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Survey of US Higher Education Faculty 2023, Use of Course Reserves

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  • 70 Pages
  • April 2023
  • Region: United States
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 5780717

This study gives extensive data on how US higher education faculty use course reserves, particularly through their academic libraries. The study helps its readers to answer questions such as: which faculty use course reserves? How much? How satisfied are they with the services academic libraries provide for course reserves? Do they put print materials on course reserve? Digital materials? How easy is it to use course reserves? How easy is it to integrate course reserves with course management systems? What can be done to improve course reserve systems?

This 70-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.

Just a few of this report’s many findings are that:

  • 34.43% of adjunct faculty in the sample put materials on course reserve in the academic library.
  • 37.22% of faculty felt it was very easy to put materials on course reserve.
  • Faculty of Asian origin were much more likely than others to worry that they were abrogating copyright or licensing strictures when they put materials on course reserve.
  • Faculty at the smallest colleges were particularly dissatisfied with the ease of integrating content on course reserve into course management systems.

 

Table of Contents

THE QUESTIONNAIRE    

  • Characteristics of the sample    

INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATIONS OF THE SURVEY PARTICIPANTS    

List of Tables
Table 1.1 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students?    
Table 1.2 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by work title    
Table 1.3 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 1.4 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 1.5 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 1.6 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 1.7 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by political views    
Table 1.8 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by annual income    
Table 1.9 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 1.10 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 1.11 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 1.12 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 1.13 Do you put materials on reserve in the academic library for your students? Broken out by academic field    
Table 2.1 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library?    
Table 2.2 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by work title    
Table 2.3 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 2.4 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 2.5 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 2.6 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 2.7 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by political views    
Table 2.8 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by annual income    
Table 2.9 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 2.10 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 2.11 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 2.12 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 2.13 How easy is it for you to put print materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by academic field    
Table 3.1 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library?    
Table 3.2 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by work title    
Table 3.3 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 3.4 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 3.5 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 3.6 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 3.7 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by political views    
Table 3.8 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by annual income    
Table 3.9 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 3.10 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 3.11 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 3.12 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 3.13 How easy is it for you to put digital materials on course reserve at your academic library? Broken out by academic field    
Table 4.1 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms?    
Table 4.2 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by work title    
Table 4.3 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 4.4 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 4.5 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 4.6 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 4.7 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by political views    
Table 4.8 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by annual income    
Table 4.9 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 4.10 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 4.11 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 4.12 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 4.13 When you put digital materials on course reserve how worried are you that you might be abrogating copyright or licensing use terms? Broken out by academic field    
Table 5.1 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves?    
Table 5.2 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by work title    
Table 5.3 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 5.4 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 5.5 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 5.6 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 5.7 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by political views    
Table 5.8 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by annual income    
Table 5.9 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 5.10 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 5.11 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 5.12 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 5.13 How efficient is your academic library at managing course reserves? Broken out by academic field    
Table 6.1 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program?    
Table 6.2 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by work title    
Table 6.3 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by Carnegie class or type of college    
Table 6.4 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by public or private college    
Table 6.5 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by enrollment    
Table 6.6 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by age of respondent    
Table 6.7 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by political views    
Table 6.8 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by annual income    
Table 6.9 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by tenure status    
Table 6.10 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by gender of respondent    
Table 6.11 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by sexual orientation    
Table 6.12 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by race or ethnicity    
Table 6.13 How well integrated are your course reserves with your course management program? Broken out by academic field    
What might be done to improve course reserves at your institution?    

Samples

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  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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  • Chattahoochee Valley Community College
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  • Chicago Medical School
  • City College of New York
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  • College of Charleston 
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  • UT-Martin
  • UTRGV
  • University of Virginia
  • Vanderbilt University
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Victor Valley Community College 
  • Villanova University
  • Virginia Tech 
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