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Faculty Surveys

Our 2006 survey of faculty members sought to determine their attitudes related to online resources, electronic archiving, teaching and learning and related subjects.  This study affords the opportunity to develop trend analysis of many measurements that we collected in the 2003 and 2000 faculty surveys. As in the past, we have developed a robust set of disciplinary and other demographic analyses that have allowed us to learn more about how best to serve the needs of different types of faculty members. In 2006, for the first time, we are also able to offer extensive comparison with the attitudes and perspectives of academic librarians on a host of related questions.

The surveys have produced many thousands of pages of data, so we have prepared a brief overview of some of the key findings. Some of the findings that have proved to be of greatest interest have focused on these topics:

  • Attitudes towards the possibility of a transition away from print format, both for scholarly journals and monographs
  • Perceptions of libraries and their value, including specific library functions, and how these perceptions are changing
  • Preferences in research practices, including disciplinary differences and changes over time
  • Attitudes towards archiving of both print and electronic resources
  • Preferences that lead authors to choose among scholarly journals in which to publish their articles, as well as attitudes towards digital repositories
We are working to share our findings from the survey in a variety of venues, including publications and conference presentations. If we can help you or your institution by providing additional findings or analysis, please contact Roger Schonfeld.

Presentations:


Publications:
  • Roger C. Schonfeld, "Faculty Information-Services Needs Are Changing: Findings from Ithaka’s 2006 Librarian and Faculty Studies," Educause Review (Forthcoming, August 2007).
  • Bruce Heterick and Roger C. Schonfeld, “The Future Ain’t What It Used to Be,” Serials 17, no. 3 (November 2004), 225-230.

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