DOI: 10.3886/icpsr37867.v1
title: Ithaka S+R Library Survey, United States, 2019
title: Version 1

description: The Ithaka S+R Library Survey 2019 examines strategy and leadership issues from the perspective of library deans and directors at not-for-profit four-year academic institutions across the United States. Respondents were asked about their strategies related to services and collections, discovery, budget and staffing, their leadership roles within and outside of the library, and their vision for the role of the library. Demographic variables include respondents' number of years in their position, respondents' age, their institution type (public/private), and Carnegie Classification.
description: This study aims to provide academic librarians and higher education leaders with information about chief librarians' visions and the opportunities and challenges they face in leading their organizations.
description: The list of US institutions that Ithaka S+R sampled from for the 2019 survey was generated from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education database in a manner consistent with previous cycles. The population included institutions with any of the following nine "Basic" classifications: Baccalaureate Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts and Sciences Focus Master's Colleges and Universities: Small Programs Master's Colleges and Universities: Medium Programs Master's Colleges and Universities: Larger Programs Doctoral/Professional Universities Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity This generated a list of 1,608 colleges and universities in the United States. Of these, 89 were excluded for a variety of reasons: they closed or lost accreditation, they did not operate their own library, there was no active library director, or the library director couldn't be identified.One individual from each institution was chosen as the contact person for the survey. Our final list of contacts included 1,481 library directors. This list included 30 individuals who serve as the director of the library for multiple institutions. Of the 1,481 individuals we attempted to contact, 39 email invitations bounced or failed. This brought our total population of invited directors to 1,442.
description: Respondents were asked about their strategies related to services and collections, discovery, budget and staffing, their leadership roles within and outside of the library, and their vision for the role of the library. Demographic variables include respondents' number of years in their position, respondents' age, their institution type (public/private), and Carnegie Classification.
description: Response Rates: The overall response rate was 46 percent, and response rates varied by Carnegie Classification. For additional information regarding response rates, please see the full report from the Ithaka S+R website.
description: Datasets: DS1: Ithaka S+R Library Survey, United States, 2019
description: Library deans and directors at not-for-profit four-year academic institutions across the United States. Smallest Geographic Unit: None
description: web-based surveyFor additional information on the Ithaka S+R Library Survey 2019, please visit the Ithaka S+R website.Questionnaire: Coded values are in parentheses (i.e. "(10)"). For matrix and multi-select questions, the variable names are below each item/statement in parentheses (i.e. "(Q3_1)").