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Primary Research Group has published The Survey of Higher Education Faculty: Use of Library Reference, Info Literacy and Subject Specialist Staff, ISBN 1-57440-138-6.
The study presents data on how higher
education faculty in the
use the virtual reference services, subject specialists and info literacy staff of their
academic library. It includes specific data on the percentage of faculty that use virtual
reference, how often they use it, and
similar data on awareness and use of library subject
specialists, as well as data on contact with information
literacy staff and tendency to incorporate info literacy
concepts into teaching.
The data
is based on a survey of more than 550 higher education faculty
in the United
States
and
Just a
few of the report’s many findings are
that:
†
70.53% of faculty in the
sample have ever used their academic library’s virtual
reference services.
Use was far more likely in the
†
Only 37.76% of the faculty
in the sample believed that their college library had a
subject specialist in their area of scholarship.
† Faculty at research universities were the least likely among faculty at various
types of
colleges to have added an info literacy component to their
classes.
† Faculty at specialized colleges, such as music conservatories and seminaries, for example, were more likely to need help than faculty at other types of colleges. More than 30% said that they needed help frequently and that the librarians usually come through for them.
†
Use of subject specialists
was much higher by faculty at private than at public
colleges.
The
68-page study is available from Primary Research Group or from
major book
distributors; for further information, view our
website at www.PrimaryResearch.com or
call us
at 212-736-2316. The report is available for $89.50; site
licenses are also available.