INSTITUTIONS GRANTING ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREES

ACRL LIBRARY DATA TABLES 2002
SUMMARY DATA: TRENDS IN SPACE UTILIZATION AND BUILDING DESIGN
INSTITUTIONS GRANTING ASSOCIATE OF ARTS DEGREES  (A)
INSTITUTION COMPLETED LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS WITHIN PAST 10 YEARS
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			127			44.4
		NO			159			55.6
				TOTAL	286
NUMBER OF LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS
					COUNT			PERCENT
		0			162			56.6
		1 - 2			111			38.8
		3+			13			4.5
				TOTAL	286
WHEN MOST RECENT PROJECT COMPLETED
					COUNT			PERCENT
		LESS THAN 3 YEARS AGO			58			43.3
		3 - 6 YEARS AGO			45			33.6
		7 - 10 YEARS AGO			30			22.4
				TOTAL	134
SCOPE OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT
(PERCENTAGE OF LIBRARIES REPORTING EACH METHOD)
					COUNT			PERCENT
RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING					47			16.6
ADDITION TO AN EXISTING BUILDING					10			3.5
ADDITION & RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDING					25			8.8
NEW FREE-STANDING BUILDING					34			12.1
LIBRARY STORAGE FACILITY					0			0.0
LIBRARY WITHIN ANOTHER BUILDING					38			13.4
				LIBRARIES REPORTING	283
CURRENTLY PLANNING LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			80			28.0
		NO			206			72.0
				TOTAL	286
STAGE IN LIBRARY BUILDING PLANNING PROCESS
					COUNT			PERCENT
CONCEPT / FUNDRAISING PHASE					39			48.8
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PHASE					27			33.8
UNDER CONSTRUCTION					14			17.5
				TOTAL	80
INCLUDED IN COMPLETED OR PLANNED LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT
(PERCENT OF LIBRARIES REPORTING EACH METHOD)
					COUNT			PERCENT
AFTER-HOURS OR 24x7 SPACE					16			5.7
AUDITORIUM					13			4.6
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY					97			34.2
CAFÉ OR FOOD SERVICE					30			10.6
LIBRARY CONTROLLED CLASSROOMS					117			41.2
REGISTRAR CONTROLLED CLASSROOMS					34			12.1
COMPUTER LAB					118			41.4
GALLERY SPACE					53			18.7
GROUP STUDIES					128			44.9
INFORMATION COMMONS					115			40.5
LANGUAGE CENTER					5			1.8
LIBRARY SCIENCE DEPT OFFICES					27			9.6
MEDIA EQUIPMENT STORAGE/DISTRIB CENTER					88			31.0
MEDIA VIEWING ROOMS					96			33.8
MEDIA PRODUCTIONS ROOM/STUDIO					43			15.2
LIBRARY-SPONSORED MEETING/EVENT SPACE					84			29.5
NON-LIBRARY MEETING/EVENT SPACE					72			25.4
NON-LIBRARY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS					23			8.2
NON-LIBRARY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE SPACE					29			10.3
NON-LIBRARY BUSINESS OFFICE SPACE					5			1.8
RETAIL OR BOOKSTORE SPACE					7			2.5
RESEARCH CARRELS					81			28.5
SCANNING LAB					25			8.8
SPEAKING CENTER					3			1.1
STUDENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER					27			9.6
WRITING CENTER					25			8.8
OTHER					15			5.3
				LIBRARIES REPORTING	285
LIBRARY INCLUDES COMPACT SHELVING
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			31			17.8
		NO			142			81.6
				TOTAL	174
LIBRARY INCLUDES A COMPUTER LAB
					COUNT			PERCENT
NO, IN A SEPARATE BUILDING					37			21.4
YES, OPERATED BY NON-LIBRARY IT STAFF					16			9.2
YES, OPERATED BY LIBRARY STAFF					68			39.3
JOINTLY OPERATED BY LIBRARY AND IT STAFF					52			30.1
				TOTAL	173
LIBRARY INCLUDES INFORMATION COMMONS
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			141			80.6
		NO			34			19.4
				TOTAL	175
INFORMATION COMMONS INCLUDES A SERVICE POINT
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			107			71.8
		NO			42			28.2
				TOTAL	149
HOW INFORMATION COMMONS SERVICE POINT IS STAFFED
					COUNT			PERCENT
SINGLE SERVICE PT. W/ LIBRARY STAFF ONLY					87			76.3
SINGLE SERVICE PT. W/ IT STAFF ONLY					4			3.5
SINGLE SERVICE PT. W/ LIBRARY & IT STAFF					16			14.0
2 SERVICE PTS.: 1 FOR LIBRARY, 1 FOR IT STAFF					7			6.1
				TOTAL	114
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP TO IT STAFF
					COUNT			PERCENT
ADMINISTRATIVELY SEPARATE					93			82.3
ADMINISTRATIVELY COMBINED					14			12.4
SEPARATE, BUT PLANNING TO INTEGRATE					6			5.3
COMBINED, BUT PLANNING TO SEPARATE					0			0.0
				TOTAL	113
SPACE RELATIONSHIP TO IT STAFF
					COUNT			PERCENT
IN DIFFERENT BUILDING					63			56.3
SAME BUILDING WITH SEPARATE STAFF SPACE					42			37.5
SHARE SAME STAFF SPACE					7			6.3
				TOTAL	112
COLLABORATED ON LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS W/ NON-LIBRARY DEPTS/ENTITIES
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			97			56.4
		NO			75			43.6
				TOTAL	172
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP
	(PERCENT OF LIBRARIES REPORTING EACH METHOD)
					COUNT			PERCENT
ACADEMIC COMPUTING / IT					80			28.1
ENGLISH DEPT					25			8.8
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPT					7			2.5
OTHER HUMANITIES DEPT					11			3.9
SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPT					13			4.6
SCIENCE DEPT					13			4.6
UNDERGRAD COLLEGE / ARTS & SCI					5			1.8
GRAD SCHOOL DEPT					0			0.0
ENGLISH AS 2ND LANGUAGE DEPT/PROG					7			2.5
OTHER ACADEMIC DEPT					29			10.2
RES. HALLS, CAMPUS LIFE, DEAN OF STUDENTS					6			2.1
CAMPUS COPY/PRINTING SERVICE					8			2.8
CAMPUS BOOKSTORE					4			1.4
CAMPUS FOOD SERVICE					5			1.8
CAMPUS MUSEUM					2			0.7
REGISTRAR					6			2.1
BURSAR					5			1.8
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DEPT					52			18.3
				LIBRARIES REPORTING	285
COLLABORATED ON LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS W/ OUTSIDE ORGS OR ENTITIES
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			35			20.2
		NO			138			79.8
				TOTAL	173
OUTSIDE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP
(PERCENT OF LIBRARIES REPORTING EACH METHOD)
					COUNT			PERCENT
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL					3			1.1
LOCAL 2 OR 4 YEAR COLLEGE					4			1.4
OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INST.					0			0.0
OTHER LOCAL COMMERCIAL ACADEMIC INST.					1			0.4
PUBLIC LIBRARY					11			3.9
CITY GOVT AGENCY					6			2.1
COUNTY GOVT AGENCY					6			2.1
STATE AGENCY					14			5.0
OTHER LOCAL OR REGIONAL GOVT AGENCY					5			1.8
LOCAL PRIVATE LIBRARY					0			0.0
COMMERCIAL FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER					0			0.0
COMMERCIAL BOOKSTORE					0			0.0
COMMERCIAL COPY / PRINTING SERVICE					0			0.0
OTHER LOCAL RETAIL BUSINESS					0			0.0
OTHER LOCAL BUSINESS					3			1.1
PRIVATE FOUNDATION					6			2.1
OTHER LOCAL NON-GOVT ORG					2			0.7
OTHER OUTSIDE ORG / ENTITY					8			2.8
				TOTAL	282