This study looks at frequency of use of library photocopiers, and also provides data comparing library patron production of print and digital copies in academic libraries. The study also looks at the overall level of satisfaction with library photocopiers and scanners, furnishing data on how often they are used and by whom, enhancing the quality of decision making over their future placement, servicing and overall use.
This 77-page study is based on data from a survey of 806 higher education faculty randomly chosen from nearly 500 colleges and universities in the USA. Data is broken out by personal variables such as work title, gender, personal income level, academic discipline, age and other variables, as well as institutional indicators such as college or university type or Carnegie class, enrollment size, public or private status and others. Readers can compare the number of copies made by faculty in law or medicine to that in the social sciences, for example, or to business faculty. Also, use of library scanners by associate professors can be compared to that for full professors, or use by faculty aged 60 or over to that of faculty aged 31-39.
Just a few of this report’s many findings are that:
- 8.93% of survey respondents save or otherwise make copies of digital materials from their academic libraries every day.
- About 25% of faculty are only somewhat satisfied or dissatisfied with their academic library’s photocopiers and related policies.
- Faculty in law and education are the most avid users of library photocopiers.
Table of Contents
THE QUESTIONNAIRE
- Characteristics of the sample
INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS OF THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Frequency of Making Digital Copies
- Frequency of Making Photocopies in the Academic Library
- Satisfaction with the Library’s Photocopiers and Photocopy Policies
- Common Problems with the Library’s Photocopiers and Related Policies
- Cost per Page for Black and White Photocopies
- Percentage that have Made Color Photocopies in the Library
- Number of Times in the Past Three Months Respondent Used a Photocopier in the Academic Library
- Use of a Library Provided Scanner in the Past Three Months
List of Tables
Table 1.1 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library?
Table 1.2 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by work title
Table 1.3 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 1.4 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.5 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.6 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.7 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by political views
Table 1.8 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by annual income
Table 1.9 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by tenure status
Table 1.10 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.11 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 1.12 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 1.13 How often do you save to your hard drive, email to yourself, print out or otherwise make a copy of articles, eBooks and other digital resources provided by your academic library? Broken out by academic field
Table 2.1 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library?
Table 2.2 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by work title
Table 2.3 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 2.4 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.5 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.6 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.7 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by political views
Table 2.8 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by annual income
Table 2.9 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by tenure status
Table 2.10 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.11 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 2.12 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 2.13 How often do you make photocopies of resources in your academic library? Broken out by academic field
Table 3.1 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies?
Table 3.2 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by work title
Table 3.3 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 3.4 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.5 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.6 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.7 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by political views
Table 3.8 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by annual income
Table 3.9 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by tenure status
Table 3.10 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.11 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 3.12 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 3.13 How satisfied are you with library's photocopiers and photocopy policies? Broken out by academic field
What is problematic or difficult about your library's photocopiers and related policies?
Table 4.1 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library?
Table 4.2 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by work title
Table 4.3 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 4.4 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.5 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.6 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.7 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by political views
Table 4.8 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by annual income
Table 4.9 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by tenure status
Table 4.10 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.11 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 4.12 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 4.13 How much is the general per page cost for black and white photocopies in your academic library? Broken out by academic field
Table 5.1 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library?
Table 5.2 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by work title
Table 5.3 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 5.4 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.5 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.6 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.7 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by political views
Table 5.8 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by annual income
Table 5.9 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by tenure status
Table 5.10 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.11 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 5.12 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 5.13 Have you ever made a full color copy of anything in your academic library? Broken out by academic field
Table 6.1 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library?
Table 6.2 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by work title
Table 6.3 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 6.4 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 6.5 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.6 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 6.7 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by political views
Table 6.8 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by annual income
Table 6.9 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by tenure status
Table 6.10 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 6.11 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 6.12 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 6.13 As a rough guess in the past three months how many times have you used any photocopier in any academic library? Broken out by academic field
Table 7.1 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device?
Table 7.2 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by work title
Table 7.3 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college
Table 7.4 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by public or private college
Table 7.5 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.6 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 7.7 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by political views
Table 7.8 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by annual income
Table 7.9 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by tenure status
Table 7.10 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 7.11 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by sexual orientation
Table 7.12 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by race or ethnicity
Table 7.13 How many times in the past three months have you used a library furnished scanner or scanned to digital formats with any academic library provided device? Broken out by academic field
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