Institutions offering Bachelor or Master of Arts Degrees

ACRL LIBRARY DATA TABLES 2002
SUMMARY DATA: TRENDS IN SPACE UTILIZATION AND BUILDING DESIGN
INSTITUTION COMPLETED LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS WITHIN PAST 10 YEARS
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			234			41.4
		NO			331			58.6
				TOTAL	565
NUMBER OF LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS COMPLETED WITHIN THE LAST 10 YEARS
					COUNT			PERCENT
		0			331			59.6
		1 - 2			193			34.8
		3+			31			5.6
				TOTAL	555
WHEN MOST RECENT PROJECT COMPLETED
					COUNT			PERCENT
		LESS THAN 3 YEARS AGO			111			46.1
		3 - 6 YEARS AGO			74			30.7
		7 - 10 YEARS AGO			56			23.2
				TOTAL	241
SCOPE OF THE LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT
(PERCENTAGE OF LIBRARIES REPORTING EACH METHOD)
					COUNT			PERCENT
RENOVATION OF AN EXISTING BUILDING					128			22.8
ADDITION TO AN EXISTING BUILDING					22			3.9
ADDITION & RENOVATION OF EXISTING BUILDING					53			9.5
NEW FREE-STANDING BUILDING					47			8.4
LIBRARY STORAGE FACILITY					6			1.1
LIBRARY WITHIN ANOTHER BUILDING					26			4.6
				LIBRARIES REPORTING	566
CURRENTLY PLANNING LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			174			31.0
		NO			387			69.0
				TOTAL	561
STAGE IN LIBRARY BUILDING PLANNING PROCESS
					COUNT			PERCENT
CONCEPT / FUNDRAISING PHASE					110			60.4
ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN PHASE					35			19.2
UNDER CONSTRUCTION					35			19.2
				TOTAL	182
INCLUDED IN COMPLETED OR PLANNED LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECT
(PERCENT OF LIBRARIES REPORTING EACH METHOD)
					COUNT			PERCENT
AFTER-HOURS OR 24x7 SPACE					92			16.5
AUDITORIUM					37			6.6
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY					133			23.7
CAFÉ OR FOOD SERVICE					112			20.0
LIBRARY CONTROLLED CLASSROOMS					223			39.7
REGISTRAR CONTROLLED CLASSROOMS					80			14.3
COMPUTER LAB					221			39.3
GALLERY SPACE					117			20.9
GROUP STUDIES					236			41.8
INFORMATION COMMONS					189			33.7
LANGUAGE CENTER					36			6.4
LIBRARY SCIENCE DEPT OFFICES					34			6.1
MEDIA EQUIPMENT STORAGE/DISTRIB CENTER					136			24.2
MEDIA VIEWING ROOMS					196			34.9
MEDIA PRODUCTIONS ROOM/STUDIO					83			14.8
LIBRARY-SPONSORED MEETING/EVENT SPACE					198			35.2
NON-LIBRARY MEETING/EVENT SPACE					159			28.3
NON-LIBRARY ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS					55			9.8
NON-LIBRARY ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE SPACE					76			13.6
NON-LIBRARY BUSINESS OFFICE SPACE					6			1.1
RETAIL OR BOOKSTORE SPACE					17			3.0
RESEARCH CARRELS					150			26.6
SCANNING LAB					78			14.0
SPEAKING CENTER					9			1.6
STUDENT ACADEMIC SUPPORT CENTER					46			8.2
WRITING CENTER					51			9.1
OTHER					47			8.4
				LIBRARIES REPORTING	564
LIBRARY INCLUDES COMPACT SHELVING
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			153			46.8
		NO			173			52.9
				TOTAL	327
LIBRARY INCLUDES A COMPUTER LAB
					COUNT			PERCENT
NO, IN A SEPARATE BUILDING					71			21.5
YES, OPERATED BY NON-LIBRARY IT STAFF					77			23.3
YES, OPERATED BY LIBRARY STAFF					79			23.9
JOINTLY OPERATED BY LIBRARY AND IT STAFF					103			31.1
				TOTAL	331
LIBRARY INCLUDES INFORMATION COMMONS
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			258			77.5
		NO			74			22.2
				TOTAL	333
INFORMATION COMMONS INCLUDES A SERVICE POINT
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			189			71.3
		NO			75			28.3
				TOTAL	265
HOW INFORMATION COMMONS SERVICE POINT IS STAFFED
					COUNT			PERCENT
SINGLE SERVICE PT. W/ LIBRARY STAFF ONLY					124			62.0
SINGLE SERVICE PT. W/ IT STAFF ONLY					19			9.5
SINGLE SERVICE PT. W/ LIBRARY & IT STAFF					29			14.5
2 SERVICE PTS.: 1 FOR LIBRARY, 1 FOR IT STAFF					27			13.5
				TOTAL	200
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP TO IT STAFF
					COUNT			PERCENT
ADMINISTRATIVELY SEPARATE					172			83.9
ADMINISTRATIVELY COMBINED					25			12.2
SEPARATE, BUT PLANNING TO INTEGRATE					6			2.9
COMBINED, BUT PLANNING TO SEPARATE					1			0.5
				TOTAL	205
SPACE RELATIONSHIP TO IT STAFF
					COUNT			PERCENT
IN DIFFERENT BUILDING					120			58.3
SAME BUILDING WITH SEPARATE STAFF SPACE					75			36.4
SHARE SAME STAFF SPACE					10			4.9
				TOTAL	206
COLLABORATED ON LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS W/ NON-LIBRARY DEPTS/ENTITIES
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			211			62.6
		NO			125			37.1
				TOTAL	337
COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP
	(PERCENT OF LIBRARIES REPORTING EACH METHOD)
					COUNT			PERCENT
ACADEMIC COMPUTING / IT					163			29.1
ENGLISH DEPT					40			7.1
FOREIGN LANGUAGE DEPT					31			5.5
OTHER HUMANITIES DEPT					36			6.4
SOCIAL SCIENCE DEPT					26			4.6
SCIENCE DEPT					28			5.0
UNDERGRAD COLLEGE / ARTS & SCI					22			3.9
GRAD SCHOOL DEPT					15			2.7
ENGLISH AS 2ND LANGUAGE DEPT/PROG					5			0.9
OTHER ACADEMIC DEPT					60			10.7
RES. HALLS, CAMPUS LIFE, DEAN OF STUDENTS					23			4.1
CAMPUS COPY/PRINTING SERVICE					19			3.4
CAMPUS BOOKSTORE					11			2.0
CAMPUS FOOD SERVICE					36			6.4
CAMPUS MUSEUM					7			1.3
REGISTRAR					22			3.9
BURSAR					8			1.4
OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE DEPT					98			17.5
				LIBRARIES REPORTING	561
COLLABORATED ON LIBRARY BUILDING PROJECTS W/ OUTSIDE ORGS OR ENTITIES
					COUNT			PERCENT
		YES			42			12.7
		NO			288			87.0
				TOTAL	331
OUTSIDE COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP
(PERCENT OF LIBRARIES REPORTING EACH METHOD)
					COUNT			PERCENT
LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL					5			0.9
LOCAL 2 OR 4 YEAR COLLEGE					5			0.9
OTHER LOCAL NON-PROFIT ACADEMIC INST.					6			1.1
OTHER LOCAL COMMERCIAL ACADEMIC INST.					2			0.4
PUBLIC LIBRARY					11			2.0
CITY GOVT AGENCY					5			0.9
COUNTY GOVT AGENCY					1			0.2
STATE AGENCY					12			2.1
OTHER LOCAL OR REGIONAL GOVT AGENCY					5			0.9
LOCAL PRIVATE LIBRARY					0			0.0
COMMERCIAL FOOD SERVICE PROVIDER					7			1.3
COMMERCIAL BOOKSTORE					1			0.2
COMMERCIAL COPY / PRINTING SERVICE					2			0.4
OTHER LOCAL RETAIL BUSINESS					0			0.0
OTHER LOCAL BUSINESS					2			0.4
PRIVATE FOUNDATION					10			1.8
OTHER LOCAL NON-GOVT ORG					2			0.4
OTHER OUTSIDE ORG / ENTITY					10			1.8
				TOTAL	559