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Tuesday, 11th May 2010

Research Highlights: The Survey of Academic Librarians: Opinion of the Usefulness of Certain Library Technologies (2010)

This is new report (fee-based) and available from Primary Research and a cost of $63.50. The complete reports includes 130 data tables.

However, like all Primary Research material the publishers provide a compilation of a few of the survey's findings.

Here's what the PR included for the "Academic Libraries: Opinion of the Usefulness of Certain Library Technologies" report.

Background

This study, based on a survey of more than 550 academic librarians [U.S. and Canada], presents 130 tables of data pinpointing academic librarian support and opposition to spending more on various library technologies. The report helps library administrators and vendors to gauge the level of academic librarian interest in certain library technologies, breaking it down by variables such as library department and college type.

Technologies covered include: laptops for patrons, computer labs, digital cameras, library management systems, e-books, student response systems or "clickers", content management systems, virtual whiteboards and other technologies.

Selected Findings

+ 32.39% of librarians sampled felt that their library should be spending more on optical scanning equipment; 3.28% felt they should spend less while 44.86% felt spending should remain the same.

+ Support for spending more on computer & technology labs was particularly strong in Canada.

+ 68% of librarians working in public colleges wanted to increase library spending on laptops for patrons.

+ Support for enhancing e-book collections was strongest among colleges with more than 20,000 students.

+ Support for more spending on content management systems was greatest among librarians working primarily in cataloging and technical services.

+ In general, older librarians strongly supported spending on virtual whiteboards; younger librarians, less so.

Source: Primary Research

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