Research & Links About Academic Libraries
National Center for Education
Research. National Statistics on Academic Libraries. 2000. [pdf]
Statistical breakdowns by the NCES on 3,527 libraries in postsecondary degree
granting institutions in the United States (all libraries on one campus count
as one)
OCLC,
Inc. How Academic Libraries Can Influence Students’ Web-Based Information
Choices. 2002. [pdf]
A survey that looks at how students use the Web to do course assignments,
which role libraries play in that process, and how libraries can improve the
service to students.
OCLC, Inc. College Students' Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources
Another report from OCLC that examines the information-seeking habits and preferences
of international college students.
Library
Research Service and the Colorado Academic Library Consortium. The 2005 Colorado
Academic Library Impact Study.
A study to gain a greater understanding of how academic libraries help students
learn, and to assess how libraries assist instructors in their teaching and
related activities in the state of Colorado.