Primary Research Group Inc. has published the Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2025, Use of Academic Library Support Services for Artificial Intelligence, ISBN 979-8-88517-312-4

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 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? 

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.

A PDF edition of this report is currently available from Primary Research Group for $104.00; a print version will be available on  August 20th, 2025, and can be ordered now. Site licenses are also available.

For a table of contents, the questionnaire and an excerpt – view the product page for this report at:  https://www.primaryresearch.com/AddCart.aspx?ReportID=858

Orders can also be emailed to: orders@primaryresearch.com or faxed to 212-412-9097. Reach us by phone at 212-736-2316 or order on our website at www.PrimaryResearch.com. Primary Research Group reports are also available from major book, eBook and research report distributors.

About Primary Research Group:

Founded in 1989, Primary Research Group is a leading provider of research reports and surveys on higher education. Our mission is to provide high-quality, data-driven research to help organizations make informed decisions and drive innovation.