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Academic Library Fundraising Benchmarks 04/2014 — report cover

Academic Library Fundraising Benchmarks 04/2014


The 115+ page study looks closely at the fundraising practices and results of a sample of North American colleges and universities, providing detai
Academic Library Reputation Management Practices 10/2013 — report cover

Academic Library Reputation Management Practices 10/2013


The study is based on survey data from 40 academic libraries and looks closely at how they monitor, assess and a
Survey of Academic Library Practices in Staging Special Events 01/2013 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Practices in Staging Special Events 01/2013


This report looks closely at how college libraries stage special events such as fundraisers, readings, performances, lectures and other special eve
The Survey of Library Employee Training Practices 04/2012 — report cover

The Survey of Library Employee Training Practices 04/2012


This 100+page report looks closely at how public, academic and special libraries train their employees.  It gives detailed data on spending on trai
The Survey of Library Public Relations Practices 04/2012 — report cover

The Survey of Library Public Relations Practices 04/2012


This report examines the public relations practices of 62 public, academic, special, and government libraries, with data sets illuminating trends i
Evaluation of the Academic Library by Technology Transfer Offices in Higher Education 09/2014 — report cover

Evaluation of the Academic Library by Technology Transfer Offices in Higher Education 09/2014


This study presents data from two surveys done respectively in 2011 and 2013 that queried the technology transfer departments of research oriented
Corporate & Business Library Benchmarks, 2013 Edition — report cover

Corporate & Business Library Benchmarks, 2013 Edition


This 230+ page study looks at trends among corporate and other business libraries, such as those of MBA programs or trade associations. The report
Creating the Digital Medical Library 07/2010 — report cover

Creating the Digital Medical Library 07/2010


Major medical libraries interviewed and profiled in the report include: the Medical College of Georgia, the University of Georgia, Weill Medical Co
Library Use of LibGuides 09/2013 — report cover

Library Use of LibGuides 09/2013


The study looks at the impact of LibGuides on 57 libraries. largely academic. The study explores how many LibGuid
The Survey of Academic Library Cataloging Practices, 2013 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Academic Library Cataloging Practices, 2013 Edition


This 230+ page study is based on data from 80 academic libraries predominantly in the United States and Canada a
Survey of Library Experiences with Shelf-Ready Vendor Services 02/2012 — report cover

Survey of Library Experiences with Shelf-Ready Vendor Services 02/2012


This report presents data from nearly sixty public and academic libraries, with results broken out by size, type of library, and other variables. T
The Survey of Academic Library Cataloging Practices, 2011-12 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Academic Library Cataloging Practices, 2011-12 Edition


This report looks closely at trends in academic library cataloging, focusing on personnel deployment, salary levels, outsourcing vs. in-house decis
International Benchmarks for Academic Library Use of Bibliometrics 11/2014 — report cover

International Benchmarks for Academic Library Use of Bibliometrics 11/2014


The study presents data from 30 college and university libraries in the USA, the UK, Canada, Germany, Ireland and other countries, about their use
International Research Library Benchmarks 2015 Edition — report cover

International Research Library Benchmarks 2015 Edition


 The study closely compares the policies of 23 research libraries predominantly from the USA, but also from Canada, Germany and the UK.  The intens
The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices, 2014-15 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices, 2014-15 Edition


This international report focuses particularly on the database licensing practices of research libraries with data presented separately for legal,
Academic Library Use of eBooks 09/2014 — report cover

Academic Library Use of eBooks 09/2014


This 165-page international study looks closely at how academic libraries are using eBooks. It helps librarians to answer questions such as: how fa
International Survey of Academic Library Data Curation Practices, 2014-15 Edition — report cover

International Survey of Academic Library Data Curation Practices, 2014-15 Edition


This 100+ page report looks closely at the data curation and management practices of 17 colleges and universitie
The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2014-15 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2014-15 Edition


The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2014-15 Edition looks closely at key benchmarks for academic libraries in area
Institutional Digital Repository Benchmarks, 2014 Edition — report cover

Institutional Digital Repository Benchmarks, 2014 Edition


This 135-page international study of the digital repositories of universities and other research oriented organiz
The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices, 2013 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices, 2013 Edition


The study looks closely at the database licensing practices of major academic and research libraries, examining
International Survey of Academic Library Data Curation Practices 06/2013 — report cover

International Survey of Academic Library Data Curation Practices 06/2013


This survey looks closely at the data curation practices of a sample of research-oriented universities largely from
Institutional Digital Repository Benchmarks, 2013 Edition — report cover

Institutional Digital Repository Benchmarks, 2013 Edition


This 117-page study presents data from 33 institutions, mostly universities and other colleges, about their insti
Library Use of eBooks, 2013 Edition — report cover

Library Use of eBooks, 2013 Edition


This report looks closely at how libraries use eBooks. It is based on a survey of 68 academic, public, corporate, legal and other special libraries
The Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, 2012-13 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, 2012-13 Edition


This 227-page study explores the habits and practices of 38 digital repositories from a collection of universities and non-higher education institu
The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices, 2012 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices, 2012 Edition


This 116-page report studies the database licensing practices of 60 academic, public, corporate, and law libraries from across the globe, represent
Survey of Academic Libraries, 2012-13 Edition — report cover

Survey of Academic Libraries, 2012-13 Edition


This report presents data from 110 American academic libraries about the state of their strategic thinking on a myriad of issues including: use of
Survey of Scholarly Journal Licensing & Acquisition Practices, 2012 Edition — report cover

Survey of Scholarly Journal Licensing & Acquisition Practices, 2012 Edition


This 106-page report examines the scholarly journal licensing and acquisition practices of academic and special
Library Use of eBooks, 2012 Edition — report cover

Library Use of eBooks, 2012 Edition


This report looks closely at the eBook purchasing and deployment practices of libraries. The study presents deta
Library Use of Video & Audio 09/2011 — report cover

Library Use of Video & Audio 09/2011


This study looks closely at how libraries develop and use their video and audio collections. The study presents detailed data on the price discount
The Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, 2011 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, 2011 Edition


The 225-page report looks closely at how 60+ academic and special libraries and other select institutions in the United States, the UK, continental
Library Use of eBooks, 2011 Edition — report cover

Library Use of eBooks, 2011 Edition


The report presents 145 pages of data and commentary on a broad range eBook issues, including: spending on eBooks in 2010 and anticipated spending
The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2010-11 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2010-11 Edition


The report presents more than 245 pages of data and commentary on a broad range of academic library issues including: spending on books, ebooks, jo
The Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects, 2014 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects, 2014 Edition


The study presents data about collection digitization efforts from an international sample of academic, public a
The Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects, 2013 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects, 2013 Edition


This report is based on data from more than 80 libraries and museums in the USA, Canada, Australia, continental
Creating the Digital Library, 2012 Edition — report cover

Creating the Digital Library, 2012 Edition


This report looks closely at the efforts of universities, libraries, library consortia and consultants to digitize books, periodicals, films and ot
The International Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects 04/2011 — report cover

The International Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects 04/2011


The study presents data from more than 100 library & museum digitization programs from academic, public and special libraries and museums in the Un
The Survey of Library and Museum Digitization Projects, 2011 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library and Museum Digitization Projects, 2011 Edition


The nearly 200 page report looks closely at how academic, public and special libraries and museums are digitizing special and other collections. Th
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
The Survey of Use of Emerging Technologies in Information Literacy Instruction 08/2014 — report cover

The Survey of Use of Emerging Technologies in Information Literacy Instruction 08/2014


This 200+ page report presents data from a survey of 63 colleges in North America. It helps its readers to answer
Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks, 2014 Edition — report cover

Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks, 2014 Edition


The 200-page study looks closely at the information literacy efforts of North American colleges and universities
The Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials 06/2013 — report cover

The Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials 06/2013


The Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials is a benchmarking report for online tutorial development, presenti
Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks, 2013 Edition — report cover

Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks, 2013 Edition


This 115-page study presents data from 60 North American colleges and universities about their academic library and institutional information liter
Academic Library Website Benchmarks, 2015 Edition — report cover

Academic Library Website Benchmarks, 2015 Edition


The 116-page study presents data from 50 colleges and universities about their academic library development and management policies.  The study hel
Survey of Tablet Computer Lending Programs in Libraries 07/2014 — report cover

Survey of Tablet Computer Lending Programs in Libraries 07/2014


The 80-page study presents the results of a survey of 42 libraries with tablet lending programs or those just about to implement one. The report gi
Survey of Policies to Assure Mobile Device Access to the Library Website 03/2014 — report cover

Survey of Policies to Assure Mobile Device Access to the Library Website 03/2014


The 100+ page study looks closely at the measures taken by academic, public, and special libraries to assure tha
Library Use of QR Codes 02/2014 — report cover

Library Use of QR Codes 02/2014


The study presents data from 50 academic, public and special libraries about how they are using QR codes. The re
Virtual Reference Benchmarks 01/2014 — report cover

Virtual Reference Benchmarks 01/2014


The 186-page study presents results of an exhaustive questionnaire about virtual reference services answered by m
Survey of the Academic Library Role in Course Management Systems 09/2013 — report cover

Survey of the Academic Library Role in Course Management Systems 09/2013


The study looks closely at how academic libraries present themselves in the course management system, and the ro
The Survey of Academic Library Use of Lecture Capture Technology 08/2013 — report cover

The Survey of Academic Library Use of Lecture Capture Technology 08/2013


The study looks closely at the growing role of the academic library in lecture capture technologies now widely d
Survey of Academic Library Plans for Computer Workstations, Personal Computers, Laptops and Other Computing Devices 07/2013 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Plans for Computer Workstations, Personal Computers, Laptops and Other Computing Devices 07/2013


The 160+ page study examines the purchasing plans of academic libraries for key computing infrastructure includi
Library Use of the Mega Internet Sites, 2013 Edition — report cover

Library Use of the Mega Internet Sites, 2013 Edition


This report looks closely at how libraries are using mega internet sites such as Google, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, YouTube, Flickr,
The Survey of Library Use of Open Source Software 04/2013 — report cover

The Survey of Library Use of Open Source Software 04/2013


This 125+ page report looks closely at how public, academic and special libraries are using open source solution
The Survey of the Use of Tablet Computers by Academic & Special Libraries 03/2013 — report cover

The Survey of the Use of Tablet Computers by Academic & Special Libraries 03/2013


This special 78-page report looks closely at how academic and special libraries are using tablet computers. It h
Academic Library Website Benchmarks, 2013 Edition — report cover

Academic Library Website Benchmarks, 2013 Edition


This report looks closely at how academic libraries are re-shaping their websites. The study is based on a survey of 56 academic library web staffs
Library Photocopy Services Benchmarks 09/2012 — report cover

Library Photocopy Services Benchmarks 09/2012


This special report looks closely at how libraries acquire, deploy and maintain their photocopiers. It reports on how much libraries spend to acqui
Survey of Use of RFID in Libraries 02/2012 — report cover

Survey of Use of RFID in Libraries 02/2012


This survey looks closely at academic, public and special libraries that have adopted, are thinking of adopting
Survey of Library Use of Cloud Computing 11/2011 — report cover

Survey of Library Use of Cloud Computing 11/2011


This report examines closely how academic, public and special libraries are using cloud computing services. It looks at use of specific services fr
Library Use of the Mega Internet Sites, 2011-12 Edition — report cover

Library Use of the Mega Internet Sites, 2011-12 Edition


Library Use of the Mega Internet Sites, 2011-12 Edition presents more than 150 pages of data and commentary on how libraries are using mega interne
Academic Library Computer Technology Benchmarks 04/2011 — report cover

Academic Library Computer Technology Benchmarks 04/2011


Academic Library Computer Technology Benchmarks looks at the computer use and purchasing plans of academic libraries worldwide. The report examines
Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks, 2014 Edition — report cover

Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks, 2014 Edition


The study presents detailed data on the interlibrary loan operations of approximately 50 colleges and universitie
Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks, 2013 Edition — report cover

Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks, 2013 Edition


This report looks closely at how academic libraries manage their interlibrary loan operations. It gives critical data on response and fulfillment t
Academic Interlibrary Loan Benchmarks, 2011 Edition — report cover

Academic Interlibrary Loan Benchmarks, 2011 Edition


Academic Interlibrary Loan Benchmarks presents the results of a survey of th einterlibrary loan operations of  75 academic libraries predominantly
The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs, 2014 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs, 2014 Edition


The study examines how academic libraries are serving their institution’s distance and blended learning programs,
The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs, 2011-12 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs, 2011-12 Edition


This report looks closely at how libraries are servicing distance learning programs. It looks at how these programs have impacted library purchasin
Public Library Use of eBooks 09/2014 — report cover

Public Library Use of eBooks 09/2014


This study gives highly detailed data on the eBook purchasing and use habits of a sample of 70 public libraries. The survey helps its readers to an
Survey of Public Library Efforts to Enhance Productivity through Information Technology 06/2014 — report cover

Survey of Public Library Efforts to Enhance Productivity through Information Technology 06/2014


The study looks closely particularly at how public libraries use computer programming and programmers, both librarians schooled in programming and
The Survey of Public Library Book Sales Practices 02/2014 — report cover

The Survey of Public Library Book Sales Practices 02/2014


The survey presents data from 50 public libraries, predominantly in the USA but also from Canada and Australia,
The Survey of Public Library Reputation Management & Public Relations Practices 01/2014 — report cover

The Survey of Public Library Reputation Management & Public Relations Practices 01/2014


This report looks closely at how public libraries monitor and asses their public reputations and market their ser
Survey of Public Library Plans for Workstations, Personal Computers, Laptops and Other Computing Devices 05/2013 — report cover

Survey of Public Library Plans for Workstations, Personal Computers, Laptops and Other Computing Devices 05/2013


This report looks closely at the purchasing plans of public libraries for personal computers, workstations, lapt
Survey of Public Library Use of Tablet Computers, Smartphones & eBook Readers 04/2013 — report cover

Survey of Public Library Use of Tablet Computers, Smartphones & eBook Readers 04/2013


This 91-page study looks closely at how public libraries are using tablet computers, smartphones and eBook reade
Redesigning the Public Library Building 02/2013 — report cover

Redesigning the Public Library Building 02/2013


This report looks closely at how public libraries in the United States and Canada are altering their space use and development plans; the study loo
Survey of Public Library Efforts to Provide Job Information Resources 12/2012 — report cover

Survey of Public Library Efforts to Provide Job Information Resources 12/2012


This study looks closely at how public libraries provide job information resources to the public, including detailed data on budgets, resources pre
Public Library Computer Technology Benchmarks 05/2011 — report cover

Public Library Computer Technology Benchmarks 05/2011


This 200+ page report looks closely at public library computer technology policies.  It looks at purchasing plans for various brands of computer wo
The Survey of Public Library Fundraising Practices 01/2014 — report cover

The Survey of Public Library Fundraising Practices 01/2014


The study presents detailed data and commentary on how public libraries raise funds through book and other materi
Trends in Rare Books and Documents Special Collections Management, 2014-15 Edition — report cover

Trends in Rare Books and Documents Special Collections Management, 2014-15 Edition


The study presents detailed interviews with the directors of rare books and document collections at Duke Univers
The Survey of Library, Museum & Historic Site Preservation Practices 10/2013 — report cover

The Survey of Library, Museum & Historic Site Preservation Practices 10/2013


This 117 page report is based on data from 55 institutions including museums, libraries, colleges, historic site
Survey of Best Practices in Digital Image Management 09/2013 — report cover

Survey of Best Practices in Digital Image Management 09/2013


The study presents the results of a survey of the image management policies of 64 organizations: colleges, museu
Creating the Digital Library, 2013 Edition — report cover

Creating the Digital Library, 2013 Edition


This report looks at the developing digital library practices of leading universities and cultural institutions
Creating the Digital Art Library, 2013 Edition — report cover

Creating the Digital Art Library, 2013 Edition


This monograph profiles the digitization efforts of eight North American university art, architecture, and design
Trends in Photography Special Collections Management, 2013 Edition — report cover

Trends in Photography Special Collections Management, 2013 Edition


The report profiles the efforts of nine special photography collections from the American Museum of Natural Hist
Museum & Library Special Collection Use of Major Internet Sites 05/2013 — report cover

Museum & Library Special Collection Use of Major Internet Sites 05/2013


The 133-page study examines how museums and library special collections are using major internet sites such as P
Trends in Rare Books and Documents Special Collections Management, 2013 Edition — report cover

Trends in Rare Books and Documents Special Collections Management, 2013 Edition


This report presents 7 journalistic-style profile interviews with the directors of rare book collections at the Boston Public Library, Emory Univer
Survey of Library & Museum Archival Equipment & Supplies Purchasing Practices 08/2012 — report cover

Survey of Library & Museum Archival Equipment & Supplies Purchasing Practices 08/2012


This report looks closely at how academic, public and special libraries, musuems and archives purchase archival equipment and supplies.  The 170 pa
Trends in Photography Special Collections Management, 2011 Edition — report cover

Trends in Photography Special Collections Management, 2011 Edition


This report presents detailed journalistic profiles of nine major photography special collections from academic, public and special libraries, gove
Trends in Rare Book and Documents Special Collections Management, 2011 Edition — report cover

Trends in Rare Book and Documents Special Collections Management, 2011 Edition


Print edition available April 26 2011. PDF and License currently available. This report is a new version of our 2008 report with the same title.  T
The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Psychology & Psychiatry 05/2013 — report cover

The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Psychology & Psychiatry 05/2013


The study looks closely at the policies, preferences and materials purchasing plans of academic library subject specialists in psychology and psych
The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Biology & Medical Sciences 01/2013 — report cover

The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Biology & Medical Sciences 01/2013


This study looks closely at the collection development and spending plans of library specialists in medicine and biology, predominantly from major
Survey of Medical and Other Scientific Libraries 06/2012 — report cover

Survey of Medical and Other Scientific Libraries 06/2012


This 200-page report examines the spending, staffing, and collection habits of over 40 medical and scientific li
The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Economics & Finance 05/2012 — report cover

The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Economics & Finance 05/2012


This report is based on a survey of thirty five academic library subject specialists in economics and finance, predominantly from research universi
The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Political Science & Public/International Affairs 02/2012 — report cover

The Survey of Academic Library Subject Specialists: Political Science & Public/International Affairs 02/2012


This report examines academic library purchasing policies in public affairs and political science/government wit
Survey of Library & Museum Content Marketing Practices 10/2013 — report cover

Survey of Library & Museum Content Marketing Practices 10/2013


The report presents detailed data about how colleges, libraries and museums are marketing their digitized collec
Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2011 Edition — report cover

Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2011 Edition


Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2011 Edition gives detailed data on spending by corporate and other business libraries on spending on library staff,
Training Students at Small & Medium Sized Colleges in Information Literacy 08/2013 — report cover

Training Students at Small & Medium Sized Colleges in Information Literacy 08/2013


The study profiles the information literacy efforts of sixteen small and mediums sized colleges in North America including: Oberlin College, Ottawa
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.
Patent Information Use Benchmarks 03/2015 — report cover

Patent Information Use Benchmarks 03/2015


This 82-page report presents data from a survey of three populations of patent information users: major law firms, major companies, and research–or
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
Survey of Academic Library Use of Online and Other Survey Tools 03/2015 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Use of Online and Other Survey Tools 03/2015


This 106-page report looks closely at how academic libraries are using online and other survey tools to improve library productivity and match libr
Survey of Public Library Space Redesigns, 2015 Edition — report cover

Survey of Public Library Space Redesigns, 2015 Edition


This 235 page report gives extensive data and commentary from a survey of the space redesign efforts of 70 North American public libraries.  The st
International Research Library Benchmarks 2015 Edition — report cover

International Research Library Benchmarks 2015 Edition


The study closely compares the policies of 23 research libraries predominantly from the USA, but also from Canada, Germany and the UK.  The intensi
Survey of Public Library Use of 3D Printers 06/2015 — report cover

Survey of Public Library Use of 3D Printers 06/2015


Sample Report — report cover

Sample Report


The 80-page study examines how non-profit fundraisers, particularly colleges, but also museums, charities and oth
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
Academic Library Website Benchmarks 06/2010 — report cover

Academic Library Website Benchmarks 06/2010


This report is based on data from more than 80 academic libraries in the USA and Canada.  The 125+ page study presents detailed data on the composi
College Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks 04/2008 — report cover

College Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks 04/2008


Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2005 Edition — report cover

Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2005 Edition


Corporate Library Benchmarks presents data from a survey of 50 major corporate and other business libraries. In more than 185 tables of data and co
Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2007 Edition — report cover

Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2007 Edition


This report, our sixth survey of corporate libraries, presents a broad range of data, broken out by size and type of organization.  Among the issue
Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2009 Edition — report cover

Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2009 Edition


Corporate Library Benchmarks, 2009 Edition presents extensive data from 52 corporate and other business-oriented libraries; data is broken out by c
Creating the Digital Art Library 10/2005 — report cover

Creating the Digital Art Library 10/2005


This special report looks at the efforts of ten leading art libraries and image collections to digitize their holdings.  The study reports on the e
Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services — report cover

Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services


This report presents nine highly detailed case studies of leading university cataloging and technical service departments. It provides insights int
Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks 06/2010 — report cover

Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks 06/2010


This special report examines closely the management and productivity practices of more than 85 academic libraries in the United States and Canada.
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
Libraries & the Mega Internet Sites 06/2010 — report cover

Libraries & the Mega Internet Sites 06/2010


Libraries & the Mega Internet Sites: A Survey of How Libraries Use and Relate to Google, Yahoo, Wikipedia, eBay, Amazon, Facebook, YouTube & Other
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
Library Use of E-books 06/2010 — report cover

Library Use of E-books 06/2010


Data in the report is based on a survey of 75 academic, public and special libraries.  Data is broken out by library budget size, for US and non-US
Licensing & Copyright Management: Best Practices of Academic, Special & Research Libraries 06/2010 — report cover

Licensing & Copyright Management: Best Practices of Academic, Special & Research Libraries 06/2010


This report looks closely at the licensing and copyright-management strategies of a sample of leading research, college and special libraries and c
Licensing & Copyright Management: Best Practices of Academic, Special & Research Libraries 06/2010 — report cover

Licensing & Copyright Management: Best Practices of Academic, Special & Research Libraries 06/2010


This report looks closely at the licensing and copyright-management strategies of a sample of leading research, college and special libraries and c
Prevailing & Best Practices in Electronic & Print Serials Management 06/2010 — report cover

Prevailing & Best Practices in Electronic & Print Serials Management 06/2010


This report looks closely at the electronic and print serials procurement and management practices of eleven libraries including: The University of
Profiles of Best Practices in Academic Library Interlibrary Loan 06/2010 — report cover

Profiles of Best Practices in Academic Library Interlibrary Loan 06/2010


The study profiles the interlibrary loan efforts of nine leading American colleges: the University of Texas at Arlington, Tulane University, the Un
Research Library International Benchmarks 06/2010 — report cover

Research Library International Benchmarks 06/2010


Research Library International Benchmarks presents data from a survey of 45 major research libraries from the U.S., Australia, Canada, Spain, the U
Special Collections Special Offer Package 06/2010 — report cover

Special Collections Special Offer Package 06/2010


Five Studies Focusing on Special Collections for $260, a discount of nearly $125.00 from the list price of $383.50 International Survey of L
Survey of 3D Printing in the Library 05/2014 — report cover

Survey of 3D Printing in the Library 05/2014


The 50+ page study presents detailed data and commentary from 30 academic, public, special and school libraries about their experience with 3D prin
Survey of Academic Librarians: Communicating with Library Management 06/2010 — report cover

Survey of Academic Librarians: Communicating with Library Management 06/2010


This report looks at how librarians communicate with one another in the same library and with library management.  It first of all looks at use of
Survey of Academic Librarians: Opinion of Library Budget Priorities 06/2010 — report cover

Survey of Academic Librarians: Opinion of Library Budget Priorities 06/2010


This 100+ page report examines the opinion of academic librarians of the budget priorities and spending patterns of their library. The report prese
Survey of Academic Librarians: Opinion of the Usefulness of Certain Library Technologies 09/2010 — report cover

Survey of Academic Librarians: Opinion of the Usefulness of Certain Library Technologies 09/2010


This study presents 130 tables of data pinpointing academic librarian support and opposition to spending more on various library technologies. The
Survey of Academic Librarians: Satisfaction with Library Employment 09/2010 — report cover

Survey of Academic Librarians: Satisfaction with Library Employment 09/2010


This report presents the results of a survey of 555 academic librarians about how they view various aspects of their treatment as employees, their
Survey of Academic Librarians: Use of Associations, Blogs, Listservs, Conferences, & Publications About Libraries 06/2010 — report cover

Survey of Academic Librarians: Use of Associations, Blogs, Listservs, Conferences, & Publications About Libraries 06/2010


The study imparts highly specific data about academic librarian use of library oriented blogs, listservs, publications, association membership and
Survey of Academic Librarians: Usefulness of Leading Internet Tools and Sites 04/2010 — report cover

Survey of Academic Librarians: Usefulness of Leading Internet Tools and Sites 04/2010


This study presents the results of a survey of academic librarians about their use of leading internet tools and sites such as Ebay, Google, Bing,
Survey of Academic Librarians: Views on Library Information Literacy Efforts 06/2010 — report cover

Survey of Academic Librarians: Views on Library Information Literacy Efforts 06/2010


This study, based on a survey of more than 550 academic librarians, presents 100 tables of data pinpointing how much time academic librarians spend
Survey of Academic Library Use of Instructional Technology 06/2010 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Use of Instructional Technology 06/2010


The Survey of Academic Library Use of Instructional Technology examines use of information literacy computer labs, classroom response "clicker" tec
Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs 04/2008 — report cover

Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs 04/2008


The Survey of Library Services for Distance Learning Programs presents benchmarking data from more than 100 college libraries concerning their prog
The International Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories 06/2010 — report cover

The International Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories 06/2010


The study presents data from 56 institutional digital repositories from eleven countries, including the USA, Canada, Australia, Germany, South Afri
The Marketing of Historic Sites, Museums, Exhibits & Archives 06/2010 — report cover

The Marketing of Historic Sites, Museums, Exhibits & Archives 06/2010


This report looks closely at how history is presented and marketed by organizations such as history museums, libraries, historical societies, and h
The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2008-09 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Academic Libraries, 2008-09 Edition


This latest edition of The Survey of Academic Libraries presents data from more than 75 American and Canadian academic libraries.  Data are broken
Academic Library Cataloging Practices Benchmarks 06/2010 — report cover

Academic Library Cataloging Practices Benchmarks 06/2010


This 254-page report presents data from a survey of the cataloging practices of approximately 80 North American academic libraries. In more than 63
Licensing & Copyright Management: Best Practices of College, Special & Research Libraries 06/2010 — report cover

Licensing & Copyright Management: Best Practices of College, Special & Research Libraries 06/2010


This report looks closely at the licensing and copyright-management strategies of a sample of leading research, college and special libraries and c
The Survey of Academic & Research Library Journal Purchasing Practices 07/2010 — report cover

The Survey of Academic & Research Library Journal Purchasing Practices 07/2010


The Survey of Academic & Research Library Journal Purchasing Practices: This report looks closely at the acquisition practices for scientific, tech
The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices 06/2010 — report cover

The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices 06/2010


The study presents data from 90 libraries – corporate, legal, college, public, state, and non-profit libraries – about their database licensing pra
The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices 2011 Edition — report cover

The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices 2011 Edition


This report looks closely at database licensing issues in the USA, Australia, continental Europe, the UK and other countries and areas.  The study
Trends in Rare Book & Documents Special Collections Management 02/2008 — report cover

Trends in Rare Book & Documents Special Collections Management 02/2008


This study profiles the efforts of more than a dozen American academic, public and special libraries to develop, manage and market their special ra
Trends in the Management of Library Special Collections in Film & Photography 10/2005 — report cover

Trends in the Management of Library Special Collections in Film & Photography 10/2005


This special report looks at the management and development of America’s thriving special collections in film and photography.  The report profiles
Trends in Training College Faculty, Students & Staff in Computer Literacy 06/2010 — report cover

Trends in Training College Faculty, Students & Staff in Computer Literacy 06/2010


This report looks closely at how nine institutions of higher education are approaching the question of training faculty, staff and students in the
Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Book Collection 07/2015 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Book Collection 07/2015


The study looks at the plans of 53 college and university libraries for their print book collections.  The reports helps its readers to answer ques
Survey of Academic Library Efforts to Enhance Faculty Cooperation with Open Access 08/2015 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Efforts to Enhance Faculty Cooperation with Open Access 08/2015


The study presents data from 50 mostly research oriented colleges and universities about how their academic libraries approach faculty and administ
Public Library Plans for the Book Collection 09/2015 — report cover

Public Library Plans for the Book Collection 09/2015


The study presents data from 62 randomly chosen public libraries in the United States about their plans for their book collections, focusing primar
Academic Library Use of 3D Printers 09/2015 — report cover

Academic Library Use of 3D Printers 09/2015


The report looks closely at how 25 colleges are using 3D printing, predominantly in their academic libraries.  Survey participants include many maj
The Survey of Library Services for MOOCS, Blended & Distance Learning Programs, 2016 Ed — report cover

The Survey of Library Services for MOOCS, Blended & Distance Learning Programs, 2016 Ed


The study looks closely at how 37 academic libraries are serving students in MOOCS, blended and distance learning programs and how they plan to ser
Training College Students in Information Literacy, 2006-07 Edition — report cover

Training College Students in Information Literacy, 2006-07 Edition


The report profiles the information literacy efforts of a broad range of North American colleges including: Syracuse University, the University of
Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks, 2016 Edition — report cover

Information Literacy Efforts Benchmarks, 2016 Edition


The 195 page exhaustive study presents data from 53 North American colleges and universities about their information literacy efforts.  The study h
Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects, 2016 Edition — report cover

Survey of Library & Museum Digitization Projects, 2016 Edition


The study looks at how 61 academic, public and special libraries, museums and historical societies organize their collection digitization efforts. 
Corporate & Business Library Benchmarks, 2016 Edition — report cover

Corporate & Business Library Benchmarks, 2016 Edition


The study presents data from 24 corporate and other business libraries about their spending patterns, use of staff time, and plans and priorities. 
Public Library Plans for the Film & Video Collection 01/2016 — report cover

Public Library Plans for the Film & Video Collection 01/2016


The study, based on data from 62 public libraries in the United States, presents data and commentary on the film & video collection and collection
Academic Librarian Use of Google and its Apps & Features 01/2016 — report cover

Academic Librarian Use of Google and its Apps & Features 01/2016


This nearly 400 page report gives highly detailed data on the use by academic librarians of Google and its profuse apps and features.  The study gi
Survey of Best Practices in Digital Image Collection Management, 2016 Edition — report cover

Survey of Best Practices in Digital Image Collection Management, 2016 Edition


The study presents data and commentary from 55 institutions that manage digital image collections, including museums, historical societies, botanic
University Benchmarks for Information Literacy Efforts in the Use of Grants and Funding Databases 03/2016 — report cover

University Benchmarks for Information Literacy Efforts in the Use of Grants and Funding Databases 03/2016


The study gives data from 28 mostly research oriented higher education institutions about their information literacy efforts in the use of grants a
Community College Library Benchmarks 04/2016 — report cover

Community College Library Benchmarks 04/2016


The report presents detailed data and commentary on the budgetary and educational priorities of community colleges in the United States. The study
Visual Arts Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection 04/2016 — report cover

Visual Arts Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection 04/2016


This study looks at how major art, architecture and other visual arts libraries are making plans for their print materials collections, including b
Survey of Emerging Cataloging Practices: Use of RDA by Academic Libraries 05/2016 — report cover

Survey of Emerging Cataloging Practices: Use of RDA by Academic Libraries 05/2016


The study presents data and commentary from 60 predominantly academic libraries about their use of Resource Description and Cataloging, or RDA.  Th
International Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, 2016 Edition — report cover

International Survey of Institutional Digital Repositories, 2016 Edition


The study presents data  and commentary from 37 institutional digital repositories worldwide including but not limited to: Johns Hopkins University
International Survey of Academic & Research Library Data Curation Practices, 2016-17 Edition — report cover

International Survey of Academic & Research Library Data Curation Practices, 2016-17 Edition


We surveyed college and university and other research libraries in the United Kingdom and United States to find out more about their approach to da
Medical & Scientific Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection — report cover

Medical & Scientific Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection


  The study looks closely at the plans of 25 major medical and other scientific libraries for their print materials collection.  Survey partici
Survey of Academic Library Video Content Provision Practices — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Video Content Provision Practices


The study looks at how 31 academic libraries provide video content to traditional and online classes and for other academic and scholarly purposes.
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
Librarian Contract Negotiating Skills Benchmarks — report cover

Librarian Contract Negotiating Skills Benchmarks


The study presents data from 83 academic, medical, legal, corporate and public libraries and library consortia about how they train their librarian
Bundled Journals Package Contract Negotiations Benchmarks — report cover

Bundled Journals Package Contract Negotiations Benchmarks


The study presents data from 37 libraries and consortia, predominantly research university libraries, about their experiences in negotiating bundle
Survey of Academic Library Database Licensing Practices, 2016-17 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Database Licensing Practices, 2016-17


This international study presents data from 29 colleges and universities about their database licensing practices, including spending data on eBook
International Benchmarks for Academic Library Use of Bibliometrics & Altmetrics, 2016-17 — report cover

International Benchmarks for Academic Library Use of Bibliometrics & Altmetrics, 2016-17


This study presents data from 20 predominantly research universities in the USA, continental Europe, the UK, Canada and Australia/New Zealand.  Amo
Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks, 2016-17 Edition — report cover

Higher Education Interlibrary Loan Management Benchmarks, 2016-17 Edition


The report gives detailed data from a survey of 31 higher education libraries about trends I their use of interlibrary loan, including but not limi
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
Academic Library Use of eBooks 2017 Edition — report cover

Academic Library Use of eBooks 2017 Edition


The study looks closely at how 41 academic libraries are using eBooks. It presents detailed data on eBook spending in 2015, 2016 and projected to 2
Academic Library Plans for the Audio Collection — report cover

Academic Library Plans for the Audio Collection


The report looks closely at how music libraries, and general academic libraries with audio collections, are developing and managing their music and
Visual Arts Librarian Use of Google and its Features & Apps — report cover

Visual Arts Librarian Use of Google and its Features & Apps


This study presents data about use of Google by visual arts librarians from 32 art libraries in colleges and universities, art schools, museums and
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
Public Librarian Use of Google and its Features & Apps — report cover

Public Librarian Use of Google and its Features & Apps


This 200+ page report presents detailed data on the use by public librarians of Gmail, YouTube, Google Images, Google Scholar, Google Forms, Chrome
Medical & Other Scientific Librarian Use of Google and its Features & Apps — report cover

Medical & Other Scientific Librarian Use of Google and its Features & Apps


This 230+page study looks at how librarians from 31 medical and other scientific libraries are using Google and its features such as Gmail, Drive,
Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials, 2017 Edition — report cover

Survey of Best Practices in Developing Online Information Literacy Tutorials, 2017 Edition


The study looks closely at how much time, funding and effort academic libraries are spending developing information literacy tutorials. It also loo
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Institutional Digital Repositories — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Institutional Digital Repositories


The study presents data about use of institutional digital repositories by more than 500 faculty at 55 research universities from the United States
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Evaluation of the Academic Library — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Evaluation of the Academic Library


Primary Research Group Inc., has published the International Survey of Research University Faculty: Evaluation of the Academic Library, ISBN 978-15
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Journals — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Journals


This 67-page study presents data from a survey of 512 academics from 55 research universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, Ireland and the United
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of eBooks — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of eBooks


The 118-page survey of more than 500 faculty looks closely at research university faculty attitudes towards eBooks, helping to answer questions suc
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of 3D Printing — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of 3D Printing


The report looks at which faculty use 3D printing, how much they use it, and where they use it; in the library or in other university locations, fo
International Research Library Benchmarks, 2017 Edition — report cover

International Research Library Benchmarks, 2017 Edition


This 227-page report presents a range of data and commentary about the operations and plans of 30 corporate, legal, government and academic researc
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Library Special Collections — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Library Special Collections


The study presents data from a survey of 500+ faculty at more than 50 major research universities in the USA, Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Inter-library Loan Services — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Inter-library Loan Services


The study presents data from a survey of more than 500 international research university faculty from 50+ universities in the USA, Canada, Australi
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Library Subject Specialists — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Library Subject Specialists


The study presents data from a survey of more than 500 international research university faculty from 50+ universities in the USA, Canada, Australi
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Library Reference Services — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Library Reference Services


Primary Research Group Inc. has published the International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Academic Library Reference Services, ISBN
Corporate & Business Librarian Use of Google & Its Features & Apps — report cover

Corporate & Business Librarian Use of Google & Its Features & Apps


The report presents findings from a survey of 22 corporate and business librarians, predominantly drawn from major corporations and leading busines
International Survey of Research University Leadership: Evaluation of the Academic Library — report cover

International Survey of Research University Leadership: Evaluation of the Academic Library


The 125-page study presents the findings from a survey of 314 deans, department chairmen, provosts, registrars, trustees, chancellors, vice preside
International Survey of Research University Leadership: Views on Supporting Open Access Scholarly & Educational Materials — report cover

International Survey of Research University Leadership: Views on Supporting Open Access Scholarly & Educational Materials


This report looks closely at the attitudes on open access of a sample of 314 deans, chancellors, department chairmen, research institute directors,
International Survey of Medical & Other Life Sciences Faculty: Evaluation of the Library — report cover

International Survey of Medical & Other Life Sciences Faculty: Evaluation of the Library


The report presents data from a survey of 180 medical and life sciences faculty from more than 50 research universities in the USA, Canada, Austral
International Survey of Medical & Other Life Sciences Faculty: Accessing Scholarly & Scientific Journals — report cover

International Survey of Medical & Other Life Sciences Faculty: Accessing Scholarly & Scientific Journals


The report presents data from a survey of 180 medical and life sciences faculty from more than 50 research universities and medical schools in the
Survey of the Academic Library Role in the Use of Open Access Textbooks and Other Open Access Educational Materials — report cover

Survey of the Academic Library Role in the Use of Open Access Textbooks and Other Open Access Educational Materials


This seminal study presents data from 50 colleges and universities about their academic library policies in providing open access textbooks and oth
Survey of Academic Library Use of Information Literacy Tutorials Developed by Others — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Use of Information Literacy Tutorials Developed by Others


This report presents data from 55 colleges and universities, predominantly in North America, about their use of open access information literacy tu
Profiles of Academic Research Library Website Redesign Projects — report cover

Profiles of Academic Research Library Website Redesign Projects


The report profiles the website redesign efforts of six major US research university libraries – New York University, the University of Idaho, Brig
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Bibliometric Ratings, Identifiers & Indicators — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Bibliometric Ratings, Identifiers & Indicators


This study presents data from 325 faculty of major universities in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland and Australia about how they view bibliometric
Survey of Corporate & Other Business Library Use of YouTube, VImeo, Instagram & Other Audio-Video Sites — report cover

Survey of Corporate & Other Business Library Use of YouTube, VImeo, Instagram & Other Audio-Video Sites


The 89-page study gives highly detailed data about corporate and other business library use of Facebooks, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Google Photo
Trends in Research Data Services in Academic Research Libraries — report cover

Trends in Research Data Services in Academic Research Libraries


This report profiles the data curation and data management efforts of six universities -- the University of Texas Austin, the University of Virgini
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Library Assistance in Navigating Bibliometrics & Altmetrics Tools — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Library Assistance in Navigating Bibliometrics & Altmetrics Tools


This 76-page report presents data from a sample of  325 faculty from research universities in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland and Australia about
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Altmetrics — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Use of Altmetrics


The report is based on data from 325 faculty at major research universities in the USA, Canada, the UK, Ireland and Australia, about their use of a
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
International Survey of Business & Economics University Faculty: Evaluation of the Business Library — report cover

International Survey of Business & Economics University Faculty: Evaluation of the Business Library


This 169-page study presents detailed data and commentary from business school and other economics and business faculty about their business librar
Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection, 2018 Edition — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection, 2018 Edition


This report, based on data from 49 colleges and universities in the USA and Canada, looks closely at academic library plans for print versions of j
International Survey of Business & Economics University Faculty: Use of Scholarly Journals & Other Periodicals — report cover

International Survey of Business & Economics University Faculty: Use of Scholarly Journals & Other Periodicals


This 110-page study presents detailed data and commentary on periodical use from business school and other economics and business faculty about the
International Survey of Business & Economics University Faculty: Use of Library Provided Databases — report cover

International Survey of Business & Economics University Faculty: Use of Library Provided Databases


The report looks closely at how business and economics faculty use major databases oriented towards their subject and that are largely provided by
International Survey of Research University Leadership:  Evaluation of General University and Academic Library Information Technology — report cover

International Survey of Research University Leadership: Evaluation of General University and Academic Library Information Technology


The survey presents the opinion of 249 higher education leaders – deans, provosts, trustees, chancellors, academic and administrative department he
Profiles of Academic Library Inter-Library Loan Efforts — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Inter-Library Loan Efforts


Profiles of Academic Library Inter-Library Loan Efforts is a series of profiles of the interlibrary loan efforts of six academic libraries or conso
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
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Data Management and Archiving Needs — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Data Management and Archiving Needs


This report, based on responses from 104 faculty from research universities in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, looks closely a
International Survey of Research University Faculty: Data Management and Archiving Needs — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Data Management and Archiving Needs


International Survey or Research University Faculty: Data Management and Archiving Needs — report cover

International Survey or Research University Faculty: Data Management and Archiving Needs


International Survey of Research University Faculty: Satisfaction with Library & Other University Data Curation Services — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty: Satisfaction with Library & Other University Data Curation Services


This report, based on responses from 104 faculty from research universities in the USA, Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand, presents facult
Survey of American College Students: Use of Academic Library Resources, 2018 — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Use of Academic Library Resources, 2018


This major study of how American college students use their academic libraries presents data from a representative sample of 1,100 college students
Survey of American College Students: Recharging Mobile Devices in the Academic Library, 2018 — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Recharging Mobile Devices in the Academic Library, 2018


This 54-page study presents detailed data on how students view the ease of recharging their mobile devices in the academic library and how satisfie
Survey of American College Students: Evaluation of the Academic Library, 2018 Edition — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Evaluation of the Academic Library, 2018 Edition


This study presents highly detailed library satisfaction demographic data from a representative sample of approximately 1,100 college students atte
Survey of American College Students: Use of the Academic Library Website — report cover

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


The report presents detailed data from a survey of 1,065 participants drawn from more than 80 US colleges and universities about whether, how and h
Survey of American College Students: Use of Workstations vs Mobile Computing in the Academic Library, 2018 Edition — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Use of Workstations vs Mobile Computing in the Academic Library, 2018 Edition


This study, based on survey results from a representative sample of 1,099 students at 80 US colleges and universities, presents detailed data on th
Survey of American College Students: Use of Academic Library Reference Services & Subject Specialists — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Use of Academic Library Reference Services & Subject Specialists


The study looks at whether and through what means American college students contact reference librarians and library subject specialists.  Data in
Higher Education Inter-Library Loan Management Benchmarks, 2018 — report cover

Higher Education Inter-Library Loan Management Benchmarks, 2018


The study presents data from 39 colleges and universities predominantly from the USA but also from the UK, France, Spain, Denmark, Israel and New Z
Profiles of Academic Library Services for International Students — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Services for International Students


Survey of American College Students: Use of Academic Library Information Technology Lending Programs — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Use of Academic Library Information Technology Lending Programs


This study looks at which devices and technologies students check out for loan from college libraries, presenting detailed statistics on their use
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
Survey of American College Students: Use of the Academic Library eBook Collection — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Use of the Academic Library eBook Collection


The study presents data from a survey of 1099 students at 4-year colleges and universities in the USA about their use of the library eBook collecti
Profiles of Academic Library Services for International Students — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Services for International Students


The report profiles the efforts of 6 colleges and universities in the United States to develop library programs that specifically cater to internat
Survey of American College Students: Evaluation of Academic Library Information Literacy Efforts — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Evaluation of Academic Library Information Literacy Efforts


The study presents data from 1,100 US full-time students at 4-year colleges about their experiences with academic library information literacy prog
Survey of American College Students: Understanding of & View of the Pervasiveness of Plagiarism — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Understanding of & View of the Pervasiveness of Plagiarism


This 117-page study presents the findings of a survey of 1,140 students from 4-year colleges in the United States about their views on the pervasiv
Corporate & Other Business Library Benchmarks, 2018 Edition — report cover

Corporate & Other Business Library Benchmarks, 2018 Edition


The study presents data and commentary from 12 corporate, 4 law firm, 5 MBA-program and 6 additional business libraries about a broad range of thei
Profiles of Research University Institutional Digital Repositories — report cover

Profiles of Research University Institutional Digital Repositories


This study profiles the efforts of six renown research universities to develop and manage their institutional digital repositories.  The institutio
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 Citation Tools — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Use of Citation Tools


The study presents detailed data on the use of citation tools by college students at 4-year colleges in the United States.   Students evaluation th
Profiles of Academic Library Reference Services Management — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Reference Services Management


The 55-page study profiles the development and management of reference services at seven American institutions of higher education: the University
Survey of American College Students: Evaluation of Research Skills Needs Evaluation — report cover

Survey of American College Students: Evaluation of Research Skills Needs Evaluation


This report presents data from a survey of 1,140 full time students at four year colleges in the United States about how they go about doing resear
Survey of Undergraduates:  Interest in Study & Careers in Library Special Collections & Image Management — report cover

Survey of Undergraduates: Interest in Study & Careers in Library Special Collections & Image Management


The 57-page study presents data from 1,566 undergraduates from 4-year colleges in the United States about their attitudes towards study and careers
Survey of Undergraduates: Interest in Library Science Education — report cover

Survey of Undergraduates: Interest in Library Science Education


This path-breaking 175-page report presents data on undergraduate views of the desirability and need for library science education, measuring inter
Academic Library Use of Amazon — report cover

Academic Library Use of Amazon


This 100-page study presents data from 68 academic libraries about their purchases from Amazon, focusing particularly on print books, but covering
International Survey of Academic Library Data Curation Practices, 2019 Edition — report cover

International Survey of Academic Library Data Curation Practices, 2019 Edition


The 100-page report presents data on the data curation practices of 22 academic and research library data curation programs, primarily those of maj
Medical & Other Healthcare Library Information Literacy Benchmarks — report cover

Medical & Other Healthcare Library Information Literacy Benchmarks


The study presents data & commentary from 11 college and university medical school and other healthcare program libraries about their information l
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 Academic Library Upper Management: View of Library Role in Providing Textbooks — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Upper Management: View of Library Role in Providing Textbooks


The report presents data and commentary about the library role in textbook provision from a survey of 84 high level academic library executives dra
Survey of Academic Library Upper Management: Use of the Library by Higher Education Administration — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Upper Management: Use of the Library by Higher Education Administration


The report presents the findings of a survey of 84 library directors, university librarians, deans of libraries and other high ranking executives f
Survey of Academic Library Upper Management: View of the Use of Student Workers in the Library — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Upper Management: View of the Use of Student Workers in the Library


The 50-page report presents data from 84 academic library directors, university librarians, library deans and other high level library executives a
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Fixed Computer Workstations — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Fixed Computer Workstations


The study looks closely at academic library plans for fixed workstations in the age of mobile computing.  It helps to answer questions such as: are
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Outlook for the Library Budget, 2019 Edition — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Outlook for the Library Budget, 2019 Edition


Primary Research Group has published the: Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Outlook for the Library Budget, 2019 Edition, ISBN 978-157440-561-
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Use of Makerspace & 3D Printing Technology — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Use of Makerspace & 3D Printing Technology


This study, based on data and commentary from 118 directors, deans and provosts of academic libraries, probes academic library use of and satisfact
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Trends in Sharing Costs of Specialized Content & Services with Academic Departments — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Trends in Sharing Costs of Specialized Content & Services with Academic Departments


The report looks closely at the extent and kinds of cooperative arrangements between academic libraries and academic departments to pay for special
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Trends in Sharing Costs of Specialized Content & Services with Academic Departments — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Trends in Sharing Costs of Specialized Content & Services with Academic Departments


Profiles of Academic Library Efforts to Develop & Publicize Special & Digital Collections — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Efforts to Develop & Publicize Special & Digital Collections


This engaging report profiles the efforts of five higher education institutions of different types and dimensions –  George Mason University, the U
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Library Conference Attendance — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Library Conference Attendance


The report looks closely at the plans of academic library directors to pay for library conference attendance for their personnel.  The study gives
Profiles of Academic Library Efforts in Bibliometrics & Altmetrics — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Efforts in Bibliometrics & Altmetrics


The study profiles the efforts of five universities from the USA, Canada and The Netherlands – to develop services in bibliometrics and altmetrics
Profiles of How Academic Libraries Train & Deploy Student Workers — report cover

Profiles of How Academic Libraries Train & Deploy Student Workers


The report looks closely at how six American colleges and universities recruit, choose, train, incentivize, deploy, evaluate and retain their stude
Profiles of Academic Library Efforts in Open Education — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Efforts in Open Education


The study profiles the efforts of seven academic libraries to foster the use of and/or development of open access education materials, particularly
Visual Arts Library Use of Amazon — report cover

Visual Arts Library Use of Amazon


The study presents data from 18 visual arts libraries from universities, galleries and museums, focusing on their use of Amazon for purchases of bo
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for eBooks — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for eBooks


The 77-page study presents data from a survey of 96 North American academic library directors, deans and university librarians about their plans fo
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Print Book Collection Plans & Practices — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Print Book Collection Plans & Practices


The 57-page study presents data from a survey of 96 North American academic library directors, deans and university librarians about their current
Profiles of Best Practices in Teaching Information Literacy Online — report cover

Profiles of Best Practices in Teaching Information Literacy Online


The 76-page study profiles the efforts of four higher education institutions to teach information literacy online: the University of Missouri, Colu
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 Leadership: Hiring Plans & View of Libary Science Schools — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Hiring Plans & View of Libary Science Schools


The study presents detailed data about academic library hiring plans for MLS/MLIS grads and for information technology specialists (without a speci
Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services, 2019 Edition — report cover

Emerging Issues in Academic Library Cataloging & Technical Services, 2019 Edition


This study profiles the cataloging and metadata efforts of five universities in the United States:  George Washington University, the University of
Profiles of Academic Library Management of Digital Image Collections — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Management of Digital Image Collections


This 59-page study looks closely at how academic and other research libraries develop, archive, manage, distribute and assess their digital image c
Profiles of Academic Library Use of Data Visualization Applications — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Use of Data Visualization Applications


This study profiles the efforts of six university libraries in choosing and deploying data visualization applications in a broad range of efforts i
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
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Virtual Reality Technology in the Library — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Virtual Reality Technology in the Library


This report  presents data from 116 academic library directors, deans and other high level officials about their use of and plans for the use of vi
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Evaluation of Library Info Technology Lending Programs — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Evaluation of Library Info Technology Lending Programs


  The report presents data from a survey of 116 directors, deans and other high level officials of academic libraries about how they feel about
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Evaluation of the Virtual Reference Service — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Evaluation of the Virtual Reference Service


The report presents data from a survey of 116 directors, deans and other high level officials of academic libraries about how they feel about their
Survey of Use of Open Access Materials in Information Literacy & Other Library Science Education — report cover

Survey of Use of Open Access Materials in Information Literacy & Other Library Science Education


This 110-page report gives highly detailed data from 36 colleges and universities about the types of open access materials used in information lite
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Outlook for Fundraising for the Library — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Outlook for Fundraising for the Library


The study looks closely at how academic library deans and directors and other high level officials view the outlook for library fundraising.  These
Survey of Academic Library Data Set Acquisitions Practices — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Data Set Acquisitions Practices


The study looks closely at how 42 academic libraries, mostly from research universities or other research-oriented institutions, seek out and purch
Survey of Academic Library Open Access Publication Fee Pay Practices — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Open Access Publication Fee Pay Practices


This report presents data from 73 academic libraries about their open access publication fee payment practices.  The 53-page study enables its end
Profiles of Collection Cataloging & Documentation Efforts by Museums, Archives & Library Special Collections — report cover

Profiles of Collection Cataloging & Documentation Efforts by Museums, Archives & Library Special Collections


This study profiles the efforts of five university and/or museum-related institutions to catalog and document their collections; the organizations
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Evaluation of the Institutional Digital Repository — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Evaluation of the Institutional Digital Repository


This 48-page report, based primarily on a survey of 73 largely research-oriented colleges and universities, presents the views of library directors
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Level of Support for Bibliometrics/Altmetrics — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Level of Support for Bibliometrics/Altmetrics


The report looks at the extent of support from library management for initiatives and a library role in encouraging, instructing and servicing user
Survey of Academic Library Leadership Plans for Data Librarianship — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership Plans for Data Librarianship


This report, based on data predominantly from interviews with deans and library directors of US colleges and universities, presents expansive data
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Interlibrary Loan — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Interlibrary Loan


This study looks closely at academic library plans for their interlibrary loan operations, helping to answer ques such as: What have been spending
Profiles of Academic Library Efforts to Enhance Student Retention — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Efforts to Enhance Student Retention


This report presents four case studies of how academic libraries are enhancing student retention by running tutoring services, driving down educati
Profiles of Academic Library Efforts to Develop Information Literacy Tutorials — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Efforts to Develop Information Literacy Tutorials


The study depicts the efforts of 4 university libraries– Georgetown University Law School Library, Yale University’s Cushing/Whitney Medical Librar
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Assessment of Information Literacy Efforts — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Assessment of Information Literacy Efforts


The report presents data from 100 academic library directors, deans and provosts about how they view their library’s information literacy efforts. 
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 Filling Key Executive Positions in the Library — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Filling Key Executive Positions in the Library


This study, based on data from library leaders at 100 colleges and universities in North America, shows how academic libraries approach hiring for
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Level of Support for Open Access Initiatives — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Level of Support for Open Access Initiatives


This 61-page report looks closely at academic library activity to support open access.  The study gives highly precise data on librarian perception
Survey of Staff Training Practices in Academic Libraries — report cover

Survey of Staff Training Practices in Academic Libraries


This comprehensive 145-page study presents data and commentary from 50 academic libraries about how they train librarians, non-librarian staff and
Survey of Academic Library Leadership:  Assessment of the Library Website — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Assessment of the Library Website


This report presents data from 80 academic library directors, deans and other leading executives about how they assess and what their plans are for
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Managing Conflicts Between Library & Information Technology Staffs — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Managing Conflicts Between Library & Information Technology Staffs


This report, based on data and commentary from directors, deans and other high level officials at 80 American college and university libraries, exp
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: Licensing Electronic Database Content — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Licensing Electronic Database Content


This study – based on data and commentary from 80 academic library deans and directors --  helps its readers to answer questions such as: what data
Profiles of Developing, Managing & Digitizing Religious Studies Collections — report cover

Profiles of Developing, Managing & Digitizing Religious Studies Collections


This study profiles the efforts of five organizations to develop their religious studies collections.  Leading scholars and collection curators exp
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Content Licensing Contract Review Policies — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Content Licensing Contract Review Policies


The report investigates how academic libraries are handling contract review for content licenses.  The study helps its readers answer questions suc
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Academic & Scholarly Journals — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Plans for Academic & Scholarly Journals


The report looks closely at how academic libraries manage and possibly alter their academic journal purchasing and collection practices in the near
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Assessment of Fixed Workstations — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Assessment of Fixed Workstations


In the age of mobile communications what is the fate of the fixed workstation in one of the world’s most information intensive environments – the N
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Assessment of Special Collections — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Assessment of Special Collections


The report examines how library directors feel about their special collections. It impacts data on how much libraries are spending on special colle
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 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 Leadership: Outlook for Materials Expenditures, 2020-21 — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Outlook for Materials Expenditures, 2020-21


This report looks closely at the impact of the COVD-19 epidemic on academic library spending plans for books, eBooks, online databases, academic jo
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Outlook for Library Employment, Compensation & Staffing — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Outlook for Library Employment, Compensation & Staffing


This study presents data from random sample of 88 academic libraries in North America about their plans to add to, subtract from or maintain their
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
Profiles of Academic Library Assessment Efforts — report cover

Profiles of Academic Library Assessment Efforts


This study looks closely at the library services assessment efforts of five major US colleges and universities: Temple University, Florida State Un
Survey of Academic Library Use of Cost per Download Data for Journals Subscriptions — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Use of Cost per Download Data for Journals Subscriptions


This study looks at how academic libraries, especially research oriented institutions, develop and use cost per download data in collection decisio
Survey of Academic Library Use of Open Access Materials — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Use of Open Access Materials


This survey studies how colleges and universities use open access resources as a supplement to or replacement for academic journals and other mater
Profiles of Use of Virtual Reality in Medical Education — report cover

Profiles of Use of Virtual Reality in Medical Education


The 58-page study profiles the efforts of five universities to either develop or procure virtual reality applications and use them in various forms
Survey of Academic & Research Library Plans for Journal Subscriptions Cancellations — report cover

Survey of Academic & Research Library Plans for Journal Subscriptions Cancellations


This study looks closely at academic and research library plans for their scholarly journal subscriptions.  These subscriptions are the heart of a
Survey of Academic & Research Library Plans for Ala Carte Purchases of Scholarly Journal Articles — report cover

Survey of Academic & Research Library Plans for Ala Carte Purchases of Scholarly Journal Articles


This study presents data from 27 academic and research libraries about how they obtain journal articles when they lack a subscription to the needed
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
International Survey of Research University Faculty, Integrating Digital Content into Online Classes — report cover

International Survey of Research University Faculty, Integrating Digital Content into Online Classes


This survey examines how research university faculty integrated digital content into online classes during terms affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey of Academic & Medical Library Plans for the Health Sciences Journals Collection — report cover

Survey of Academic & Medical Library Plans for the Health Sciences Journals Collection


This study looks closely at the plans of 16 academic and medical libraries for their collection of health sciences journals, examining issues such
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, 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
Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Pandemic’s Lasting Impact on Information Literacy Instruction — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership: Pandemic’s Lasting Impact on Information Literacy Instruction


The study presents data from 62 North American library deans and directors about how the pandemic has impacted information literacy instruction and
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 Engineering Faculty: Post Pandemic Use of the Engineering Library — report cover

Survey of Engineering Faculty: Post Pandemic Use of the Engineering Library


This report examines how the pandemic has impacted how engineering faculty in the USA, UK/Ireland, Canada and Australia/NZ predominantly in major r
International Survey of Academic Research Library Dataset Purchasing Practices — report cover

International Survey of Academic Research Library Dataset Purchasing Practices


The study presents data and commentary from 26 academic research libraries about their current practices and future plans in purchasing and managin
International Survey of STEM Faculty: Use of Various Bibliometric Measures and Services — report cover

International Survey of STEM Faculty: Use of Various Bibliometric Measures and Services


As bibliometrics becomes a critical determinant in hiring and tenure decision, this PRG report provides essential intelligence on which bibliometri
Survey of Academic Library & Museum Efforts to Digitize Rare Book/Document Collections — report cover

Survey of Academic Library & Museum Efforts to Digitize Rare Book/Document Collections


44 organizations discuss their efforts to digitize their rare book and document collections, specifying future plans, providing data on budgets and
Survey of Academic Library & Museum Efforts to Digitize Film Collections — report cover

Survey of Academic Library & Museum Efforts to Digitize Film Collections


This report brings together data and commentary about film digitization from 23 institutions, primarily research universities but also museums, and
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 Use of Cross-Functional Teams in Academic Libraries — report cover

Survey of Use of Cross-Functional Teams in Academic Libraries


This study looks at how 53 academic libraries, especially research universities, use personnel teams drawn from more than one and often many depart
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
Survey of Academic Library Plans for Laptops and Other Mobile Computing — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Plans for Laptops and Other Mobile Computing


Academic libraries have vastly increased their stock of laptops and other mobile computing devices during the pandemic.  Does this represent a fund
Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection, 2022 Edition — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Plans for the Print Materials Collection, 2022 Edition


This report gives detailed data and commentary from 33 academic libraries about their plans for their print materials, with specific data on books,
Academic Library Use of Ebooks, 2022 Edition — report cover

Academic Library Use of Ebooks, 2022 Edition


This study looks closely at the plans of 28 academic libraries for their eBook collections, detailing spending from 2019-20, 2020-21 and the 2021-2
Survey of American College Students 2022: Impact of COVID on Use of the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2022: Impact of COVID on Use of the Academic Library


Half of the current generation of college students have never experienced a normally functioning academic library and other students have only expe
Survey of American College Students 2022:  Use of the Academic Library Website — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2022: Use of the Academic Library Website


This study looks at whether and how often college students use their academic library website.  It helps its readers answer the following questions
Survey of American College Students 2022: Experience Working in an Academic or Other Library — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2022: Experience Working in an Academic or Other Library


This study identifies students who have experience working in academic, public and special libraries, with detailed data sets available for experie
Survey of American College Students 2022: Use of Virtual & Other Reference Services — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2022: Use of Virtual & Other Reference Services


This study looks at how American college students at 4-year colleges are using reference services, with an emphasis on remote use.  The report has
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
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 Information Literacy Tutorials — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2022: Use of Information Literacy Tutorials


This study presents data from a representative survey of 1,765 full time American college students from 4-year colleges in the United States about
Survey of American College Students 2022, Satisfaction with Academic Library Orientation Efforts — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2022, Satisfaction with Academic Library Orientation Efforts


This study looks closely at which students have received a library orientation session and how satisfied they were with this session.  It also pres
Academic Library Benchmarks 2022-23 — report cover

Academic Library Benchmarks 2022-23


The study presents detailed benchmarking data from 55 academic libraries detailing their recovery from the pandemic, its continuing impact, and the
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 US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Making Copies in the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Making Copies in the Academic Library


This study looks at frequency of use of library photocopiers, and also provides data comparing library patron production of print and digital copie
Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Requesting the Library to Purchase New Materials — report cover

Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Requesting the Library to Purchase New Materials


This 73-page report gives extensive and detailed data on who, how often, and for what kinds of materials, do faculty request that their academic li
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 Academic Libraries Other Than One’s Own — report cover

Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Academic Libraries Other Than One’s Own


This study looks at how often academics use the libraries of other institutions, and in general how aware are scholars about arrangements allowing
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 Academic Library Leadership, Impact of ChatGPT & Bard on Information Literacy Instruction — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Impact of ChatGPT & Bard on Information Literacy Instruction


This report, based on a survey of 54 academic library directors and similar officials, looks closely at how academic libraries are teaching patrons
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Plans for Student Employees of the Library — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Plans for Student Employees of the Library


This study presents data from a survey of 54 academic library directors and other high-level officials of academic libraries, about their current p
Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Development & Use of Chatboxes — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership, Development & Use of Chatboxes


The dawn of artificial intelligence has opened up new possibilities for chatboxes.  This study looks closely at how academic libraries deploy chatb
Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Geographic Information — report cover

Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Geographic Information


This study gives highly specific information on who, how much and how faculty are using many different geographic information sources including but
Survey of Data Librarians Use of Emerging Artificial Intelligence Applications — report cover

Survey of Data Librarians Use of Emerging Artificial Intelligence Applications


This study presents data from a survey of 29 data librarians, primarily from research universities in the USA, Canada and Europe, about how they ar
Survey of Use of Bard, Bing & ChatGPT for Academic Library Cataloging — report cover

Survey of Use of Bard, Bing & ChatGPT for Academic Library Cataloging


This study presents data from 23 colleges and universities about how they are using various artificial intelligence applications in academic librar
Survey of Use of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Academic Library Acquisitions & Licensing — report cover

Survey of Use of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Academic Library Acquisitions & Licensing


This study looks closely at how 27 academic libraries are using ChatGPT, Bard and AI-enabled Bing, as well as other AI applications, in library acq
Survey of Use of Artificial Intelligence in Visual Arts Librarianship — report cover

Survey of Use of Artificial Intelligence in Visual Arts Librarianship


This report explores how visual arts librarians in colleges and universities are using Bard, ChatGPT, AI-enabled Bing, DallE-2, Midjourney and othe
Academic Library Resource Sharing Program Benchmarks — report cover

Academic Library Resource Sharing Program Benchmarks


This study looks closely at the book and other resource sharing programs that academic libraries maintain with library partners, opening one anothe
Survey of Use of Artificial Intelligence in Inter-Library Loan Management — report cover

Survey of Use of Artificial Intelligence in Inter-Library Loan Management


This study presents data from 33 academic libraries about their use of artificial intelligence in various facets of inter-library loan management,
Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2024, Library Role in Addressing Plagiarism — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2024, Library Role in Addressing Plagiarism


This study presents data and commentary from 50 academic library directors or other high level executives about their library role in addressing pl
Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2024, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2024, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence


This study presents data from approximately 50 directors and other executives of academic libraries about how they are using, and plan to use gener
Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2024, Hiring Practices & Plans — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2024, Hiring Practices & Plans


This report looks closely at how academic libraries hire new personnel It helps its readers to answer questions such as: how many new positions hav
Survey of Efforts to Digitize Ancient or Fragile Materials — report cover

Survey of Efforts to Digitize Ancient or Fragile Materials


This study looks at how major libraries and museums are tackling the issue of digitizing some of their most difficult to digitize materials, ancien
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 Academic Library Leadership 2025, Budget Plans — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Budget Plans


This study presents data on the spending plans of 50 academic libraries; survey participants discuss spending plans for a myriad of purposes and re
Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence


This report looks at how academic library directors and other leading officials are using and plan to use generative artificial intelligence in the
Survey of College Students 2025, Use of College Instruction About Generative AI — report cover

Survey of College Students 2025, Use of College Instruction About Generative AI


The study looks at how students are engaging with generative AI through institutional resources. The study details use of courses, websites, online
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
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, Use of Fixed Workstations Vs. Laptops in the Academic Library — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2025, Use of Fixed Workstations Vs. Laptops in the Academic Library


This study looks at how college students are using fixed workstations and laptops in the academic library. It presents detailed data on who uses li
Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Policy on Podcasts — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Policy on Podcasts


The study is based on interviews with 51 academic library directors and other upper management officials in college and academic libraries, predomi
Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of AI Tools for Discovery & Summation — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of AI Tools for Discovery & Summation


This report looks at how academic libraries are using AI tools that are specifically designed for scholarly discovery and summation. The report giv
Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Surveying & Benchmarking — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Surveying & Benchmarking


Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Motion Detection Technology — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Motion Detection Technology


This reports looks at the range of technologies used by academic libraries to track head count and use of services throughout the library.  The stu
Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Surveying & Benchmarking — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2025, Use of Surveying & Benchmarking


The study looks at the overall use of surveying and benchmarking to achieve library management goals, as well as the use of many particular surveyi
Survey of American College Students 2025, Use of Academic Library Chatbots & Chat Services — report cover

Survey of American College Students 2025, Use of Academic Library Chatbots & Chat Services


This study looks at how American college students use, or do not, academic library chatbots and chat services.  The reports helps its readers to an
Survey of Cataloging & Metadata Librarians: Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools — report cover

Survey of Cataloging & Metadata Librarians: Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools


This timely report explores how metadata professionals—primarily from U.S. research universities—are integrating AI technologies into their workflo
Survey of Cataloging & Metadata Librarians: Metadata Remediation Efforts — report cover

Survey of Cataloging & Metadata Librarians: Metadata Remediation Efforts


  This comprehensive study provides critical insights into how metadata librarians—primarily from U.S. research universities—are planning and e
Survey of Cataloging & Metadata Librarians: Plans for Bibframe — report cover

Survey of Cataloging & Metadata Librarians: Plans for Bibframe


This timely report offers a detailed look into how metadata professionals, primarily from U.S. research universities, are preparing for the transit
Survey of Cataloging & Metadata Librarians: Outlook for Personnel & Hiring — report cover

Survey of Cataloging & Metadata Librarians: Outlook for Personnel & Hiring


This comprehensive report provides an in-depth look at staffing levels, hiring expectations, recruitment challenges, outsourcing practices, and the
Survey of Library Science Faculty: Developments in Library Science Curriculum — report cover

Survey of Library Science Faculty: Developments in Library Science Curriculum


This comprehensive study offers an in-depth look at how library science programs across the United States are evolving to meet emerging demand for
Survey of Library Science Faculty: Impact of AI on Library Science Education — report cover

Survey of Library Science Faculty: Impact of AI on Library Science Education


This comprehensive study offers an in-depth look at how library science educators are integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into their curricula
Survey of Library Science Faculty: Contributions of Content to AI Models — report cover

Survey of Library Science Faculty: Contributions of Content to AI Models


The Survey of Library Science Faculty: Contributions of Content to AI Models is the first systematic look at how library science faculty are contri
Survey of Library Science Faculty: Experience of and Outlook for Research Funding — report cover

Survey of Library Science Faculty: Experience of and Outlook for Research Funding


This report offers one of the most detailed examinations to date of how recent federal funding disruptions—particularly involving the Institute of
Survey of Library Science Faculty: Impact of the Trump Administration — report cover

Survey of Library Science Faculty: Impact of the Trump Administration


Survey of Library Science Faculty: Use of Artificial Intelligence Prompts — report cover

Survey of Library Science Faculty: Use of Artificial Intelligence Prompts


This comprehensive study provides an in-depth look at how library science faculty are engaging with AI prompt libraries, purchasing and sharing pro
Survey of Computer Science Faculty: Use of Artificial Intelligence — report cover

Survey of Computer Science Faculty: Use of Artificial Intelligence


This study that explores how computer science faculty across the United States are adopting and utilizing AI tools in their research, teaching, and
Survey of Computer Science Faculty:  Impact of AI on Computer Science Curriculum — report cover

Survey of Computer Science Faculty: Impact of AI on Computer Science Curriculum


This comprehensive study offers an in-depth look at how artificial intelligence is reshaping computer science education, drawing on responses from
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 Academic Library Strategy for Licensing Artificial Intelligence Applications — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Strategy for Licensing Artificial Intelligence Applications


The study examines how academic libraries are approaching the licensing of AI applications. The findings show a market still very much in transitio
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Processing Born-Digital Content — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Processing Born-Digital Content


The 53-page report examines how academic libraries are acquiring, processing, preserving, staffing, and storing born-digital special collections. T
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 Special Collections: Exhibits & Outreach — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Exhibits & Outreach


This benchmarking study reports on how academic libraries use special collections for exhibitions, instruction, community partnerships, tours, digi
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Reading Room Best Practices — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Reading Room Best Practices


The report examines reading room staffing, capacity, appointment policies, user registration, security, handling guidelines, digital-access expecta
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Grants and Fundraising — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Grants and Fundraising


The 115-page report analyzes how academic library special collections departments pursue external funding, including grants, foundations, major gif
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Security Measures — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Security Measures


This study looks at incidence of theft, as well as security policies, theft-prevention measures, controlled exit procedures, staff security trainin
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections Trends in Digitization — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections Trends in Digitization


Primary Research Group has published Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Trends in Digitization, a new report examining digitization wo
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Staffing Trends — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Staffing Trends


This study examines personnel issues for academic library special collections.  The study covers staffing levels, use of student workers and volunt
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections:  Acquisitions & Donor Management — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Acquisitions & Donor Management


The study looks at budget satisfaction, collecting priorities, donor solicitation, donation acceptance, donor negotiation, development-office commu
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Licensing, Reproductions & Other Income Earning Efforts — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Licensing, Reproductions & Other Income Earning Efforts


This report looks at a range of issues and characteristics pertaining to income generation by special collections, including permissions services,
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Use of Finding Aids — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Use of Finding Aids


This report examines archival finding-aid platforms, consortial systems, updating practices, description consistency, access platforms, search accu
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Trends in Metadata & Remediation — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Trends in Metadata & Remediation


Primary Research Group has published Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Trends in Metadata & Remediation, a new report examining metad
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Digital Preservation Strategy — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Digital Preservation Strategy


Primary Research Group has published Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Digital Preservation Strategy, a new report examining digital
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Preservation Needs & Conservation Capacity — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Preservation Needs & Conservation Capacity


Primary Research Group has published Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Preservation Needs & Conservation Capacity, a new report exami
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Strategic Planning — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Strategic Planning


This report examinies strategic planning, administrative support, performance metrics, user-satisfaction assessment, annual reporting, collaboratio
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Budget Priorities — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Budget Priorities


This study examines funding satisfaction, budget, donor-designated funds, funding predictability, long-term project funding, service reductions, gr
Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Security Measures — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Special Collections: Security Measures


Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: the LMS, Discovery & Automation — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: the LMS, Discovery & Automation


Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: WIFI Access and Bandwidth Plans — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: WIFI Access and Bandwidth Plans


Drawing on data from 33 academic institutions, the study examines bandwidth changes, Wi-Fi reliability, high-density access points, monitoring tool
Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: Use of Cloud Computing — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: Use of Cloud Computing


Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: Plans for the IT Help Desk — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: Plans for the IT Help Desk


This new report examines charteristics of the academic library help-desk: its structure,use of  automated chat services and AI chatbots, its level
Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: Use of Data Analytics Platforms — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Information Technology Leadership: Use of Data Analytics Platforms


The report examines academic library use of analytics platforms, inlcuding dashboards, reporting frequency, analytics use in budget planning, inter
Survey of Academic Library Technology Leadership: Authentication of Library Patrons — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Technology Leadership: Authentication of Library Patrons


This report examines use of academic library e-resource authentication systems, probing issues sucg as expected system changes, off-campus reliabil
Survey of Academic Library Technology Leadership: Information Technology Spending Plans — report cover

Survey of Academic Library Technology Leadership: Information Technology Spending Plans


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