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Market Research Reports for Libraries, Universities, and Legal Publishers

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Storage Problems and Policies — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Storage Problems and Policies


This report examines storage shortages, environmental conditions, off-site storage, space planning, acquisition constraints, compact shelving, over...
Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Space Use Plans — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Space Use Plans


Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Space Use Plans, providing a comprehensive, data-driven look at how academic libraries are alloca...
Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Space Use Plans, Part Two — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Space Use Plans, Part Two


The study looks at  how academic libraries measure  resource use and the movement of patrons through the library space. Based on a nationwide s...
Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Capital Investment Plans — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Capital Investment Plans


The study offers a data-driven look at how academic libraries are managing aging buildings, deferred maintenance, and capital renewal in an era of ...
Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Heating & Air Conditioning — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Heating & Air Conditioning


The  study presents original primary research on how academic libraries manage heating, cooling, ventilation, and indoor air quality (IAQ). Drawing...
Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Plans for Furniture — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Plans for Furniture


Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Plans for Furniture, examines how academic libraries assess, maintain, and plan for public furnit...
Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Control of Decision Making — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Facilities Management: Control of Decision Making


This study offer a detailed look at how academic libraries and campus facilities units share—or contest—authority over buildings, budgets, and oper...
Survey of Library Science Faculty: Impact of the Trump Administration — report cover

Survey of Library Science Faculty: Impact of the Trump Administration


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Survey of American College Students 2025, Use of Very Large Computer Monitors in the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2025, Use of Very Large Computer Monitors in the Academic Library


The study looks at how and how much college students use very large monitors in their academic libraries.  Data in the report is derived from a ran...
Survey of American College Students 2025, Evaluation of Academic Library Seating Arrangements — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2025, Evaluation of Academic Library Seating Arrangements


The survey, conducted with 931 students, provides valuable insights into how different demographics utilize library seating and their satisfaction ...
Redesigning the Academic Library Space 2025 — report cover

Redesigning the Academic Library Space 2025


This report presents data from 53 academic libraries about their overall capital spending plans.  In particular, it looks at how they plan to alter...
Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Proxies to Retrieve Items at the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Proxies to Retrieve Items at the Academic Library


This study looks closely at the use of proxies by higher education faculty to retrieve items from or represent them at academic libraries.  Such pr...
Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023,  Evaluating Personal Comfort in the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Evaluating Personal Comfort in the Academic Library


This 92-page study presents highly detailed data on just how comfortable faculty library patrons are in the academic library.  It helps its readers...
Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Faculty Research Rooms, Desks and Lockers in the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Faculty Research Rooms, Desks and Lockers in the Academic Library


This study looks at the extent of use by college faculty of dedicated faculty research rooms, desks, lockers and other spaces in academic libraries...
Survey of American College Students 2022: Use of Group Study Rooms in the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2022: Use of Group Study Rooms in the Academic Library


This 142-page study presents data from a representative survey of 1,765 full time college students at 4-year colleges in the United States about th...
Survey of American College Students 2022, Use of Personal Study Rooms in the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2022, Use of Personal Study Rooms in the Academic Library


This 88-page study presents data from a representative survey of 1,765 full time college students at 4-year colleges in the United States about the...
Academic Library Plans for the Stacks — report cover

Academic Library Plans for the Stacks


This report helps its readers to answer questions such as: How much have academic libraries increased or decreased space allocated to stacks in rec...
Redesigning The Academic Library Building, 2022 Edition — report cover

Redesigning The Academic Library Building, 2022 Edition


This study – the fifth in the series – examines how academic libraries are altering their spaces and space allocation to meet the demands of the pa...
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Post-Pandemic Planning — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Post-Pandemic Planning


This study presents data and commentary from 62 library deans and directors about how their libraries are planning for the post pandemic period.  S...
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Plans for Use of Student Workers, Post Pandemic — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Plans for Use of Student Workers, Post Pandemic


This study presents data from 62 high officials of American and Canadian academic libraries, predominantly library directors, about their plans to ...
International Survey of Research University Faculty, Pandemics Impact on Use of the Academic Library — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty, Pandemics Impact on Use of the Academic Library


This report presents data and commentary about current and expected use of the library during from 127 faculty at 53 research universities in the U...
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Re-opening the Library 2021 Edition — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Re-opening the Library 2021 Edition


The 66-page study looks at how academic libraries plan to re-open in 2021 and 2022, as well as the enduring legacy that they expect from the COVID ...
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Re-Opening the Library — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Re-Opening the Library


This study, based on data from 60 North American academic libraries, charts their re-opening plans, providing detailed data on the library foot tra...
Survey of Academic Library Response to the Coronavirus Epidemic, April 2020 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Response to the Coronavirus Epidemic, April 2020


This report is available as a free PDF download until May 15th, 2020.  The 62-page study presents detailed data from a survey of 70 academic librar...
Survey of Academic Library Response to the Coronavirus — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Response to the Coronavirus


The report gives detailed data and commentary on the quickly developing situation from 62 academic library directors in the United States.  The stu...
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Materials Storage Practices — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Materials Storage Practices


This study presents data from a survey of 80 academic library directors, deans and other high-level officials about their library policies on mater...
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Library Expansion, Renovation or Construction — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Library Expansion, Renovation or Construction


This 61-page report presents data and commentary from 100 academic library directors and deans about their library’s recent experience and plans fo...
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for the Library Cafe — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for the Library Cafe


The study presents data and commentary from 116 academic library directors, deans and other high ranking library officials about their views of the...
Profiles of Academic Library Storage Facility Management Strategies — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Storage Facility Management Strategies


The study profiles the efforts of   the following institutions to develop and manage storage facilities:  The Research Collection and Preservations...
Survey of Academic Library Upper Management: View of 24-Hour Library Access — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Upper Management: View of 24-Hour Library Access


This study presents data from a survey of 118 high level executives of academic libraries in North America about their views on 24-hour library acc...
Survey of American College Students: Use of Library Specialized Technology, Group & Individual Study Rooms — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Use of Library Specialized Technology, Group & Individual Study Rooms


The 100-page study presents data from 1,140 college students from 4-year colleges in the United States concerning their use of specialized library ...
Survey of American College Students: Use of the Academic Library Cafe — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Use of the Academic Library Cafe


The study presents data from a survey of 1,065 college students about their use of their academic library café.  The study includes data on the per...
Redesigning the College Library 2018 Edition — report cover

Redesigning the College Library 2018 Edition


This 250-page study gives an intensive look at the plans of approximately 40 academic libraries to make changes in how they use their library build...
Survey of Academic Library Policies for Group Work Spaces, 2018 Edition — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Policies for Group Work Spaces, 2018 Edition


The report looks closely at how 29 North American colleges manage their group work spaces and enclosed spaces for individuals, and provides crucial...
Survey of Library Plans to Provide Recharging for Mobile Devices — report cover

Survey of Library Plans to Provide Recharging for Mobile Devices


The study provides data from 39 public and academic libraries about their current policies and plans to provide in-library recharging stations and ...
Redesigning the College Library, 2017 Edition — report cover

Redesigning the College Library, 2017 Edition


This exhaustive study, based on data from 44 colleges and universities, presents a broad range of data and commentary about how academic libraries ...
The Survey of Library Cafes and Other Food Service, 2016-17 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Cafes and Other Food Service, 2016-17 Edition


The report presents data from 30 public and 4 academic library cafes or other food service operations.  It helps its readers to answer questions su...
Learning Commons Benchmarks 06/2015 — report cover

Learning Commons Benchmarks 06/2015


The 100+ page study presents data from 44 college and university learning commons with data broken out by size and type of college, college tuition...
Survey of Library Noise Control & Soundproofing Practices 04/2015 — report cover

Survey of Library Noise Control & Soundproofing Practices 04/2015


88 libraries participated in the study, largely from United States but also from Canada. The sample comprises 45 public libraries and 43 academic l...
Survey of Academic Library Plans for Group Study Rooms and Spaces 04/2015 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Plans for Group Study Rooms and Spaces 04/2015


This study presents detailed data and commentary on the policies and plans of higher education institutions for their group study rooms and spaces....
Redesigning the College Library 2015 Edition — report cover

Redesigning the College Library 2015 Edition


This 200+page study presents detailed data from a survey of academic libraries about their new construction and renovation plans.  The report helps...
The Survey of Library Cafes & Food Service, 2014 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Cafes & Food Service, 2014 Edition


The study presents data from a survey of public and academic library cafes and other food service operations. Th...
Redesigning the College Library Building, 2014 Edition — report cover

Redesigning the College Library Building, 2014 Edition


This 220+ page report looks closely at the capital spending plans and building renovation/construction policies o...
Survey of Library Furniture Acquisition Practices 12/2012 — report cover

Survey of Library Furniture Acquisition Practices 12/2012


The Survey of Library Furniture Acquisitions Practices gives highly detailed data for public and academic libraries on their furniture purchasing p...
Redesigning the College Library Building, 2013 Edition — report cover

Redesigning the College Library Building, 2013 Edition


This report looks closely at college plans to restructure or alter space use in college libraries.  The 190+ page study gives detailed data on coll...
The Survey of Library Cafes, 2012-13 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Cafes, 2012-13 Edition


This 78-page report examines the food service operations of 29 academic and public libraries, with over 175 tabl...
Redesigning the College Library Building 03/2011 — report cover

Redesigning the College Library Building 03/2011


Redesigning the College Library Building, a successor report to our study Academic Library Building Renovation Benchmarks, looks closely at the exp...
Academic Library Building Renovation Benchmarks 06/2010 — report cover

Academic Library Building Renovation Benchmarks 06/2010


The report presents detailed data from 65 academic libraries about their completed, current, or planned library renovation projects.  The study inc...
Library Energy Conservation Benchmarks 06/2010 — report cover

Library Energy Conservation Benchmarks 06/2010


Library Energy Conservation Benchmarks presents detailed data largely from academic and public libraries about their efforts to conserve energy and...

Higher Education Management

Report coverage in this topic area includes: marketing, enrollment and public relations; advancement and fundraising; international and domestic student services; retention and assessment; technology management, facilities managment, and much more.

Higher Education Management category

Law Firm and Law Library Management

Reports in this area can be roughly grouped into 4 types: surveys of law libraries, surveys of attorneys in major law firms, surveys of management personnel in major law firms, and surveys of law school faculty and administrators.

Law Firm and Law Library Management category

Libraries

Subject areas covered include: content management, materials purchasing, facilities management, digitization, purchasing and negotiations, open access and digital repositories, personnel management and training, budgeting, fundraising and much more.

Libraries category
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