Table 2.2.7 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by annual personal income
Table 2.2.8 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by tenure track
Table 2.2.9 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.2.10 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.2.11 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by academic field
Table 2.2.12 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Academic Library website page about AI. Broken out by years at present institution
Table 2.3.1 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence.
Table 2.3.2 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.3.3 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 2.3.4 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.3.5 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.3.6 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by political views
Table 2.3.7 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by annual personal income
Table 2.3.8 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by tenure track
Table 2.3.9 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.3.10 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.3.11 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by academic field
Table 2.3.12 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? LibGuides or other subject guide about artificial intelligence. Broken out by years at present institution
Table 2.4.1 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog.
Table 2.4.2 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.4.3 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 2.4.4 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.4.5 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.4.6 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by political views
Table 2.4.7 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by annual personal income
Table 2.4.8 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by tenure track
Table 2.4.9 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.4.10 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.4.11 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by academic field
Table 2.4.12 Have you ever used any of the following resources from your academic library to learn about artificial intelligence applications? Library sponsored blog. Broken out by years at present institution
Table 3.1 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications?
Table 3.2 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.3 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 3.4 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.5 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.6 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by political views
Table 3.7 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 3.8 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by tenure track
Table 3.9 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.10 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.11 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by academic field
Table 3.12 How satisfied are you with your academic library's efforts to help library patrons learn about or use artificial intelligence applications? Broken out by years at present institution What services or information resources related to artificial intelligence would you like to see your academic library offer?
Table 4.1 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives?
Table 4.2 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.3 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.4 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.5 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.6 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by political views
Table 4.7 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 4.8 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by tenure track
Table 4.9 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.10 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 4.11 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by academic field
Table 4.12 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library offered any help or service to compile particularly effective prompts or instruction sets for AI in particular fields or for particular types of research objectives? Broken out by years at present institution
Table 5.1 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform?
Table 5.2 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.3 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 5.4 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.5 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.6 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by political views
Table 5.7 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 5.8 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by tenure track
Table 5.9 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.10 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 5.11 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by academic field
Table 5.12 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a machine learning platform? Broken out by years at present institution
Table 6.1 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI?
Table 6.2 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.3 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 6.4 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by public or private college
Table 6.5 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 6.6 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by political views
Table 6.7 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by annual personal income
Table 6.8 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by tenure track
Table 6.9 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 6.10 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 6.11 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by academic field
Table 6.12 To the best of your knowledge has your academic library provided access to a dedicated AI librarian or a librarian specialized in AI? Broken out by years at present institution