In
1996 the Visual
Resources Association Executive Board established an ad hoc
committee to survey
the VRA membership on professional status issues. The committee, designated
the Ad Hoc Professional Status Survey Committee, was formed in the summer of
1997 after committee chair John Taormina issued a call for volunteers in the
spring 1997 VRA Bulletin. It was intended that the survey
investigate such issues
as levels of education, years in the profession, institutional
rank, and salaries,
as well as sizes of collections, circulation and acquisition
statistics, staffing
levels, library policies, patron groups, collection development, etc. Another
goal of this survey process, in addition to collecting important data for the
profession, was to establish a standard body of questions and an
easily adaptable
and reusable format so that similar gatherings of data could be conducted on
a regular basis, perhaps every four or five years.
The Committee initially included five VRA members: Marlene Gordon,
Mark Pompelia,
Marcia Focht, John Taormina, and Margaret Webster. To begin the process, in
July 1997 Margaret Webster distributed to the committee several surveys that
had been conducted over the years, which she had collected. After reviewing
this large body of archival material, the committee began identifying areas
and questions to include in the proposed new survey; this process continued
throughout the year.
In January 1998 Margaret Webster, in her capacity as
VRA–ARLIS/NA liaison,
approached the committee chair and proposed conducting a joint
survey with ARLIS/NA
since that organization also planned to survey its membership as
part of a strategic
planning process and the ARLIS/NA survey would include professional
status issues.
A VRA-ARLIS/NA joint survey was subsequently approved by both
organizations.
Four additional
members were added to the committee in 1998: Christine Bunting, representing
the ARLIS/NA Visual Resources Advisory Committee, Brenda
MacEachern, Naomi Weiss,
and Lynda White.
From
June to August
1998 committee members developed and produced the final draft of
the VRA-ARLIS/NA
Professional Status Survey. The survey sought information in six areas: (1)
personal data, (2) qualifications, (3) position data, (4)
professional activities,
(5) collection data, and (6) institutional data. The last two areas
were included
only to place the rest of the data in context. It was decided that,
while this
was valuable information, a professional status survey was not the place to
gather extensive data on collections and institutions.
In January 1999,
727 copies of the survey were mailed to all individual members of the Visual
Resources Association and to the members of the Visual Resources Division of
ARLIS/NA. The return rate was 35 percent with 251 completed surveys
being returned.
Committee member Lynda White recorded the information from all completed surveys into a spreadsheet. The following tabulated results were first published in the Spring 2000 issue of the VRA Bulletin (Vol. 27, No. 1, pp. 17-30). An analysis of the survey by Lynda White was published in the Fall 2001 VRA Bulletin (Vol. 28, No. 3, pp. 39-52) as part of the special issue, “Professional Issues in Visual Resources,” guest edited by Jenni Rodda.
John
J. Taormina
Duke University
The following data from the 1999 VRA-ARLIS/NA Professional Status survey was tabulated and collated by VRA Ad Hoc Professional Status Survey Committee member Lynda White, University of Virginia. When percentages do not add up to 100 percent it is because not everyone responded to the question. The listing of the data results is organized in the same format as the original survey in six areas: (1) personal data, (2) qualifications, (3) position data, (4) professional activities, (5) collection data, and (6) institutional data.
1.1 Gender (please check one): 205 [83%] Female 43 [17%] Male
1.2 Age group (please check one):
2 [ 0%] ___2025
11 [ 4%] ___2630
18 [ 7%] ___3135
30 [12%] ___3640
49 [20%] ___4145 Under 41 = 187 Over 41 = 248 [75%]
50 [20%] ___4650
49 [20%] ___5155
26 [10%] ___5660
9 [ 4%] ___6065
4 [ 2%] ___66+
2.0 QUALIFICATIONS
2.1 What degrees have you attained (please check all that apply)?
249 [99%] __BA/BS/BFA
144 [57%] __MA/MS
20 [ 8%] __MFA
2 [ 1%] __MBA
81 [32%] __MLS
20 [ 8%] __PhD
19 [ 8%] __Other
2.2 Please list your fields of study:
Bachelors:
Masters:
Doctorate:
81 [32%] Respondents with MLS
144 [57%] Respondents with MA
114 [45%] Respondents with Art History BA
75 [30%] Respondents with Studio BA/BFA
110 [44%] Respondents with Art History MA
22 [ 9%] Respondents with Studio MFA
2.3 Of how many languages, including your birth (primary) language, do you have a working knowledge (please check one)?
50 [20%]_1 language
81 [32%]_2 languages Percent of respondents with 2 or more languages = 77%
81 [32%] 3 languages
34 [13%] More than 3 languages
2.4 Please specify any visual resources training you have had (please check all that apply):
181 [72%]___Selftaught**
106 [42%]___Onthejob training as student
101 [40%]___Onthejob training as assistant
24 [10%]___Internship
110 [44%]___Workshops
77 [31%]___University of Texas/Austin Workshop
165 [66%]___Conferences**
52 [21%]___Credit course work in Library and Information Science
26 [10%]___Other:
2.5 What kinds of technical knowledge do you possess (please check all that apply)?
2.5.1 Computer:
141 [56%]___Database development
190 [75%]___Database management
75 [30%]___Desktop publishing
136 [54%]___Digital imaging
249 [99%]___Email**
62 [25%]___Hardware installation
230 [91%]___Internet searching**
31 [12%]___Network management/administration
57 [23%]___Integrated library system use. Which software (e.g., NOTIS, III, DRA, Sirsi, etc.)
14 NOTIS 4 Sirsi 2 III 6 DRA 22 Other
25 [10%]___Server management
128 [51%]___Software installation
115 [46%]___Spreadsheets
103 [41%]___Website development
77 [31%]___Website management
235 [93%]___Word processing**
2.5.2 Photography:
Copy Photography:
39 [15%]___None 32% are none or minimal
39 [15%]___Minimal
92 [37%]___Average 37% are average
75 [30%]___Extensive 30% are extensive
Darkroom Photography:
104 [41%]___None 67% are none or minimal
63 [25%]___Minimal
43 [17%]___Average
17 [ 7%]___Extensive
Original Photography:
43 [17%]___None 47% are none or minimal
75 [30%]___Minimal
82 [33%]___Average
36 [14%]___Extensive
2.6 How much related work experience do you have (please list all that apply)?
Years as visual resources professional: 10.88 Average for all respondents
Years as library professional: 03.18 Average for all respondents
Years as visual resources paraprofessional: 1.24 Average for all respondents
Years as library paraprofessional: 1.06 Average for all respondents
Years in current position: 9.74 Average for all respondents
Years at institution: 11.17 Average for all respondents
3.0 POSITION DATA
3.1.1 What is your "working" job title (please check all that apply)?
71 [28%]___Librarian:
22 [ 9%]___Head
10 [ 4%]___Associate
9 [ 4%]___Assistant
34 [ 7%]___Other:
147 [58%]___Visual Resources Curator:
104 [41%]___Head
3 [ 1%]___Associate
5 [ 2%]___Assistant
0 [ 5%]___Other:
18 [7%] ___Visual Resources/Media Specialist
14 [6%] ___Head
2 [1%] ___Associate
2 [1%] ___Assistant
12 [5%] ___Other:
3.1.2 What is your "official" job title (e.g., curator, manager of technical services, librarian II, museum scientist I, etc.)?
[Cannot compile with spreadsheet.]
3.2.1 What is your status within your institution (please check all that apply)?
166.5 [56%] ___Professional/Administrative
17 [ 6%] ___Paraprofessional
34.5 [12%] ___Clerical/Support
18 [ 6%] ___Technical
Faculty/Academic
20 [ 7%] ___Tenuretrack 34 [11%] ___Nontenure track
Rank: varies
6 [ 2%] ___Other: ______________
3.2.2 Do you have tenure? 27 [11%] ___Yes 216 [89%] ___No
3.2.3 Are you a member of a bargaining unit or union? 56 [23%] ___Yes 191 [77%] ___No
3.3.1 What are the terms of your appointment?
26 [10%] ___Hourly OR 189 [75%] _Salaried
30 [12%] ___Parttime: Hours per week ___22.62 average
181 [72%] ___Fulltime: Hours per week ___34.93 average
3.3.2 How many months per year is your appointment?
209 [83%] ___Twelve month
6 [ 2%] ___Eleven month
18 [ 7%] ___Nine month
13 [ 5%] ___Other:
3.3.3 Are you hired on a contract basis? 65 [26%] ___Yes 178 [71%] ___No
What is the term of your appointment? 34 [13%] ___Annual
86 [72%]___Continuing
3.3.4 Are you eligible for overtime? 040 [16%] ___Yes 204 [81%] ___No
3.3.5 Are you eligible for compensatory time? 109 [43%] ___Yes 129 [51%] ___No
3.3.6 How many hours/per week must a parttime employee in your position work in order to obtain benefits at your institution?
1 [ 0%] ___15
98 [39%] ___20
20 [ 8%] ___25
19 [ 8%] ___30
19 [ 8%] ___35
64 [25%] ___Other:
3.4.1 What is the range of your current salary in U.S. DOLLARS (please check only one)?
12 [ 5%] ___$15,000-19,999 10 [4%] ___$50,000-54,999
19 [ 8%] ___$20,000-24,999 3 [1%] ___$55,000-59,999
35 [14%] ___$25,000-29,999 6 [2%] ___$60,000-64,999
51 [21%] ___$30,000-34,999 3 [2%] ___$65,000-69,999
45 [18%] ___$35,000-39,999 1 [0%] ___$70,000-74,999
31 [12%] ___$40,000-44,999 2 [1%] ___$75,000-79,000
16 [ 6%] ___$45,000-49,999 12 [5%] ___Other:
3.4.2 How long have you been in your current position?
63 [25%] ___13 years
82 [33%] ___410 years
35 [14%] ___1115 years
26 [10%] ___1620 years
37 [15%] ___over 20 years
3.5 Benefits
3.5.1 Do you have annual leave (paid leave/vacation)? 234 [93%] ___Yes 13 [5%] ___No
How many days peryear? 17.22 average
Does leave carry over/accumulate? 158 [63%] ___Yes 69 [27%] ___No
Do you get paid leave for holidays? 228 [90%] ___Yes 7 [ 3%] ___No
Are you required to work during class intersession/breaks? 187 [74%] ___Yes 24 [10%] ___No
If not, do you get paid leave for class intersession/breaks? 12 [ 5%] ___Yes 7 [ 3%] ___No
3.5.2 Do you get sick leave? 234 [93%] ___Yes 12 [5%] ___No
How many days per year? 9.88 average
Does sick leave carry over/accumulate? 162 [64%] ___Yes 42 [17%] ___No
3.5.3 Does your institution provide disability insurance for your position?
219 [87%] ___Yes 22 [9%] ___No
108 [43%] ___Paid by institution
27 [11%] ___Paid by employee
72 [29%] ___Split between institution and employee
3.5.4 Does your institution provide life insurance for your position?
210 [83%] ___Yes 34 [13%] ___No
110 [44%] ___Paid by institution
37 [15%] ___Paid by employee
56 [22%] ___Split between institution and employee
3.5.5.1 Does your institution provide health insurance for your position?
235 [93%] ___Yes 12 [5%] ___No
64 [25%] ___Paid by institution
13 [ 5%] ___Paid by employee
150 [60%] ___Split between institution and employee
3.5.5.2 Is health insurance also available for (please check all that apply)?
225 [89%] ___Family member (husband, wife, children, etc.)
80 [32%] ___Domestic partner
91 [36%] ___Parttime employees
3.5.6.1 Does your institution provide vision insurance for your position?
139 [55%] ___Yes 105 [42%] ___No
46 [18%] ___Paid by institution
21 [ 8%] ___Paid by employee
67 [27%] ___Split between institution and employee
3.5.6.2 Is vision insurance also available for (please check all that apply)?
122 [48%] ___Family member (husband, wife, children, etc.)
43 [17%] ___Domestic partner
46 [18%] ___Parttime employees
3.5.7.1 Does your institution provide dental insurance for your position?
213 [85%] ___Yes 34 [13%] ___No
65 [26%] ___Paid by institution
32 [13%] ___Paid by employee
119 [47%] ___Split between institution and employee
3.5.7.2 Is dental insurance also available for (please check all that apply)?
199 [79%] ___Family member (husband, wife, children, etc.)
63 [25%] ___Domestic partner
66 [26%] ___Parttime employees
3.5.8 Does your institution provide paid maternity/ paternity leave for your position?
159 [63%] ___Yes 69 [27%] ___No
3.5.9 Does your institution provide paid family medical leave for your position?
139 [55%] ___Yes 81 [32%] ___No
3.5.10 Does your institution provide a retirement plan for your position?
235 [93%] ___Yes 13 [5%] ___No
64 [25%] ___Paid by institution
7 [ 3%] ___Paid by employee
154 [61%] ___Split between institution and employee
3.5.11 Does your institution have a mechanism for employeecontributed retirement plans?
217 [86%] ___Yes 20 [8%] ___No
3.5.12 Does your institution provide resources for child care for your position?
69 [27%] ___Yes 161 [70%] ___No
2 [ 1%] ___Paid by institution
49 [19%] ___Paid by employee
10 [ 4%] ___Split between institution and employee
3.5.13 Does your institution provide a tuition/fee waiver for courses at your institution or elsewhere for your position?
205 [81%] ___Yes 37 [15%] ___No
(Please check all that apply.)
194 [77%] ___Self
116 [46%] ___Family member (husband, wife, children, etc.)
22 [ 9%] ___Domestic partner
37 [15%] ___Parttime employees
3.5.14 Does your institution provide professional development for your position?
230 [91%] ___Yes 16 [6%] ___No
(Please check all that apply.)
107 [42%] ___Access to grants, fellowships, research funds
Conference travel support (paid):
63 [25%] ___Full 134 [53%] ___Partial
167 [66%] ___Workshop/training support (paid)
28 [11%] ___Sabbatical (paid)
124 [30%] ___Release time to attend class (paid)
185 [73%] ___Release time to attend conferences (paid)
111 [44%] ___Release time for other research/professional activities (paid)
3.6 Personnel Issues:
3.6.1 Are you required to write an annual report? 105 [42%] ___Yes 141 [56%] ___No
If not required, do you write an annual report? 80 [32%] ___Yes 55 [22%] ___No
Does it include (please check all that apply)?
150 [60%] ___Personal/professional activities
172 [68%] ___Unit activities and statistics
148 [59%] ___Goals for future
3.6.2 Are you regularly evaluated by your supervisor? 214 [85%] ___Yes 31 [12%] ___No
If so, how?
68 [27%] ___Written
8 [ 3%] ___Oral
136 [54%] ___Both
If so, how often?
188 [75%] ___Annual 28 [11%] ___Other than annual:
3.6.3 Do you have access to a grievance process? 216 [86%] ___Yes 23 [9%] ___No
Who regulates that process (please check all that apply)?
69 [27%] ___Supervisor
49 [19%] ___College
29 [12%] ___Department
8 [ 3%] ___Library
136 [54%] ___Human resources
12 [ 5%] ___State mandate
8 [ 3%] ___Faculty forum
45 [18%] ___Union/bargaining unit
13 [ 5%] ___Other: ______________
3.6.4 Do you have opportunity for promotion in your current position?
64 [25%] ___Yes 178 [71%] ___No
Is promotion:
66 [ 26%] ___ Supervisor reviewed AND/OR 22 [9%] ___Peer reviewed
3.6.5 Do you/can you participate in governance/decision making of your unit (either at the departmental level or institutional level)? 177 [70%] ___Yes 59 [23%] ___No
3.6.6.1 Has your position been upgraded (changed in rank, grade, pay scale, etc.) within the last five years?
104 [41%] ___Yes 140 [56%] ___No
If yes, why (please check all that apply)?
64 [25%] ___Position was reassessed
49 [19%] ___Job duties were expanded
4 [ 2%] ___You obtained higher degree
22 [ 9%] ___Change in departmental administration made upgrade amenable
6 [ 2%] ___Unionization required an upgrade
12 [ 5%] ___Increased funding made an upgrade possible
23 [ 9%] ___Other reason: Varies greatly
3.6.6.2 Has your position been changed within the last five years without a change in rank, grade,
pay scale, etc.? 63 [25%] ___Yes 175 [70%] ___No
3.6.6.3 Has your position been downgraded in the last five years?
12 [ 5%] ___Yes 227 [90%] ___No
3.6.7 To whom do you directly report?
25 [10%] ___Dean
12 [ 5%] ___Director of school
115 [46%] ___Department chairperson
47 [19%] ___Library director/Assistant director
7 [ 3%] ___Branch librarian
7 [ 3%] ___Museum director/Assistant director
14 [ 6%] ___Head of visual resources unit
3 [ 1%] ___Corporate administrative officer
23 [ 9%] ___Other
3.7 What job responsibilities are you personally responsible for in your current position (please check all that apply)?
3.7.1 Administrative:
196 [78%] ___Budget preparation/management for unit/ subunit
134 [53%] ___Committee service
170 [67%] ___Planning for new facilities/facilities improvement
133 [53%] ___Personnel: hiring staff
152 [60%] ___Personnel: supervising staff
127 [50%] ___Personnel: evaluating staff
107 [42%] ___Personnel: terminating staff
187 [74%] ___Personnel: hiring students
198 [79%] ___Personnel: supervising students
162 [64%] ___Personnel: evaluating students
159 [63%] ___Personnel: terminating students
73 [29%] ___Personnel: hiring volunteers
80 [32%] ___Personnel: supervising volunteers
68 [27%] ___Personnel: evaluating volunteers
64 [25%] ___Personnel: terminating volunteers
175 [69%] ___Purchasing decisions: audiovisual equipment
161 [64%] ___Purchasing decisions: computer equipment
219 [87%] ___Purchasing decisions: media (slides, photographs, films, videos, CDROMs, etc.)
186 [74%] ___Purchasing decisions: nonvisual resources supplies
220 [87%] ___Purchasing decisions: visual resources supplies (mounts, labels, film, etc.)
101 [40%] ___Scheduling/supervision of AV equipment, projectionists, facilities
152 [60%] ___Training: staff
196 [78%] ___Training: students
81 [32%] ___Training: volunteers
3.7.2 Clerical:
162 [64%] ___Authority/artist/guide card production
190 [75%] ___Data entry
173 [69%] ___Filing
184 [73%] ___Label production
149 [59%]___Slide/photograph binding/labeling
158 [63%] ___Slide/photograph filing
124 [49%] ___Personnel: payroll preparation/timecard management
145 [58%] ___Photocopying
152 [60%] ___Purchasing: processing paperwork
197 [78%] ___Typing/word processing
3.7.3 Collection development and management:
221 [88%] ___Accessioning/deaccessioning
223 [88%] ___Acquisitions (ordering new images: copy photography and commercial)
218 [87%] ___Cataloging/classification (includes subject heading/indexing)
198 [79%] ___Circulation control
3.7.4 Commercial:
85 [34%] ___Photo services
69 [27%] ___Rights and permissions
3.7.5.1 Reference:
149 [59%] ___Online bibliographic or Internet searching
210 [83%] ___User reference/assistance
183 [73%] ___User instruction/orientation/workshops
3.7.5.2 How many hours do you devote to patron instruction/orientation per week?
178 [71%] ___15
44 [17%] ___510
9 [ 4%] ___1520
1 [ 0%] ___over 20
3.7.6.1 Teaching:
4 [ 0%] ___Architecture
11 [ 4%] ___Art
1 [ 0%] ___Art Education
34 [13%] ___Art History
3 [ 1%] ___Design
7 [ 3%] ___Photography
14 [ 6%] ___Visual Resources Curatorship/Management
14 [ 6%] ___Other
3.7.6.2 If applicable, how many credits do you teach per term (quarter or semester)?
34 [13%] ___13
5 [ 2%] ___46
4 [ 2%] ___more than 6
3.7.7 Technical:
89 [34%] ___Computer support or maintenance (general) for department/unit
147 [58%] ___Database development
199 [79%] ___Database/catalog management
41 [16%] ___Desktop publishing
129 [51%] ___Digital imaging/scanning/image manipulation
218 [87%] ___Email
109 [43%] ___Equipment maintenance (audiovisual, copiers, typewriters, etc.)
48 [19%] ___Hardware installation
180 [71%] ___Internet searching
50 [20%] ___Integrated library system use
30 [12%] ___Network management/administration
124 [49%] ___Photography
25 [10%] ___Server management
106 [42%] ___Software installation
87 [35%] ___Spreadsheets
87 [35%] ___Website development
72[29%] ___Website management
204 [81%] ___Word processing
3.7.8 Other responsibilities: 15 [ 6%] varies
3.8 How do you rate your job satisfaction?
79 [31%] ___Highly satisfied
146 [58%] ___Satisfied
20 [ 8%] ___Dissatisfied
4 [ 2%] ___Highly dissatisfied
4.0 PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
4.1 Are you expected to be involved in professional activities in your position?
186 [74%] ___Yes 59 [23%] ___No
4.2.1 Do you regularly (every two or three years) attend professional conferences (please check all that apply)?
Regional: 179 [71%] ___Yes 45 [18%] ___No
National: 185 [73%] ___Yes 50 [20%] ___No
International: 24 [10%] ___Yes 148 [59%] ___No
4.2.2 Do you regularly (every two or three years) participate (moderate, present papers, etc.) at professional conferences
(please check all that apply)?
Regional: 70 [28%] ___Yes 151 [60%] ___No
National: 74 [29%] ___Yes 157 [62%] ___No
International: 14 [ 6%] ___Yes 169 [67%] ___No
4.3.1 Have you ever held a committee position in a professional organization?
135 [54%] ___Yes 114 [45%] ___No
4.3.2 Have you ever been an officer in a professional organization?
85 [34%] ___Yes 162 [64%] ___No
4.3.3 Have you ever served on editorial or advisory boards?
Institutional: 50 [20%] ___Yes 186 [74%] ___No
Noninstitutional: 57 [23%] ___Yes 173 [69%] ___No
4.4.1 Are you expected to publish in your position?
31 [12%] ___Yes 218 [87%] ___No
4.4.2 Have you ever published in (please check all that apply)?
37 [15%] ___Art history publications
50 [20%] ___Library publications
13 [ 5%] ___Mediarelated publications (computer, film, photography, etc.)
44 [18%] ___Museum/gallery publications
90 [36%] ___Visual resources publications
40 [16%] ___Other: ______________
4.5 Of which of the following organizations do you have paid memberships(please check all that apply)?
18 [ 7%] ___American Association of Museums
18 [ 7%] ___American Library Association
3 [ 1%] ___American Institute of Archaeology
1 [ 0%] ___American Institute of Architects
117 [46%] ___Art Libraries Society (ARLIS)**
2 [ 1%] ___Art History Association
8 [ 3%] ___Canadian Visual Resources Curators
64 [25%] ___College Art Association**
6 [ 2%] ___Computers and the History of Art
2 [ 1%] ___MidAmerica College Art Association
7 [ 3%] ___Midwest Art History Society
10 [ 4%] ___Museum Computer Network
6 [ 2%] ___Society of Architectural Historians
15 [ 6%] ___Southeast College Art Conference
9 [ 4%] ___Special Library Association
25 [10%] ___Union (local/national)
224 [89%] ___Visual Resources Association**
52 [21%] ___Others:
4.6.1 Do you maintain nonmembership subscriptions to professional journals?
46 [18%] ___Yes 188 [75%] ___No
4.6.2 Are you on an internal routing list to review/read journals newly acquired by your institution?
57 [23%] ___Yes 177 [70%] ___No
4.6.3 Do you maintain subscriptions to professional listservs?
209 [83%] ___Yes 27 [11%] ___No
4.6.4 Does your institution maintain any memberships for you?
134 [53%] ___Yes 100 [40%] ___No
5.0 COLLECTION DATA
5.1.1 What is the total size of your collection (please include all media)?
242,382 average size for all respondents
5.1.2 What is the number of items, by media, in your collection?
Slides: 133,622 average
Photographs: 56,237 average
Study prints: 11,916 average
Films: 116 average
Videos: 937 average
CDROMs: 62 average
Digital images*: 2,004 average *Individual scan, not different file sizes of same scan.
Other:
5.2.1 What is the average total number of items acquired per year for last five years (please include all media): 4,802 average acquired for all respondents
5.2.2 What is the average number of items, by media, acquired per year for the last five years?
Slides: 3,847 average
Photographs: 399 average
Study prints: 18 average
Films: 2 average
Videos: 20 average
CDROMs: 3 average
Digital images*: 351 average *Individual scan, not different file sizes of same scan.
Other:
5.3 What is your VR materials acquisitions budget, or what do you allot for new VR materials including both commercial purchases (slides, photographs, films, videos, videodiscs, compact discs, etc.) and in house production (film, developing costs, chemicals, paper, digital production supplies such as blank discs and printing materials, etc.). This should not include curator/librarian, photographer, or student salaries, AV equipment, computer hardware/software, office supplies and furniture, etc.
12 [ 5%] ___Under $1,000
43 [17%] ___$1,000-2,500
50 [20%] ___$2,500-5,000
40 [16%] ___$5,001-7,500
23 [ 9%] ___$7,501-10,000
21 [ 8%] ___$10,001-15,000
9 [ 4%] ___$15,001-20,000
15 [ 6%] ___$20,001+
18 [ 7%] ___Not applicable
5.4 What is the average total number of items circulated per year for the last five years?
32,555 average
The average total circulated within your department/ unit? 16,045 average
The average total circulated outside of your department/unit? 3,128 average
The average total circulated outside of your institution? 203 average
65 did not report.
5.5 What is the average number of patrons, who have used your facility, per year, for the past five years?
Within department/unit: 516
Outside department/unit: 47
Outside institution: 47
89 did not report.
5.6.1 How many hours per week is your visual resources facility open to the public? 35 average
5.6.2 How many hours per week is your visual resources facility staffed? 38 average
5.7 Current staffing: Please supply in FTE (fulltime equivalent). If a task is regularly performed by a student rather than regular staff (e.g., photography), count the time as student time.
Number of professionals: 1.22 average
Number of paraprofessionals: .58 average
Number of technical: .16 average
Number of clerical: .16 average
Number of photographers: .09 average
Graduate students: .26 average
Undergraduate students: .73 average
Number of interns: .03 average
Number of volunteers: .15 average
5.8 Where is computer support available for your administrative unit at your institution (please check all that apply)?
64 [25%] ___Academic department
107 [42%] ___School/College
106 [42%] ___University
49 [19%] ___Library office
20 [ 8%] ___Museum office
8 [ 3%] ___Corporation office
7 [ 3%] ___Other: ______________
5.9 Services provided by your administrative unit (please check all that apply):
5.9.1 AudioVisual:
118 [47%] ___Audiovisual equipment (general)
118 [47%] ___Classroom projection equipment (all media). How many classrooms: 1.88 average
84 [33%] ___Study/review lab
58 [23%] ___Study/posting space
5.9.2 Collection:
229 [91%] ___Circulation control and filing activities
232 [92%] ___Collection development and management (acquisitions, cataloging, etc.)
227 [90%] ___Collection storage, conservation, and preservation
220 [87%] ___Production (mounting, binding, labeling)
223 [88%] ___User instruction/orientation/reference
5.9.3 Computer:
99 [39%] ___Computerrelated instruction for regular patrons
88 [35%] ___Computer support (software, hardware)
165 [65%] ___Database development within your unit
150 [60%] ___Database searching for regular patrons
132 [52%] ___Digital media development (webpage, CDROM, etc.) to support unit services
99 [39%] ___Imaging services (scanning, color correction) for regular patrons
5.9.4 Photography:
196 [78%] ___Copy photography for professional use (course support, presentations, etc.)
76 [30%] ___Copy photography for personal use
58 [23%] ___Original photography
31 [12%] ___Darkroom services
5.10 Programs served by your unit: What are the primary areas that your collection supports, e.g., you may lend images to anyone at your institution, but your primary focus may be Art and Art History (please check all that apply)?
5.10.1 For academic institutions:
162 [64%] ___Art
11 [ 4%] ___Arts Administration
75 [30%] ___Art Education
184 [73%] ___Art History
50 [20%] ___Art Museum
77 [31%] ___Architecture (includes Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning)
112 [44%] ___Architectural History
38 [15%] ___Cinema/Video
73 [29%] ___Design
90 [36%] ___Humanities (Classics, History, Literature, Languages, etc.)
104 [41%] ___Photography
58 [23%] ___All university/college units
29 [12%] ___Other: ______________
5.10.2 For nonacademic institutions:
12 [ 5%] ___Archives
6 [ 2%] ___Corporations
5 [ 2%] ___Historical societies
5.10.3 Museums/Galleries
26 [10%] ___Curatorial
23 [ 9%] ___Education
9 [ 4%] ___Other: ______________
5.11 Do you have a private office: 129 [51%] ___Yes 104 [41%] ___No
6.0 INSTITUTIONAL DATA
6.1.1 Name of your institution (optional):
6.1.2 Name of subunit (library, media center, visual resources collection, archive, etc.):
6.2.1 State/Province of your institution:
6.2.2 Country of your institution: 232 [92%] USA 17 [7%] Other: Canada, UK, Finland
6.3 If academic, what is the total enrollment at your institution? 11,389.8 average
6.4 With what kind of institution is your collection affiliated?
6.4.1 133 [53%] ___Public 112 [44%] ___Private
6.4.2
5 [ 2%] ___Archives
2 [ 2%] ___Corporation library
3 [ 1%] ___Corporation visual resources collection
2 [ 1%] ___Historical society library
0 [ 0%] ___Historical society visual resources collection
13 [ 5%] ___Museum library
20 [ 8%] ___Museum visual resources collection
4 [ 2%] ___Public library visual resources collection
32 [13%] ___University library
35 [14%] ___University visual resources collection
62 [25%] ___College/School visual resources collection
91 [36%] ___Department visual resources collection
6.5.1 If academic, what degrees are granted by your institution?
28 [11%] ___Associate
196 [78%] ___Bachelors
171 [68%] ___Masters
89 [35%] ___MastersProfessional
127 [50%] ___Doctorate
6.5.2 If academic, what degree programs are offered by your department?
8 [ 3%] ___Associate
169 [67%] ___Bachelors
110 [44%] ___Masters
38 [15%] ___MastersProfessional
51 [20%] ___Doctorate