Since 2014, eleven of the twenty-nine Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL) member institutions have participated in running the Ithaka S+R Local Faculty Survey on their campuses, providing a rich dataset of over 4,000 responses across the universities. This morning, we published findings on the research and teaching practices of these faculty members.
[This was the] first time we have translated our survey instrument into a language other than English as the CARL institutions requested both French and English versions.
[Clip] Key Findings
Faculty from CARL member institutions more strongly believe that the primary responsibility of the library should be facilitating their access to scholarly materials, as compared to supporting undergraduate student learning.
Source: Canadian Association of Research Libraries Faculty Survey Executive Summary of Findings (October 2016)
Faculty from CARL member institutions, similar to those in US institutions, have a clear preference for self-reliance in preserving their research data. Following the conclusion of a project, approximately three-quarters of respondents indicated that they preserve their research data themselves.
Source: Canadian Association of Research Libraries Faculty Survey Executive Summary of Findings (October 2016)
While faculty from CARL member institutions reported being more dependent on their university libraries than did those from the US and the UK, all three populations most highly value the role of the library in paying for needed resources.
CARL faculty members in the sciences and those with fewer years of experience in their field are most interested in integrating digital research activities and methodologies into their work, compared to peers in other disciplines and with greater levels of experience.
Similar to findings from the 2015 US Faculty Survey, CARL faculty members in the arts and humanities and social sciences are more inclined to begin their research process with the library’s website or catalog, whereas those in the sciences and medical, veterinary, and health science fields are more likely to turn to specific electronic resources or databases.
Source: Canadian Association of Research Libraries Faculty Survey Executive Summary of Findings (October 2016)
The survey was conducted at the following institutions:
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