International Survey of Academic Research Library Dataset Purchasing Practices

Table of Contents

THE QUESTIONNAIRE   
PARTICIPANT LIST    

• Characteristics of the Sample    

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS    

• Percentage of Libraries that Seek Out and Purchase Data Sets for Library Patrons    
• Percentage of Libraries that Seek Out and Purchase Data Sets for Library Patrons and Pay for them with Library Funds    
• Percentage of Libraries that Conduct Data Management Workshops for Library Patrons    
• Percentage of Libraries that Employ a Data Librarian    
• From Which Academic Fields Have you Experienced the Greatest Demand for Data Acquisition Services?    
• Data Demand in Business/Finance    
• Data Demand in Medical/Biological Sciences    
• Data Demand in Engineering    
• Data Demand in Art/Architecture    
• Data Demand in Social Sciences    
• Data Demand in the Humanities    
• Library Spending in the Past Year for Data    
• Library Plus Library Partner Spending on Data in the Past Year    
• Library Planned Spending on Data in the Current Year    
• Library Plus Partners Planned Spending on Data in the Current Year    
• Library’s Largest Singe Expenditure for a Data Subscription    
• Library Spending for Data in the Following Year (2021-22 Academic Year)    
• Factors in Negotiations Between Libraries and their Partners in Assuming Costs of Data Acquisitions    
• Data Acquisitions Paid for by the Library vs those Paid for by Other Departments    
• Number of Requests to the Library in the Past Year for Data Acquisitions    
• Percentage of Data Acquisition Requests Granted and Fully Funded by the Library    
• Percentage Paid for by the Library with Another Department as Partner    
• Advice for Peers    
• Pre-Existing Public Availability of Data Sets Requested by Patrons for Purchase    
• Data Publisher Familiarity with Library Licensing Practices    
• Suggestions for Negotiating with Data Publishers    
• Some Recent Data Acquisitions    

List of Tables

Table 1 Does your library perform any of the following functions?    
Table 1.1.1 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease which are then paid for by the departments or individuals who asked the library to search for them    
Table 1.1.2 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease which are then paid for by the departments or individuals who asked the library to search for them Broken out by Country    
Table 1.1.3 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease which are then paid for by the departments or individuals who asked the library to search for them Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 1.1.4 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease which are then paid for by the departments or individuals who asked the library to search for them Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 1.1.5 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease which are then paid for by the departments or individuals who asked the library to search for them Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 1.1.6 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease which are then paid for by the departments or individuals who asked the library to search for them Broken out by Tuition    
Table 1.1.7 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease which are then paid for by the departments or individuals who asked the library to search for them Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 1.2.1 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease and then pay for them with library funds    
Table 1.2.2 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease and then pay for them with library funds Broken out by Country    
Table 1.2.3 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease and then pay for them with library funds Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 1.2.4 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease and then pay for them with library funds Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 1.2.5 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease and then pay for them with library funds Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 1.2.6 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease and then pay for them with library funds Broken out by Tuition    
Table 1.2.7 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Seek out data sets for purchase or lease and then pay for them with library funds Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 1.3.1 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Conduct workshops or provide other info literacy services specifically on the topic of seeking out or purchasing data sets    
Table 1.3.2 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Conduct workshops or provide other info literacy services specifically on the topic of seeking out or purchasing data sets Broken out by Country    
Table 1.3.3 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Conduct workshops or provide other info literacy services specifically on the topic of seeking out or purchasing data sets Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 1.3.4 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Conduct workshops or provide other info literacy services specifically on the topic of seeking out or purchasing data sets Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 1.3.5 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Conduct workshops or provide other info literacy services specifically on the topic of seeking out or purchasing data sets Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 1.3.6 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Conduct workshops or provide other info literacy services specifically on the topic of seeking out or purchasing data sets Broken out by Tuition    
Table 1.3.7 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Conduct workshops or provide other info literacy services specifically on the topic of seeking out or purchasing data sets Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 1.4.1 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Employ a "data" librarian or other specialist one of whose primary roles is to be an expert in data sources    
Table 1.4.2 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Employ a "data" librarian or other specialist one of whose primary roles is to be an expert in data sources Broken out by Country    
Table 1.4.3 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Employ a "data" librarian or other specialist one of whose primary roles is to be an expert in data sources Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 1.4.4 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Employ a "data" librarian or other specialist one of whose primary roles is to be an expert in data sources Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 1.4.5 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Employ a "data" librarian or other specialist one of whose primary roles is to be an expert in data sources Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 1.4.6 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Employ a "data" librarian or other specialist one of whose primary roles is to be an expert in data sources Broken out by Tuition    
Table 1.4.7 Does your library perform any of the following functions? Employ a "data" librarian or other specialist one of whose primary roles is to be an expert in data sources Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
From which academic fields would you say that you have experienced the most demand for data acquisition services?    
Table 2 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable.    
Table 2.1.1 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Business and Finance    
Table 2.1.2 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable.  Business and Finance Broken out by Country    
Table 2.1.3 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Business and Finance Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 2.1.4 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Business and Finance Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 2.1.5 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Business and Finance Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 2.1.6 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Business and Finance Broken out by Tuition    
Table 2.1.7 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Business and Finance Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 2.2.1 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Medical/Biological    
Table 2.2.2 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Medical/Biological Broken out by Country    
Table 2.2.3 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Medical/Biological Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 2.2.4 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable.  Medical/Biological Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 2.2.5 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Medical/Biological Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 2.2.6 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Medical/Biological Broken out by Tuition    
Table 2.2.7 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Medical/Biological Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 2.3.1 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Engineering    
Table 2.3.2 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Engineering Broken out by Country    
Table 2.3.3 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Engineering Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 2.3.4 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Engineering Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 2.3.5 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable.  Engineering Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 2.3.6 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Engineering Broken out by Tuition    
Table 2.3.7 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable.  Engineering Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 2.4.1 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Art/Architecture    
Table 2.4.2 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Art/Architecture Broken out by Country    
Table 2.4.3 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Art/Architecture Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 2.4.4 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Art/Architecture Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 2.4.5 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Art/Architecture Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 2.4.6 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Art/Architecture Broken out by Tuition    
Table 2.4.7 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Art/Architecture Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 2.5.1 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Physics/Astronomy    
Table 2.5.2 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Physics/Astronomy Broken out by Country    
Table 2.5.3 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Physics/Astronomy Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 2.5.4 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Physics/Astronomy Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 2.5.5 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Physics/Astronomy Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 2.5.6 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Physics/Astronomy Broken out by Tuition    
Table 2.5.7 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Physics/Astronomy Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 2.6.1 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Social Sciences    
Table 2.6.2 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Social Sciences Broken out by Country    
Table 2.6.3 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Social Sciences Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 2.6.4 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Social Sciences Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 2.6.5 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Social Sciences Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 2.6.6 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Social Sciences Broken out by Tuition    
Table 2.6.7 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Social Sciences Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 2.7.1 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your   library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Humanities    
Table 2.7.2 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Humanities Broken out by Country    
Table 2.7.3 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Humanities Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 2.7.4 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Humanities Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 2.7.5 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Humanities Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 2.7.6 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Humanities Broken out by Tuition    
Table 2.7.7 Rate the following fields for the extent to which you currently experience or expect to experience requests for data set acquisitions. If your library does not serve the area specified choose not applicable. Humanities Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 3.1 How much did the library spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the past year, the year prior to the current year? ($US)    
Table 3.2 How much did the library spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the past year, the year prior to the current year? Broken out by Country    
Table 3.3 How much did the library spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the past year, the year prior to the current year? Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 3.4 How much did the library spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the past year, the year prior to the current year? Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 3.5 How much did the library spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the past year, the year prior to the current year? Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 3.6 How much did the library spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the past year, the year prior to the current year? Broken out by Tuition    
Table 3.7 How much did the library spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the past year, the year prior to the current year? Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 4.1 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much did the library spend in total in the past year for data acquisitions?  ($US)    
Table 4.2 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much did the library spend in total in the past year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Country    
Table 4.3 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much did the library spend in total in the past year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 4.4 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much did the library spend in total in the past year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 4.5 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much did the library spend in total in the past year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 4.6 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much did the library spend in total in the past year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Tuition    
Table 4.7 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much did the library spend in total in the past year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 5.1 How much does the library plan to spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the current year?  ($US)    
Table 5.2 How much does the library plan to spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the current year? Broken out by Country    
Table 5.3 How much does the library plan to spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the current year? Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 5.4 How much does the library plan to spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the current year? Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 5.5 How much does the library plan to spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the current year? Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 5.6 How much does the library plan to spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the current year? Broken out by Tuition    
Table 5.7 How much does the library plan to spend of its own funds on data acquisitions in the current year? Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 6.1 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much do you estimate that the library will spend in total in for the current year for data acquisitions?  ($ US)    
Table 6.2 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much do you estimate that the library will spend in total in for the current year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Country    
Table 6.3 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much do you estimate that the library will spend in total in for the current year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 6.4 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much do you estimate that the library will spend in total in for the current year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 6.5 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much do you estimate that the library will spend in total in for the current year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 6.6 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much do you estimate that the library will spend in total in for the current year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Tuition    
Table 6.7 Including funds supplied by library partners such as academic departments and research institutes, how much do you estimate that the library will spend in total in for the current year for data acquisitions? Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 7.1 What was the library's largest single expenditure in the past year for a data acquisition? ($US)    
Table 7.2 What was the library's largest single expenditure in the past year for a data acquisition? Broken out by Country    
Table 7.3 What was the library's largest single expenditure in the past year for a data acquisition? Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 7.4 What was the library's largest single expenditure in the past year for a data acquisition? Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 7.5 What was the library's largest single expenditure in the past year for a data acquisition? Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 7.6 What was the library's largest single expenditure in the past year for a data acquisition? Broken out by Tuition    
Table 7.7 What was the library's largest single expenditure in the past year for a data acquisition? Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 8.1 How much will the library spend for data acquisitions in the next, upcoming academic year? ($US)    
Table 8.2 How much will the library spend for data acquisitions in the next, upcoming academic year? Broken out by Country    
Table 8.3 How much will the library spend for data acquisitions in the next, upcoming academic year? Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 8.4 How much will the library spend for data acquisitions in the next, upcoming academic year? Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 8.5 How much will the library spend for data acquisitions in the next, upcoming academic year? Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 8.6 How much will the library spend for data acquisitions in the next, upcoming academic year? Broken out by Tuition    
Table 8.7 How much will the library spend for data acquisitions in the next, upcoming academic year? Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 9 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)    
Table 9.1.1 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%) Paid for by the library    
Table 9.1.2 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by the library Broken out by Country    
Table 9.1.3 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by the library Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 9.1.4 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by the library Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 9.1.5 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by the library Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 9.1.6 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by the library Broken out by Tuition    
Table 9.1.7 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by the library Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 9.2.1 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by all Other Sources    
Table 9.2.2 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by all Other Sources Broken out by Country    
Table 9.2.3 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%) Paid for by all Other Sources Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 9.2.4 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by all Other Sources Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 9.2.5 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by all Other Sources Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 9.2.6 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by all Other Sources Broken out by Tuition    
Table 9.2.7 In the past year about what percentage of the library's data set acquisitions were paid for by the library and what percentage by another department? (the answer should be percentages or shares of 100%)  Paid for by all Other Sources Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Describe the factors that impact negotiations between the library and academic departments or individuals who request that the library acquire data sets.  When does the library decide to pay for the resource?  When does the library partner pay?    
Table 10.1 How many applications or requests in the past year has the library received for data purchases?    
Table 10.2 How many applications or requests in the past year has the library received for data purchases? Broken out by Country    
Table 10.3 How many applications or requests in the past year has the library received for data purchases? Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 10.4 How many applications or requests in the past year has the library received for data purchases? Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 10.5 How many applications or requests in the past year has the library received for data purchases? Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 10.6 How many applications or requests in the past year has the library received for data purchases? Broken out by Tuition    
Table 10.7 How many applications or requests in the past year has the library received for data purchases? Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 11 As your best estimate, what percentage of these requests were granted and funded by the library?    
Table 11.1.1 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were: Granted and fully funded by the library    
Table 11.1.2 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were: Granted and fully funded by the library Broken out by Country    
Table 11.1.3 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and fully funded by the library Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 11.1.4 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and fully funded by the library Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 11.1.5 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and fully funded by the library Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 11.1.6 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and fully funded by the library Broken out by Tuition    
Table 11.1.7 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and fully funded by the library Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 11.2.1 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were: Granted and funded in part by the library and in part by the researcher, department or institute    
Table 11.2.2 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and funded in part by the library and in part by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Country    
Table 11.2.3 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and funded in part by the library and in part by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 11.2.4 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and funded in part by the library and in part by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 11.2.5 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and funded in part by the library and in part by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 11.2.6 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and funded in part by the library and in part by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Tuition    
Table 11.2.7 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Granted and funded in part by the library and in part by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 11.3.1 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Funded entirely by the researcher, department or institute    
Table 11.3.2 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Funded entirely by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Country    
Table 11.3.3 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Funded entirely by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 11.3.4 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were: Funded entirely by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 11.3.5 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were: Funded entirely by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 11.3.6 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Funded entirely by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Tuition    
Table 11.3.7 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Funded entirely by the researcher, department or institute Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 11.4.1 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled through existing library or university resources    
Table 11.4.2 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled through existing library or university resources Broken out by Country    
Table 11.4.3 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled through existing library or university resources Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 11.4.4 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled through existing library or university resources Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 11.4.5 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled through existing library or university resources Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 11.4.6 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled through existing library or university resources Broken out by Tuition    
Table 11.4.7 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled through existing library or university resources Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 11.5.1 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled largely through open access or publicly available resources previously unknown or untapped by the researcher    
Table 11.5.2 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled largely through open access or publicly available resources previously unknown or untapped by the researcher Broken out by Country    
Table 11.5.3 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled largely through open access or publicly available resources previously unknown or untapped by the researcher Broken out by Type or carnegie class    
Table 11.5.4 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled largely through open access or publicly available resources previously unknown or untapped by the researcher Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 11.5.5 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled largely through open access or publicly available resources previously unknown or untapped by the researcher Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 11.5.6 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled largely through open access or publicly available resources previously unknown or untapped by the researcher Broken out by Tuition    
Table 11.5.7 As your best estimate, what percentage of these were:  Fulfilled largely through open access or publicly available resources previously unknown or untapped by the researcher Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
What advice can you offer to your peers about establishing and implementing a data acquisitions program for their library?    
Please list some of your library's recent data acquisitions.    
Table 12.1 How true would you say is the following statement:  Many data sets sought by our researchers are in fact already publicly available, or available in the library collection, and better data info literacy and data mining skills would in fact satisfy their needs as well as purchases of new data sets.    
Table 12.2 How true would you say is the following statement:  Many data sets sought by our researchers are in fact already publicly available, or available in the library collection, and better data info literacy and data mining skills would in fact satisfy their needs as well as purchases of new data sets. Broken out by Country    
Table 12.3 How true would you say is the following statement:  Many data sets sought by our researchers are in fact already publicly available, or available in the library collection, and better data info literacy and data mining skills would in fact satisfy their needs as well as purchases of new data sets. Broken out by Type or Carnegie class    
Table 12.4 How true would you say is the following statement:  Many data sets sought by our researchers are in fact already publicly available, or available in the library collection, and better data info literacy and data mining skills would in fact satisfy their needs as well as purchases of new data sets. Broken out by Public or private college    
Table 12.5 How true would you say is the following statement:  Many data sets sought by our researchers are in fact already publicly available, or available in the library collection, and better data info literacy and data mining skills would in fact satisfy their needs as well as purchases of new data sets. Broken out by Enrollment    
Table 12.6 How true would you say is the following statement:  Many data sets sought by our researchers are in fact already publicly available, or available in the library collection, and better data info literacy and data mining skills would in fact satisfy their needs as well as purchases of new data sets. Broken out by Tuition    
Table 12.7 How true would you say is the following statement:  Many data sets sought by our researchers are in fact already publicly available, or available in the library collection, and better data info literacy and data mining skills would in fact satisfy their needs as well as purchases of new data sets. Broken out by Data acquisition policy    
Table 13.1 Compared to publishers of text-based materials, publishers of data are more or less familiar with library database negotiations?   
Table 13.2 Compared to publishers of text-based materials, publishers of data are more or less familiar with library database negotiations? Broken out by Country   
Table 13.3 Compared to publishers of text-based materials, publishers of data are more or less familiar with library database negotiations? Broken out by Type or Carnegie class   
Table 13.4 Compared to publishers of text-based materials, publishers of data are more or less familiar with library database negotiations? Broken out by Public or private college   
Table 13.5 Compared to publishers of text-based materials, publishers of data are more or less familiar with library database negotiations? Broken out by Enrollment   
Table 13.6 Compared to publishers of text-based materials, publishers of data are more or less familiar with library database negotiations? Broken out by Tuition   
Table 13.7 Compared to publishers of text-based materials, publishers of data are more or less familiar with library database negotiations? Broken out by Data acquisition policy   
Please advise your fellow librarians negotiating with data publishers about best practices in negotiating such purchases and how such negotiations differ from negotiations for text-based licenses.   

Samples

Sources / Contributors

• CAS
• Clemson University
• Drake University
• Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
• Forschungszentrum Jülich
• Grand Valley State University
• MIT Libraries
• Northwestern University
• Princeton University
• Syracuse University
• Tennessee Technological University
• Universität Hamburg, Bibliothek der Fakultäten WISO und BWL
• Université du Québec à Montréal
• University at Buffalo
• University Library of Southern Denmark
• University of Arizona Libraries
• University of California Davis
• University of Northampton
• University of Rhode Island
• University of Saskatchewan
• UNR
• Upstate Medical University
• Yale University Library

For two respondents, multiple divisions participated.

Methodology