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

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THE QUESTIONNAIRE    

• Characteristics of the sample    
• Availability of Faculty Research Room in the Library    
• Access to Library Rooms that can be Locked for Personal Use    
• Access to a Personal Locker in the Academic Library    
• Access to a Private Desk in the Library    
• Percentage of Faculty Who Have EVER Enjoyed Access to a Private Room in the Library that Can be Locked    
• Percentage of Faculty Who Have Ever Enjoyed Access to Personal Locker in the Library    
• Percentage of Faculty Who Have EVER Enjoyed Access to a Private Desk in the Library    
• Satisfaction with Process Used by the Academic Library to Assign Private Spaces to Faculty & Graduate Students    
• Percentage that Has Ever used the Faculty Research Room or Space in the Library    
• Extent of Use of the Faculty Research Room or Space in the Past Year    
• Level of Satisfaction with the Information Technology in the Faculty Research Room    

List of Tables
Table 1.1 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms?    
Table 1.2 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 1.3 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 1.4 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 1.5 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 1.6 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by political views    
Table 1.7 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by annual income    
Table 1.8 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 1.9 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 1.10 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 1.11 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 1.12 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by academic field    
Table 1.13 To the best of your knowledge does your academic library have a faculty research room or set of rooms? Broken out by work title    
Table 2 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Check all that apply    
Table 2.1.1 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked    
Table 2.1.2 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 2.1.3 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by public or private college    
Table 2.1.4 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by enrollment    
Table 2.1.5 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 2.1.6 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by political views    
Table 2.1.7 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by annual income    
Table 2.1.8 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by tenure status    
Table 2.1.9 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 2.1.10 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 2.1.11 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 2.1.12 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by academic field    
Table 2.1.13 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Room that can be locked Broken out by work title    
Table 2.2.1 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker    
Table 2.2.2 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 2.2.3 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by public or private college    
Table 2.2.4 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by enrollment    
Table 2.2.5 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 2.2.6 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by political views    
Table 2.2.7 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by annual income    
Table 2.2.8 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by tenure status    
Table 2.2.9 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 2.2.10 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 2.2.11 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 2.2.12 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by academic field    
Table 2.2.13 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Personal locker Broken out by work title    
Table 2.3.1 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk    
Table 2.3.2 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 2.3.3 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?   Assigned private desk Broken out by public or private college    
Table 2.3.4 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by enrollment    
Table 2.3.5 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 2.3.6 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by political views    
Table 2.3.7 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by annual income    
Table 2.3.8 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by tenure status    
Table 2.3.9 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 2.3.10 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 2.3.11 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 2.3.12 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by academic field    
Table 2.3.13 Do you currently enjoy access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use?  Assigned private desk Broken out by work title    
Table 3 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? (Check all that apply)    
Table 3.1.1 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked    
Table 3.1.2 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 3.1.3 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by public or private college    
Table 3.1.4 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by enrollment    
Table 3.1.5 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.1.6 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by political views    
Table 3.1.7 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by annual income    
Table 3.1.8 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by tenure status    
Table 3.1.9 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.1.10 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 3.1.11 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 3.1.12 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by academic field    
Table 2.1.13 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Room that can be locked  Broken out by work title    
Table 3.2.1 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker    
Table 3.2.2 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 3.2.3 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by public or private college    
Table 3.2.4 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by enrollment    
Table 3.2.5 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.2.6 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by political views    
Table 3.2.7 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by annual income    
Table 3.2.8 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by tenure status    
Table 3.2.9 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.2.10 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 3.2.11 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 3.2.12 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by academic field    
Table 3.2.13 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Personal locker Broken out by work title    
Table 3.3.1 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk    
Table 3.3.2 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 3.3.3 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by public or private college    
Table 3.3.4 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by enrollment    
Table 3.3.5 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.3.6 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by political views    
Table 3.3.7 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by annual income    
Table 3.3.8 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by tenure status    
Table 3.3.9 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.3.10 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 3.3.11 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 3.3.12 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by academic field    
Table 3.3.13 Have you ever enjoyed access to any of the following at the library exclusively for your use? Assigned private desk Broken out by work title    
Table 4.1 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library?    
Table 4.2 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 4.3 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 4.4 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 4.5 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 4.6 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by political views    
Table 4.7 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by annual income    
Table 4.8 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 4.9 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 4.10 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 4.11 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 4.12 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by academic field    
Table 4.13 How satisfied are you with the process and criteria that your library uses to assign private spaces to faculty and graduate students in the academic library? Broken out by work title    
Table 5.1 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution?    
Table 5.2 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 5.3 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 5.4 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 5.5 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 5.6 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by political views    
Table 5.7 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by annual income    
Table 5.8 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 5.9 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 5.10 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 5.11 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 5.12 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by academic field    
Table 5.13 Have you ever used the faculty research room or space in the academic library at your institution? Broken out by work title    
Table 6.1 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library?    
Table 6.2 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 6.3 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 6.4 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 6.5 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 6.6 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by political views    
Table 6.7 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by annual income    
Table 6.8 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 6.9 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 6.10 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 6.11 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 6.12 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by academic field    
Table 6.13 In the past year how many times have you used the faculty research room space in the academic library? Broken out by work title    
Table 7.1 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space?    
Table 7.2 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 7.3 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 7.4 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 7.5 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 7.6 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by political views    
Table 7.7 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by annual income    
Table 7.8 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 7.9 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 7.10 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 7.11 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 7.12 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by academic field    
Table 7.13 How satisfied are you with the information technology in the faculty research room or space? Broken out by work title    

Samples

Sources / Contributors

• Akin Gump
• Allen & Overy
• Alston & Bird
• ArentFox Schiff LLP
• Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
• Baker Botts LLP 
• Ballard Spahr LLP
• Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP
• Bryer
• Canales - Zambrano
• Cooley (UK) LLP
• Cozen O'Connor
• Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
• Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
• Debevoise & Plimpton
• Dentons US LLP
• DLA Piper LLP 
• DPW
• Duane Morris LLP
• Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
• Foley & Lardner LLP
• Fox Rothschild LLP
• Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
• Goodwin Procter LLC
• Greenberg Traurig, LLP
• Harvard Law School
• Hogan Lovells
• Holland & Knight
• Howe
• Jenner & Block
• Jones Day
• K&L Gates LLP
• Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
• Latham & Watkins LLP
• Linklaters LLP
• Locke Lord LLP
• Magloughlin
• Mayer Brown LLP
• McDermott Will & Emery
• McGuireWoods
• Milbank 
• Mintz
• Nixon Peabody LLP
• Norton Rose Fulbright
• O'Melveny and Myers
• Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
• Paul Hastings LLP
• Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
• Polsinelli PC
• Quinn Emanuel
• Scott & Scott
• Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
• Sidley Austin LLP
• Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
• Skadden, Arps. Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
• Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
• Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP
• Venable LLP
• Vinson & Elkins LLP
• Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
• Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
• White & Case LLP
• Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
• Zoltan

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