Survey of Academic Library Leadership 2024, Hiring Practices & Plans

This report looks closely at how academic libraries hire new personnel It helps its readers to answer questions such as: how many new positions have become available this year? What about next year? How many retirements are expected? What are the favourite means used by academic libraries to find new employees? How important to them are ads in library publications, use of hiring boards, specialized library and higher ed websites, listings with library science schools and other means of finding potential candidates for opening? How much do academic libraries spend to search for candidates? How many libraries use standing committees for hiring Or specialized committees for particular positions?

Survey respondents also evaluate their library’s diversity initiatives, as well as their compensation and benefits packages. They comment on their plans for the future and evaluate the transparency of the hiring process at their institution.

Just a few of this 84-page report’s many findings are:

Research universities in the sample hired a mean of 5.88 new personnel in the past year.
Survey respondents under age 50 were far more likely than those age 50 and over to feel that more work was needed to meet diversity goals.
More than 56% of respondents said their libraries formed ac hoc committees to seek and choose candidates for particular positions.
The largest institutions in the sample spent a mean of $4,300 per year to advertise new position openings.
Data in the report is broken out by numerous institutional and personal variables such as enrolment size, public/private status, college Carnegie class or type, and level of tuition for institutions and gender and age for individual respondents.

THE QUESTIONNAIRE

PARTICIPANT LIST

SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS

New Hires in 2023-24
New Hires Planned for 2024-25
Retirements in 2023-24
Retirements in 2024-25
View of Academic Library Diversity Initiatives
Ranking of Importance of Methods of Finding Candidates for Open Positions
Annual Spending to Advertise Library Job Openings
Overall Outlook for New Positions
Views on Quality of Salaries and Benefits
Favored Sites, Publications and Other Resources for Advertising New Positions in the Library
Use of Standing Hiring Committees
Maintenance of Ad Hoc Hiring Committees for Particular Job Openings
Maintenance of Special Committees for Hiring Students or Part Time Workers
Views on the Transparency of the Hiring Process at the Academic Library

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1 How many full time personnel has the library hired within the past year? And planned for the upcoming year?
Table 1.1.1 How many full time personnel has the library hired within the past year? 2023-24 academic year
Table 1.1.2 How many full time personnel has the library hired within the past year? 2023-24 academic year Broken out by tuition
Table 1.1.3 How many full time personnel has the library hired within the past year? 2023-24 academic year Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.1.4 How many full time personnel has the library hired within the past year? 2023-24 academic year Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.1.5 How many full time personnel has the library hired within the past year? 2023-24 academic year Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 1.1.6 How many full time personnel has the library hired within the past year? 2023-24 academic year Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.1.7 How many full time personnel has the library hired within the past year? 2023-24 academic year Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.2.1 How many full time personnel will the library hire over the next year? 2024-25 academic year?
Table 1.2.2 How many full time personnel will the library hire over the next year? 2024-25 academic year Broken out by tuition
Table 1.2.3 How many full time personnel will the library hire over the next year? 2024-25 academic year Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.2.4 How many full time personnel will the library hire over the next year? 2024-25 academic year Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.2.5 How many full time personnel will the library hire over the next year? 2024-25 academic year Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 1.2.6 How many full time personnel will the library hire over the next year? 2024-25 academic year Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.2.7 How many full time personnel will the library hire over the next year? 2024-25 academic year Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year?
Table 2.1.1 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2023 to 2024 academic year
Table 2.1.2 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2023 to 2024 academic year Broken out by tuition,
Table 2.1.3 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2023 to 2024 academic year Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.1.4 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2023 to 2024 academic year Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.5 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2023 to 2024 academic year Broken out by college type or Carnegie Class
Table 2.1.6 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2023 to 2024 academic year Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.1.7 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2023 to 2024 academic year Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.2.1 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2024 to 2025 academic year
Table 2.2.2 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2024 to 2025 academic year Broken out by tuition,
Table 2.2.3 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2024 to 2025 academic year Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.2.4 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2024 to 2025 academic year Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.5 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2024 to 2025 academic year Broken out by college type or Carnegie Class
Table 2.2.6 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2024 to 2025 academic year Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.2.7 How many full time library personnel retired or will retire this academic year? And how many are expected to retire over the next year? 2024 to 2025 academic year Broken out by gender of respondent
What skills is the library particularly interested in hiring for over the next few years?
Table 3.1 Which phrase best reflects your views about academic library diversity initiatives?
Table 3.2 Which phrase best reflects your views about academic library diversity initiatives? Broken out by tuition
Table 3.3 Which phrase best reflects your views about academic library diversity initiatives? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.4 Which phrase best reflects your views about academic library diversity initiatives? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.5 Which phrase best reflects your views about academic library diversity initiatives? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 3.6 Which phrase best reflects your views about academic library diversity initiatives? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.7 Which phrase best reflects your views about academic library diversity initiatives? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose
Table 4.1.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements through Library Associations
Table 4.1.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements through Library Associations Broken out by tuition
Table 4.1.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements through Library Associations Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.1.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements through Library Associations Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.1.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements through Library Associations Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.1.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements through Library Associations Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.1.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements through Library Associations Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.2.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on the Library Website
Table 4.2.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on the Library Website Broken out by tuition
Table 4.2.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on the Library Website Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.2.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on the Library Website Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.2.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on the Library Website Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.2.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on the Library Website Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.2.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on the Library Website Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.3.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on Social Media
Table 4.3.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on Social Media Broken out by tuition
Table 4.3.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on Social Media Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.3.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on Social Media Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.3.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on Social Media Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.3.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on Social Media Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.3.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcement on Social Media Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.4.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements Through Targeted Email Lists
Table 4.4.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements Through Targeted Email Lists Broken out by tuition.
Table 4.4.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements Through Targeted Email Lists Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.4.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements Through Targeted Email Lists Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.4.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements Through Targeted Email Lists Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.4.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements Through Targeted Email Lists Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.4.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements Through Targeted Email Lists Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.5.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements in Library and Higher Ed Publications
Table 4.5.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements in Library and Higher Ed Publications Broken out by tuition
Table 4.5.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements in Library and Higher Ed Publications Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.5.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements in Library and Higher Ed Publications Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.5.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements in Library and Higher Ed Publications Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.5.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements in Library and Higher Ed Publications Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.5.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements in Library and Higher Ed Publications Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.6.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Private Sector Job Boards (such as Indeed. Glassdoor. etc.)
Table 4.6.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Private Sector Job Boards (such as Indeed. Glassdoor. etc.) Broken out by tuition
Table 4.6.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Private Sector Job Boards (such as Indeed. Glassdoor. etc.) Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.6.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Private Sector Job Boards (such as Indeed. Glassdoor. etc.) Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.6.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Private Sector Job Boards (such as Indeed. Glassdoor. etc.) Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.6.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Private Sector Job Boards (such as Indeed. Glassdoor. etc.) Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.6.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Private Sector Job Boards (such as Indeed. Glassdoor. etc.) Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.7.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements on Blogs and Listservs
Table 4.7.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements on Blogs and Listservs Broken out by tuition
Table 4.7.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements on Blogs and Listservs Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.7.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements on Blogs and Listservs Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.7.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements on Blogs and Listservs Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.7.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements on Blogs and Listservs Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.7.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Announcements on Blogs and Listservs Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.8.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listing on Internal Library Publications and Job Boards
Table 4.8.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listing on Internal Library Publications and Job Boards Broken out by tuition
Table 4.8.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listing on Internal Library Publications and Job Boards Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.8.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listing on Internal Library Publications and Job Boards Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.8.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listing on Internal Library Publications and Job Boards Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.8.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listing on Internal Library Publications and Job Boards Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.8.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listing on Internal Library Publications and Job Boards Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.9.1 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listings with Library Science and other Schools
Table 4.9.2 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listings with Library Science and other Schools Broken out by tuition
Table 4.9.3 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listings with Library Science and other Schools Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.9.4 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listings with Library Science and other Schools Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.9.5 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listings with Library Science and other Schools Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 4.9.6 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listings with Library Science and other Schools Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.9.7 Rank the following hiring instruments for their value to you for this purpose. Job Listings with Library Science and other Schools Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.1 About how much did the library spend in the past year to advertise job openings, host candidates, attend job fairs and other costs associated with attracting and hiring new personnel? (in US)
Table 5.2 About how much did the library spend in the past year to advertise job openings, host candidates, attend job fairs and other costs associated with attracting and hiring new personnel? (in US) Broken out by tuition
Table 5.3 About how much did the library spend in the past year to advertise job openings, host candidates, attend job fairs and other costs associated with attracting and hiring new personnel? (in US) Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.4 About how much did the library spend in the past year to advertise job openings, host candidates, attend job fairs and other costs associated with attracting and hiring new personnel? (in US) Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.5 About how much did the library spend in the past year to advertise job openings, host candidates, attend job fairs and other costs associated with attracting and hiring new personnel? (in US) Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 5.6 About how much did the library spend in the past year to advertise job openings, host candidates, attend job fairs and other costs associated with attracting and hiring new personnel? (in US) Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.7 About how much did the library spend in the past year to advertise job openings, host candidates, attend job fairs and other costs associated with attracting and hiring new personnel? (in US) Broken out by gender of respondent
How would you describe the overall outlook for new positions in your academic library? Will the number of mandated positions increase? Decrease? If so, in which areas or for which titles?
Table 6.1 In general how would you describe the salaries and benefits packages that your college or university offers to new hires?
Table 6.2 In general how would you describe the salaries and benefits packages that your college or university offers to new hires? Broken out by tuition
Table 6.3 In general how would you describe the salaries and benefits packages that your college or university offers to new hires? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.4 In general how would you describe the salaries and benefits packages that your college or university offers to new hires? Broken out by public or private college
Table 6.5 In general how would you describe the salaries and benefits packages that your college or university offers to new hires? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 6.6 In general how would you describe the salaries and benefits packages that your college or university offers to new hires? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 6.7 In general how would you describe the salaries and benefits packages that your college or university offers to new hires? Broken out by gender of respondent
Which particular advertising venues described above, or others, have you found most useful? Please be specific, naming particular publications and websites, social media sites or other venues, URLs included if possible
Table 7 Does your academic library have any of the following?
Table 7.1.1 Does your academic library have any of the following? A standing hiring committee
Table 7.1.2 Does your academic library have any of the following? A standing hiring committee Broken out by tuition
Table 7.1.3 Does your academic library have any of the following? A standing hiring committee Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.1.4 Does your academic library have any of the following? A standing hiring committee Broken out by public or private college
Table 7.1.5 Does your academic library have any of the following? A standing hiring committee Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 7.1.6 Does your academic library have any of the following? A standing hiring committee Broken out by age of respondent
Table 7.1.7 Does your academic library have any of the following? A standing hiring committee Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 7.2.1 Does your academic library have any of the following? Ad hoc hiring committees formed for specific jobs
Table 7.2.2 Does your academic library have any of the following? Ad hoc hiring committees formed for specific jobs Broken out by tuition
Table 7.2.3 Does your academic library have any of the following? Ad hoc hiring committees formed for specific jobs Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.2.4 Does your academic library have any of the following? Ad hoc hiring committees formed for specific jobs Broken out by public or private college
Table 7.2.5 Does your academic library have any of the following? Ad hoc hiring committees formed for specific jobs Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 7.2.6 Does your academic library have any of the following? Ad hoc hiring committees formed for specific jobs Broken out by age of respondent
Table 7.2.7 Does your academic library have any of the following? Ad hoc hiring committees formed for specific jobs Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 7.3.1 Does your academic library have any of the following? A separate committee for hiring students and/or part timers
Table 7.3.2 Does your academic library have any of the following? A separate committee for hiring students and/or part timers Broken out by tuition
Table 7.3.3 Does your academic library have any of the following? A separate committee for hiring students and/or part timers Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.3.4 Does your academic library have any of the following? A separate committee for hiring students and/or part timers Broken out by public or private college
Table 7.3.5 Does your academic library have any of the following? A separate committee for hiring students and/or part timers Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 7.3.6 Does your academic library have any of the following? A separate committee for hiring students and/or part timers Broken out by age of respondent
Table 7.3.7 Does your academic library have any of the following? A separate committee for hiring students and/or part timers Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 8.1 How transparent is the hiring process in your library?
Table 8.2 How transparent is the hiring process in your library? Broken out by tuition
Table 8.3 How transparent is the hiring process in your library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.4 How transparent is the hiring process in your library? Broken out by public or private college
Table 8.5 How transparent is the hiring process in your library? Broken out by type of college or Carnegie Class
Table 8.6 How transparent is the hiring process in your library? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 8.7 How transparent is the hiring process in your library? Broken out by gender of respondent

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