Summary of data from MLA survey
CONTENTS:
Current employment: activities
MLA national membership and activities
MLA chapter membership and activities
MLA-L, email, professional associations
380 questionnaires were mailed out: 300 to MLA national members, randomly selected from membership list; 80 to nonmembers, selected from among those who attended the two most recent national conferences but were not national members and chapter members who were not national members. Of these 300 questionnaires mailed out, 246 replies were received (65% response rate); 245 were useable. 213 member replies received (71% response rate); 213 useable; 32 nonmember replies received (39% response rate); 31 useable.
This document lists the questions (or topics from each question) followed by a summary of the data for each question or topic. We have attempted to summarize the data in the way which makes most sense for each particular question. This is, essentially, the raw data. Please refer to the narrative section of the report for the interpretation of the data, significant findings, and the results of statistical tests.
Education, degrees, professional activity
Education and degrees
1. College degree:
212/213 members had a college degree (<99%). 30/31 nonmembers had a college degree (97%).
2. Members education: (N=213)
|
number |
% of members |
DEGREES OR STUDY IN MUSIC |
major(s) (select from list below): |
year awarded : |
|
97 |
46 |
BA (or equivalent) |
musicology: 44 (45% of BA, 21% of members) music ed: 11 (11% of BA, 5% of members) music therapy: 0 theory/comp: 8 (8% of BA, 4% of members) administration: 0 music technology: 0 vocal perf: 5 (5% of BA, 2% of members) instr perf: 20 (21% of BA, 9% of members) conducting: 0 other: 17 (18% of BA, 8% of members). Most common response: general music (12). no response: 6 multiple majors: 14 |
average year is 1969 |
|
73 |
34 |
BM (or equivalent) |
musicology: 20 (28% of BA, 9% of members) music ed: 16 (22% of BA, 8% of members) music therapy: 0 theory/comp: 10 (14% of BA, 5% of members) administration: 0 music technology: 0 vocal perf: 3 (4% of BA, 1% of members) instr perf: 32 (44% of BA, 15% of members) conducting: 0 other: 1 (1% of BA, <1% of members). multiple majors: 8 |
average year is 1974 |
|
167 |
78 |
BA and BM combined |
musicology: 64 (38% of degree, 30% of members) music ed: 16 (16% of degree, 13% of members) music therapy: 0 theory/comp: 18 (11% of degree, 8% of members) administration: 0 music technology: 0 vocal perf: 7 (4% of degree, 3% of members) instr perf: 52 (31% of degree, 24% of members) conducting: 0 other: 18 (11% of degree, 8% of members); most of these were "music" without specialization. multiple majors: 22 |
|
|
76 |
36 |
MA |
musicology: 55 (72% of MA, 26% of members) music ed: 5 (7% of MA, 2% of members) music therapy: 0 theory/comp: 10 (13% of MA, 5% of members) administration: 0 music technology: 0 vocal perf: 2 (3% of MA, 1% of members) instr perf: 9 (12% of MA, 4% of members) conducting: 0 other: 3 (4% of MA, 1% of members multiple majors/degrees: 8 |
average year is 1975 |
|
63 |
30 |
MM |
musicology: 49(40% of MM, 15% of members) music ed: 3 (5% of MM, 1% of members) music therapy: 0 theory/comp: 5 (8% of MM, 2% of members) administration: 0 music technology: 0 vocal perf: 1 (2% of MM, <1% of members) instr perf: 21 (33% of MM, 10% of members) conducting: 2 (3% of MM, 1% of members) other: 6 (9% of MM, 3% of members); split between vocal pedagogy and church music multiple majors: 6 |
average year is 1968 (low average due to several early MM degrees) |
|
134 |
63 |
MA and MM combined |
musicology: 86 (64% of degree, 40% of members) music ed: 16 (5% of degree, 3% of members) music therapy: 0 theory/comp: 15 (11% of degree, 7% of members) administration: 0 music technology: 0 vocal perf: 3 (2% of degree, 1% of members) instr perf: 29 (22% of degree, 14% of members) conducting: 2 (1% of degree, 1% of members) other: 8 (6% of degree, 4% of members multiple majors/degrees: 25 |
|
|
43 |
21 |
PhD/DMA/EdD |
musicology: 37 (86% of degree, 17% of members) music ed: 1 (2% of degree, <1% of members) music therapy: 0 theory/comp: 3 (7% of degree, 1% of members) administration: 0 music technology: 0 vocal perf: 0 instr perf: 4 (9% of degree, 2% of members) conducting: 0 other: 1 (2% of degree, <1% of members multiple majors/degrees: 3 |
average year is 1974 |
|
1 |
<1 |
diploma |
|
|
|
15 |
7 |
undergraduate coursework in music but not major |
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
graduate coursework in music; no degree |
|
|
|
10 |
5 |
other (please specify): |
|
|
ANY bachelors in music (BA or BM): 167 (78%). Note: some respondents had both degrees.
ANY masters in music (MA or MM): 134 (63%). Note: some respondents had both degrees.
ANY graduate degree in music (MA, MM, doctorate): 142 (67%). Note: some respondents had multiple graduate degrees; others had only one; still others had a music doctorate but not masters.
ANY degree in music at any level: 184 (86%).
|
number |
% of members |
DEGREES IN LIBRARY SCIENCE |
average year awarded : |
|
4 |
2 |
BA (or equivalent) |
1967 |
|
8 |
4 |
MLS (not ALA accredited or certified) |
1975 |
|
147 |
69 |
MLS (ALA accredited or certified) |
1981 |
|
28 |
13 |
MLS with music librarianship specialization |
1983 |
|
7 |
3 |
PhD |
1986 |
|
number |
% of members |
DEGREES IN FIELDS OTHER THAN MUSIC OR LIBRARY SCIENCE |
average year awarded |
|
|
39 |
17 |
BA/BS |
major: most popular: english (8); other languages (6); history (4); no other had more than 2. |
1967 |
|
13 |
6 |
MA/MS |
major: most common: english (2); french (2); german (2); all others were 1. |
1980 |
|
1 |
<1 |
PhD/EdD |
major: church music |
- |
|
1 |
<1 |
other (please specify) |
major: - |
- |
Nonmembers: (31 responses total):
|
number |
% |
DEGREES OR STUDY IN MUSIC |
major(s) (select from list below): |
average year awarded : |
|
9 |
29 |
BA (or equivalent) |
music administration (3); musicology (2); 1 each in music education, theory/comp, general music, 1 unspecified. |
1975 |
|
6 |
19 |
BM (or equivalent) |
instrumental performance (2); 1 each in music education, theory, musicology; 1 unspecified |
[meaningless]1 |
|
2 |
6 |
MA |
musicology (1); theory (1) |
[meaningless] |
|
5 |
16 |
MM |
musicology (4); theory (2) (1 double degree) |
[meaningless] |
|
1 |
3 |
PhD/DMA/EdD |
vocal performance |
[meaningless] |
|
0 |
|
diploma |
|
|
|
7 |
22 |
undergraduate coursework in music but not major |
|
|
|
0 |
|
graduate coursework in music; no degree |
|
|
|
1 |
3 |
other |
|
|
1
The numbers are too small to provide a meaningful average|
number |
% |
DEGREES IN LIBRARY SCIENCE |
average year awarded |
|
3 |
10 |
BA (or equivalent) |
[meaningless] |
|
0 |
|
MLS (not ALA accredited or certified) |
|
|
16 |
52 |
MLS (ALA accredited or certified) |
1975 |
|
2 |
6 |
MLS with music librarianship specialization |
|
|
0 |
|
PhD |
|
|
number |
% |
DEGREES IN FIELDS OTHER THAN MUSIC OR LIBRARY SCIENCE |
average year awarded: |
|
|
12 |
39 |
BA/BS |
major: all 1 each |
1965 |
|
5 |
16 |
MA/MS |
major: all 1 each |
|
|
2 |
6 |
PhD/EdD |
major: all 1 each |
|
|
0 |
|
other (please specify) |
major: |
|
2. Are you actively pursuing a degree or certificate now? Members: Yes: 20 (9%). Nonmembers: Yes: 4 (13%)
members: 9 are pursuing doctorate, 11 masters, 2 bachelors (2 are pursuing multiple degrees). Of doctorates: 6 are in musicology; of masters, 6 are in librarianship, 4 are in musicology.
3. How important are continuing education activities to your professional development or advancement?
Members: missing data: 18 (8%); 227 valid responses.
|
unimportant |
somewhat important |
important |
extremely important |
|
34 (15%) |
59 (26%) |
91 (40%) |
43 (19%) |
Nonmembers: missing data: 1 (3%); 30 valid responses.
|
unimportant |
somewhat important |
important |
extremely important |
|
7 (23%) |
7 (23%) |
7 (23%) |
9 (29%) |
4. Within your locale how often do you participate in
Members:
|
valid responses |
more than 2 per year |
% |
1-2 per year |
% |
fewer than 1 per year |
% |
never or almost never |
% |
|
|
national workshops or seminars |
191 |
4 |
2% |
41 |
21% |
66 |
35% |
80 |
42% |
|
regional workshops or seminars |
193 |
12 |
6% |
76 |
39% |
53 |
27% |
52 |
27% |
|
classes offered by an academic institution |
180 |
19 |
11% |
40 |
22% |
37 |
21% |
84 |
47% |
Nonmembers:
|
|
valid responses |
more than 2 per year |
1-2 per year |
fewer than 1 per year |
never or almost never |
|
national workshops or seminars |
27 (87%) |
1 (3%) |
7 (23%) |
6 (19%) |
13 (42%) |
|
regional workshops or seminars |
26 (84%) |
5 (16%) |
10 (32%) |
3 (10%) |
8 (26%) |
|
classes offered by an academic institution |
25 (81%) |
3 (10%) |
4 (13%) |
11 (35%) |
7 (23%) |
5. How often do you participate in any of the following outside your locale (i.e., requiring travel):
Members:
|
valid responses |
more than 2 per year |
% |
1-2 per year |
% |
fewer than 1 per year |
% |
never or almost never |
% |
|
|
national workshops or seminars |
199 |
6 |
3% |
71 |
36% |
61 |
31% |
61 |
31% |
|
regional workshops or seminars |
181 |
3 |
2% |
45 |
25% |
47 |
26% |
86 |
48% |
|
classes offered by an academic institution |
167 |
1 |
1% |
9 |
5% |
23 |
14% |
134 |
80% |
Nonmembers:
|
|
valid responses |
more than 2 per year |
1-2 per year |
fewer than 1 per year |
never or almost never |
|
national workshops or seminars |
26 (84%) |
1 (3%) |
5 (16%) |
10 (32%) |
10 (32%) |
|
regional workshops or seminars |
27 (87%) |
0 |
9 (29%) |
4 (13%) |
14 (45%) |
|
classes offered by an academic institution |
25 (81%) |
1 (3%) |
0 |
5 (16%) |
19 (61%) |
6. Please list any languages other than English in which you have some proficiency and indicate () the degree of proficiency on the following scale (include programming languages and scale appropriately):
|
excluding computer languages |
average proficiency |
- |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
|
ARABIC |
1.0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
ARMENIAN |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
CHINESE |
3.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
|
DANISH |
2.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
DUTCH |
2.3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
ESPERANTO |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
FARSI |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
FOOKIENSE |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
FRENCH |
2.2 |
1 |
46 |
72 |
55 |
16 |
|
GERMAN |
2.2 |
1 |
45 |
82 |
51 |
21 |
|
GREEK |
2.8 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
HEBREW |
2.0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
HINDI |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
HUNGARIAN |
4.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
ITALIAN |
1.8 |
0 |
45 |
25 |
18 |
4 |
|
JAPANESE |
2.3 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
|
KOREAN |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
|
LATIN |
2.3 |
1 |
27 |
15 |
6 |
1 |
|
MANDARIN |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
NORWEGIAN |
1.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
POLISH |
2.5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
PORTUGESE |
2.0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
RUSSIAN |
1.8 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
4 |
1 |
|
SANSKRIT |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
SERBO CROATIAN |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
SIGN |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
SPANISH |
1.9 |
1 |
31 |
35 |
6 |
7 |
|
SWEDISH |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
VIETNAMESE |
1.0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
WELSH |
2.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
YIDDISH |
2.3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
language |
speakers |
|
ARABIC |
2 |
|
ARMENIAN |
1 |
|
BASIC |
2 |
|
C |
2 |
|
CHINESE |
4 |
|
DANISH |
2 |
|
DOS/BASIC |
1 |
|
DUTCH |
7 |
|
ESPERANTO |
1 |
|
FARSI |
1 |
|
FOOKIENSE |
1 |
|
FORTRAN |
2 |
|
FRENCH |
190 |
|
GERMAN |
200 |
|
GREEK |
4 |
|
HEBREW |
8 |
|
HINDI |
1 |
|
HTML |
3 |
|
HUNGARIAN |
1 |
|
ITALIAN |
92 |
|
JAPANESE |
7 |
|
KOREAN |
3 |
|
LATIN |
50 |
|
MANDARIN |
1 |
|
NORWEGIAN |
1 |
|
PASCAL |
1 |
|
PERL |
1 |
|
POLISH |
2 |
|
PORTUGESE |
4 |
|
RUSSIAN |
24 |
|
SANSKRIT |
1 |
|
SERBO CROATIAN |
1 |
|
SIGN |
1 |
|
SPANISH |
80 |
|
SWEDISH |
2 |
|
VIETNAMESE |
1 |
|
WELSH |
2 |
|
YIDDISH |
4 |
|
excluding computer languages |
speakers |
|
ARABIC |
2 |
|
ARMENIAN |
1 |
|
CHINESE |
4 |
|
DANISH |
2 |
|
DUTCH |
7 |
|
ESPERANTO |
1 |
|
FARSI |
1 |
|
FOOKIENSE |
1 |
|
FRENCH |
190 |
|
GERMAN |
200 |
|
GREEK |
4 |
|
HEBREW |
8 |
|
HINDI |
1 |
|
HUNGARIAN |
1 |
|
ITALIAN |
92 |
|
JAPANESE |
7 |
|
KOREAN |
3 |
|
LATIN |
50 |
|
MANDARIN |
1 |
|
NORWEGIAN |
1 |
|
POLISH |
2 |
|
PORTUGESE |
4 |
|
RUSSIAN |
24 |
|
SANSKRIT |
1 |
|
SERBO CROATIAN |
1 |
|
SIGN |
1 |
|
SPANISH |
80 |
|
SWEDISH |
2 |
|
VIETNAMESE |
1 |
|
WELSH |
2 |
|
YIDDISH |
4 |
|
Total 32 languages |
|
|
13 missing responses; 232 valid responses |
7. Please check any of the following you have done during your career. These contributions need not be limited to music or librarianship; they can be in any field. Include any activity here you would feel comfortable placing on a professional resume or vita.
Members:
|
no. |
% |
activity |
|
104 |
49 |
published reviews (of books, scores, recordings, software, etc.) |
|
119 |
56 |
published articles or book chapters |
|
56 |
26 |
published books (author or coauthor) |
|
63 |
30 |
edited books, journals, or newsletters |
|
14 |
7 |
moderated an electronic list or discussion group |
|
12 |
6 |
published compositions |
|
38 |
18 |
appeared on recording, video, or radio/television broadcast (e.g., as featured performer or composer) |
|
81 |
38 |
organized sessions or workshops (through national or regional organizations or agencies) |
|
71 |
33 |
taught or led sessions or workshops (through national or regional organizations or agencies) |
|
119 |
56 |
presented papers at national or regional conventions |
|
74 |
3 |
gave recitals (as soloist, principal performer, or featured composer) |
|
70 |
33 |
received grants, commissions, or other awards or honors for professional work |
|
25 |
12 |
other (please describe): most responses duplicated entries in other categories already listed above. some unique responses include: maintaining web site, journal column, radio commentary, producer of recordings. |
|
no |
% |
cum % |
|
|
31 |
15 |
15 |
members responding to none of the above categories |
|
32 |
15 |
30 |
members responding to 1 of the above categories |
|
16 |
8 |
37 |
members responding to 2 of the above categories |
|
20 |
9 |
46 |
members responding to 3 of the above categories |
|
26 |
12 |
59 |
members responding to 4 of the above categories |
|
22 |
10 |
69 |
members responding to 5 of the above categories |
|
24 |
11 |
80 |
members responding to 6 of the above categories |
|
21 |
10 |
90 |
members responding to 7 of the above categories |
|
12 |
6 |
96 |
members responding to 8 of the above categories |
|
5 |
2 |
98 |
members responding to 9 of the above categories |
|
5 |
2 |
100 |
members responding to 10 of the above categories |
|
2 |
1 |
100 |
members responding to more than 10 of the above categories |
Nonmembers:
|
no. |
% |
activity |
|
6 |
19 |
published reviews (of books, scores, recordings, software, etc.) |
|
10 |
32 |
published articles or book chapters |
|
4 |
13 |
published books (author or coauthor) |
|
5 |
16 |
edited books, journals, or newsletters |
|
2 |
6 |
moderated an electronic list or discussion group |
|
2 |
6 |
published compositions |
|
5 |
16 |
appeared on recording, video, or radio/television broadcast (e.g., as featured performer or composer) |
|
5 |
16 |
organized sessions or workshops (through national or regional organizations or agencies) |
|
4 |
13 |
taught or led sessions or workshops (through national or regional organizations or agencies) |
|
5 |
16 |
presented papers at national or regional conventions |
|
9 |
29 |
gave recitals (as soloist, principal performer, or featured composer) |
|
6 |
19 |
received grants, commissions, or other awards or honors for professional work |
|
3 |
10 |
other (please describe): most responses duplicated entries in other categories already listed above. some unique responses include: maintaining web site, journal column, radio commentary, producer of recordings. |
|
no |
% |
cum % |
|
|
16 |
52 |
52 |
nonmembers responding to none of the above categories |
|
0 |
0 |
52 |
nonmembers responding to 1 of the above categories |
|
6 |
19 |
71 |
nonmembers responding to 2 of the above categories |
|
3 |
10 |
81 |
nonmembers responding to 3 of the above categories |
|
0 |
0 |
81 |
nonmembers responding to 4 of the above categories |
|
3 |
10 |
90 |
nonmembers responding to 5 of the above categories |
|
0 |
0 |
90 |
nonmembers responding to 6 of the above categories |
|
0 |
0 |
90 |
nonmembers responding to 7 of the above categories |
|
1 |
3 |
94 |
nonmembers responding to 8 of the above categories |
|
1 |
3 |
97 |
nonmembers responding to 9 of the above categories |
|
0 |
0 |
97 |
nonmembers responding to 10 of the above categories |
|
1 |
3 |
100 |
nonmembers responding to more than 10 of the above categories |
8. Please check any of the activities in the following list which you regularly do (or once regularly did):
Members:
|
no. |
% |
activity |
|
41 |
19 |
Solo singing |
|
105 |
49 |
Choral singing |
|
115 |
54 |
Solo instrument performing (specify): piano (40); organ (25); flute (10); violin (8); oboe (7); harpsichord (6); recorder (6); trumpet (5); guitar, lute (4 each); percussion, viola da gamba (3 each); cello, clarinet, horn, renaissance instruments, sax, viola (2 each); bassoon, trombone, tuba (1 each). |
|
103 |
48 |
Ensemble playing |
|
51 |
24 |
Conducting, directing, or coaching |
|
27 |
13 |
Composing or arranging |
|
63 |
30 |
Teaching (private) |
|
65 |
31 |
Sound recording collecting |
|
60 |
28 |
Book/score collecting |
|
36 |
17 |
Other music activities that are significant to you (please describe): responses here varied widely; the only collective response was concert attendance (10). Other activities ranged from various types of performance not listed elsewhere (e.g. play in caribbean band) to artistic director. |
nonmembers:
|
no. |
% |
activity |
|
5 |
16 |
Solo singing |
|
11 |
35 |
Choral singing |
|
7 |
23 |
Solo instrument performing (specify): piano (3); guitar (2); organ, violin, viola, sarod (1 each) |
|
11 |
35 |
Ensemble playing |
|
7 |
23 |
Conducting, directing, or coaching |
|
4 |
13 |
Composing or arranging |
|
4 |
13 |
Teaching (private) |
|
7 |
23 |
Sound recording collecting |
|
7 |
23 |
Book/score collecting |
|
6 |
19 |
Other music activities that are significant to you (please describe): responses here varied widely and included various forms of performance, radio broadcasting, giving folk dance workshops |
Since some of the above categories include multiple responses it does not make sense to investigate how many respondents checked two or more categories.
9. Please select those categories below which best describe your current employment (or your primary job if you have more than one): If you are employed in a library, please check all that apply from letters A through G. If you are not employed in a library, please check all that apply from letters H through Q.
Members overall: 209 responses. 175 respondents checked one category, and 34 checked more than one category. Of those, 20 checked 2, 12 checked 3, 1 checked 4 and 1 checked 6 categories. Some duplicate responses were expected. For example, 6 of those selecting "archive or special collection" also selected "academic or conservatory library". On the other hand, 10 of the 26 respondents checking "retired" also selected at least one other category, undoubtedly indicating part-time work or the type of library they once worked in. These discrepancies do not seem to affect overall analyses or conclusions. In looking at salary data, for example, many of those selecting multiple categories (such as the retired and one other above) did not list salary information or indicated part-time status.
|
A |
124 |
Academic or conservatory library (check all of 1-6 below which apply) |
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responses |
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responses |
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1 |
24 |
exclusively or primarily undergraduate institution |
17 |
total student enrollment at your institution: range, 500-23,000; average, 6300; median, 2400 total number of music majors (both undergraduate and graduate): range: 0-1900; average, 240; median, 60 |
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2 |
42 |
some graduate work (limited masters level programs in music) |
31 |
total student enrollment at your institution: range: 250-27,000; average, 11,400; median, 14,900 total number of music majors (both undergraduate and graduate): range: 0-3000; average, 361; median, 250 |
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3 |
63 |
substantial graduate component (large variety of masters and doctoral programs in music) |
37 |
total student enrollment at your institution: range, 770-52000; average, ca. 23,000; median, 20,000 total number of music majors (both undergraduate and graduate): range: 0-1600; average, 539; median, 465 |
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4 |
45 |
private institution |
33 |
total student enrollment at your institution: range: 250-40,000; average, 5840; median, 2800 total number of music majors (both undergraduate and graduate): range: 0-3000; average, 470; median, 250 |
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5 |
68 |
state-supported institution |
47 |
total student enrollment at your institution: range: 500-52,000; average, 22,400; median, 20,000 total number of music majors (both undergraduate and graduate): range: 0-1600; average, 384; median, 280 |
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6 |
26 |
conservatory, school of music, or conservatory within a larger institution |
20 |
total student enrollment at your institution: range: 250-40,000; average, 10,900; median, 2900 total number of music majors (both undergraduate and graduate): range: 175-1900; average, 726; median, 726 |
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13 |
undergraduate and private institution |
11 |
total student enrollment at your institution: range:800-10,000; average, 3190; median, 2000 total number of music majors): range: 8-1900; average, 329; median, 60 |
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14 |
conservatory and private institution (includes school of music in larger institution) |
12 |
total student enrollment at your institution: 250-14,000; average, 2620; median, 1350 total number of music majors): range: 175-1900; average, 747; median, 725 |
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If you selected any of 1-6 above, please give total student enrollment at your institution and total number of music majors (both undergraduate and graduate) |
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B |
27 |
Public Library |
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Population of primary service area (excluding reciprocal agreements): note: there were only 15 valid responses for this question, so the data are not complete. Given that caveat: range: 130,000 to 10,000,000; median, 1,000,000, or about half work in libraries with primary service areas of under 1,000,000, and half work in larger areas. |
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C |
3 |
Secondary or other school library |
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D |
2 |
Orchestra library |
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E |
17 |
Archive or special collection |
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F |
3 |
Governmental library (Federal, State, Armed Services) |
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G |
5 |
Other library: these were not music libraries, but included medical libraries, business libraries, etc. |
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If you selected any of A-G above, please continue with question 10. |
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H |
6 |
Music or book publishing |
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I |
1 |
Sound recording industry or distribution |
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J |
15 |
Educator (including library school faculty and faculty in disciplines other than music) |
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K |
11 |
Performing musician |
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L |
5 |
Bibliographic utility or other commercial library service |
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If you selected any of H-L above, please continue with question 11. |
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M |
6 |
Student |
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N |
26 |
Retired |
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O |
3 |
Unemployed (job seeking) |
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P |
0 |
Unemployed (not job seeking) |
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Q |
7 |
Other: various responses were offered, including museum work, independent consultant, etc. |
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If you selected any of M-Q above, please continue with question 22. |
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Nonmembers: 30 of 31 responses. 23 selected one category, 4 selected 2, 3 selected 3, with some of the same duplication as found in the member table above. Again, this duplication makes sense in the context of individual situations and should not affect the analysis.
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A |
16 |
Academic or conservatory library (check all of 1-6 below which apply) |
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responses |
|
responses |
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|
1 |
5 |
exclusively or primarily undergraduate institution |
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2 |
4 |
some graduate work (limited masters level programs in music) |
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3 |
3 |
substantial graduate component (large variety of masters and doctoral programs in music) |
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4 |
6 |
private institution |
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5 |
5 |
state-supported institution |
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|
6 |
1 |
conservatory, school of music, or conservatory within a larger institution |
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If you selected any of 1-6 above, please give total student enrollment at your institution: because there were only 12 responses the data is so insufficient as to be meaningless in giving an accurate picture of the institutions |
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B |
9 |
Public Library |
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Population of primary service area (excluding reciprocal agreements): Insufficient data. |
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C |
1 |
Secondary or other school library |
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D |
0 |
Orchestra library |
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E |
2 |
Archive or special collection |
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F |
0 |
Governmental library (Federal, State, Armed Services) |
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G |
1 |
Other library:. |
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If you selected any of A-G above, please continue with question 10. |
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H |
2 |
Music or book publishing |
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I |
1 |
Sound recording industry or distribution |
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J |
0 |
Educator (including library school faculty and faculty in disciplines other than music) |
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K |
1 |
Performing musician |
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L |
1 |
Bibliographic utility or other commercial library service |
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If you selected any of H-L above, please continue with question 11. |
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M |
0 |
Student |
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N |
3 |
Retired |
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O |
0 |
Unemployed (job seeking) |
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P |
0 |
Unemployed (not job seeking) |
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Q |
2 |
Other: self employed (both responses). |
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If you selected any of M-Q above, please continue with question 22. |
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10. Are your current position's responsibilities [check one]:
|
100 |
60% |
primarily related to music |
|
44 |
26% |
split between music and nonmusic subjects |
|
23 |
14% |
primarily unrelated to music |
11. If your current responsibilities are primarily or partly related to music, do you work in
|
28 |
an integrated collection with no separate service point for music |
|
43 |
a separate music, media, or performing arts collection housed within a larger collection |
|
58 |
a physically separate branch music library |
|
11 |
other (please specify): many responses pointed out that, e.g., cataloging would be in the main library while the music materials were housed in a branch. |
Which of the following best describes the library containing the music collection:
|
22 |
a fine/performing arts library (several subjects including music) |
|
79 |
a music library (music with perhaps 1-2 other subjects, but the collection emphasis is music) |
|
3 |
a media or sound recording collection |
|
24 |
other many of these responses noted that the music collection, in whole or in part, belonged to a general library collection, although there might be separate service points for music materials. |
Individuals were asked the above questions only if they checked one or more of items A-G in question 9. Because there were some duplicate responses in question 9, it is difficult to determine just how many responses there should have been for questions 10-12, though the number should be less than 181, the total number of responses to any of A-G in question 9. The Working Group agonized over the wording in these questions, and they caused more difficulty in the WG and in those who previewed the questionnaire than practically any other area. Hence the responses to these questions should be considered more for the impression they give than as the basis for any statistical analysis. Suffice it to say that most academic or public libraries MLA members work in contain a separate music library, and most MLA members working in an academic or public library work in a separate branch library or separate music collection. Most MLA members working in an academic or public library work exclusively with music, and the work of only a small but noticeable percentage is primarily unrelated to music.
12. How many total FTE staff (including librarians and paraprofessionals but excluding student, internship, or volunteer positions) work in your library or system?
How many FTE librarians work in your library or system? _____
How many total FTE staff (using the above definition) work in your department, unit, or branch? _____
How many FTE librarians work in your department, unit, or branch? _____
Rather than total responses over all libraries and librarians, it makes more sense to look at responses by type of library. Please note the following categories are not mutually exclusive. These tables are limited to academic and public libraries since they account for the overwhelming majority of responses to question 9A-G.
|
|
total FTE staff in library/system |
FTE librarians in library/system |
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|
|
responses |
range |
average |
median |
responses |
range |
average |
median |
|
academic undergrad |
18/24 |
0 to 89 |
24 |
17 |
20/24 |
1 to 46 |
10 |
7 |
|
academic, some grad |
34/42 |
1 to 208 |
55 |
40 |
36/42 |
1 to 64 |
19 |
17 |
|
academic, substantial grad |
50/63 |
2 to 4500 (!) |
281. Excluding 4500, 131 |
100 |
47/63 |
1 to 200 |
43 |
31 |
|
conservatory |
21/26 |
1 to 220 |
39 |
17 |
21/26 |
1 to 72 |
16 |
6 |
|
public libraries |
23/27 |
11 to 1600 |
306 |
236 |
21/27 |
3 to 500 |
117 |
50 |
|
|
total FTE staff in department |
FTE librarians in department |
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|
|
responses |
range |
average |
median |
responses |
range |
average |
median |
|
academic undergrad |
21/24 |
0 to 18 |
4 |
2 |
23/24 |
0 to 7 |
2 |
1 |
|
academic, some grad |
38/42 |
0 to 19 |
6 |
4 |
39/42 |
0 to 13 |
3 |
2 |
|
academic, substantial grad |
54/63 |
1 to 62 |
11 |
7 |
51/63 |
0.5 to 20 |
11 |
7 |
|
conservatory |
21/26 |
1 to 50 |
7 |
5 |
20/26 |
0 to 5 |
2 |
1 |
|
public libraries |
24/27 |
3 to 37 |
12 |
11 |
24/27 |
1 to 16 |
6 |
6 |
13. How many total years have you worked as a librarian (post MLS): 164 people checked at least one of 9a-g. Of those, 154 replied to this question. Range: 0 to 45 years. Average: 14 years; median: 12 years.
|
less than 1 |
4 |
|
1 to 5 |
31 |
|
6 to 10 |
34 |
|
11 to 15 |
20 |
|
16 to 20 |
21 |
|
21 to 25 |
22 |
|
26 to 30 |
9 |
|
over 30 |
12 |
How many years did you work as a library clerk or paraprofessional prior to being awarded your MLS (exclusive of student positions or work required in your MLS program):
no response or 0: 83/164. range: 0 to 19. average: 4.5; median, 4.
Did you work as a library clerk or paraprofessional after earning your MLS? yes: 28 (17% of the 164)
If YES, for how long? responses: 28/28. range: .25 to 4. average: 1.6; median, 1.25.
Current employment: activities
14. From the list below, please indicate the percentage of your time you spend on the following activities.
MLA members: actual numbers:
|
0% |
1% to 10% |
11% to 25% |
26% to 49% |
50% or more |
|
|
administration/management or unit or library |
98 |
42 |
37 |
17 |
19 |
|
supervision (including volunteers or students) |
112 |
65 |
27 |
8 |
1 |
|
reference |
97 |
55 |
34 |
17 |
10 |
|
BI or user education |
146 |
57 |
7 |
2 |
1 |
|
circulation |
170 |
39 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
ILL/document delivery |
190 |
18 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
|
cataloging/ database maintenance |
124 |
26 |
18 |
12 |
33 |
|
systems/computer or technical support |
184 |
21 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
|
media technical support |
192 |
18 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
acquisitions |
161 |
39 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
|
collection development |
122 |
50 |
27 |
13 |
1 |
|
liaison with other areas or departments |
140 |
65 |
7 |
1 |
0 |
|
research |
155 |
44 |
9 |
2 |
3 |
|
conservation/preservation |
184 |
27 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
classroom teaching (other than BI or library instruction) |
187 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
5 |
|
marketing/sales/fundraising |
198 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
musical performance |
199 |
11 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
other |
196 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
Percentages:
|
Activity |
0% |
1% to 10% |
11% to 25% |
26% to 49% |
50% or more |
|
administration/management or unit or library |
46% |
20% |
17% |
8% |
9% |
|
supervision (including volunteers or students) |
53% |
31% |
13% |
4% |
0% |
|
reference |
46% |
26% |
16% |
8% |
5% |
|
BI or user education |
69% |
27% |
3% |
1% |
0% |
|
circulation |
80% |
18% |
0% |
0% |
1% |
|
ILL/document delivery |
89% |
8% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
|
cataloging/ database maintenance |
58% |
12% |
8% |
6% |
15% |
|
systems/computer or technical support |
86% |
10% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
media technical support |
90% |
8% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
|
acquisitions |
76% |
18% |
5% |
1% |
0% |
|
collection development |
57% |
23% |
13% |
6% |
0% |
|
liaison with other areas or departments |
66% |
31% |
3% |
0% |
0% |
|
research |
73% |
21% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
|
conservation/preservation |
86% |
13% |
0% |
0% |
0% |
|
classroom teaching (other than BI or library instruction) |
88% |
4% |
4% |
2% |
2% |
|
marketing/sales/fundraising |
93% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
0% |
|
musical performance |
93% |
5% |
1% |
0% |
0% |
|
other |
92% |
4% |
2% |
0% |
1% |
The above two charts list percentages of total MLA members. However, only 164 respondents selected percentages greater than 0 for any category, so the remaining 51 can be considered non-respondents. If we look at the above percentages as percentage of respondents rather than total MLA members we get this percentage of respondents spending the following amounts of time on these activities:
Percentage of respondents:
|
Activity |
1% to 10% |
11% to 25% |
26% to 49% |
50% or more |
|
administration/management or unit or library |
26% |
23% |
10% |
12% |
|
supervision (including volunteers or students) |
40% |
16% |
5% |
1% |
|
reference |
34% |
21% |
10% |
6% |
|
BI or user education |
35% |
4% |
1% |
1% |
|
circulation |
24% |
1% |
1% |
1% |
|
ILL/document delivery |
11% |
2% |
1% |
1% |
|
cataloging/ database maintenance |
16% |
11% |
7% |
20% |
|
systems/computer or technical support |
13% |
2% |
1% |
2% |
|
media technical support |
11% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
|
acquisitions |
24% |
6% |
1% |
1% |
|
collection development |
30% |
16% |
8% |
1% |
|
liaison with other areas or departments |
40% |
4% |
1% |
0% |
|
research |
27% |
5% |
1% |
2% |
|
conservation/preservation |
16% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
|
classroom teaching (other than BI or library instruction) |
5% |
5% |
2% |
3% |
|
marketing/sales/fundraising |
5% |
3% |
1% |
0% |
|
musical performance |
7% |
1% |
1% |
0% |
|
other |
5% |
3% |
1% |
1% |
If we limit to respondents, the top categories for percentage of MLA members spending half or more of their working time on these activities:
|
cataloging/ database maintenance |
20% |
|
administration/management or unit or library |
12% |
|
reference |
6% |
Note that only 38% of MLA members work primarily (half-time or more) on any one activity. Another way to look at this is that most (three-fifths) of MLA members have very diverse jobs, involving many responsibilities.
Top categories for percentage of MLA members spending at least quarter time working time on these activities:
|
cataloging/ database maintenance |
27% |
|
administration/management or unit or library |
22% |
|
reference |
16% |
|
classroom teaching (other than BI or library instruction) |
9% |
The remainder were 5% or less each.
Most respondents (ca. 85%) spend at least quarter time on at least one activity; 31% spend at least quarter time on two or three activities.
Top categories for percentage of MLA members spending at least one-tenth time working time on these activities:
|
administration/management or unit or library |
45% |
|
cataloging/ database maintenance |
38% |
|
reference |
27% |
|
classroom teaching other than BI |
25% |
|
systems/computer support |
22% |
(remaining categories are less than half than the least of the above responses)
15. How many years have you worked in your current position: (note: 175/213 valid responses for MLA members)
|
years |
# respondents |
|
<1 |
7 |
|
1 to 2 |
28 |
|
>2 to 5 |
45 |
|
>5 to 10 |
45 |
|
>10 to 20 |
30 |
|
>20 |
20 |
How many years have you worked at your current institution (organization or firm):172/213 valid responses
|
years |
respondents |
|
<1 |
5 |
|
1 to 2 |
22 |
|
>2 to 5 |
34 |
|
>5 to 10 |
39 |
|
>10 to 20 |
36 |
|
>20 |
34 |
NONMEMBERS:
|
years in current position |
responses |
|
<1 |
0 |
|
>10 to 20 |
3 |
|
>2 to 5 |
11 |
|
>20 |
2 |
|
>5 to 10 |
7 |
|
1 to 2 |
3 |
|
years in current institution |
responses |
|
0 |
|
|
1 to 2 |
3 |
|
>2 to 5 |
11 |
|
>5 to 10 |
7 |
|
>10 to 20 |
3 |
|
>20 |
2 |
Current employment: FTE, salary, benefits, status
16. What percentage FTE is your current position? (use your institution's definition of FTE):
How many hours per week are officially assigned to your position?
How many hours per week on the average do you actually work? (include paid or unpaid overtime) :
What is your salary? Please list whichever is most convenient: Annual salary: Monthly salary: Hourly salary:
For members:
167 of 213 members responded to this question. Of that group, 148 indicated they had full-time employment (defined as FTE of 1.0 OR more than 37 hours per week assigned to the position OR a workweek of more than 37 hours. ) While it is impossible to say, then, how many MLA members have full-time positions, of those responding to this question, 89% have full-time positions. For this group, 133 gave salary figures. Of that group, the salary range was from $7,200 (!) to $97,000 (!); the average salary was $41,490, the median salary was $39,000, and the standard deviation was $12,661.
For nonmembers:
18 of the 31 respondents indicated a full-time position (1.0 FTE, or 37.5 hours per week or more). For that group, the mean salary was $33,655; the median salary was $32,600; the standard deviation was $12,607, and the range was $16,245 to $60,000.
17. What benefits does your current position provide (even if you choose not to use them):
In this analysis, taking those MLA members indicating at least .75FTE positions (n=151), all but one indicated some benefits. The following table lists the number and percentage of this group having these benefits:
|
no. |
% |
benefit |
|
146 |
97 |
individual health insurance |
|
142 |
94 |
family health insurance |
|
127 |
84 |
dental insurance |
|
80 |
53 |
optical insurance |
|
134 |
89 |
retirement |
|
125 |
83 |
life insurance |
|
145 |
96 |
disability insurance |
|
102 |
67 |
free or discounted tuition (for self or family) |
|
40 |
26 |
full convention/meeting reimbursement |
|
108 |
72 |
partial convention/meeting reimbursement |
|
105 |
70 |
unpaid leave of absence (personal or professional) |
|
58 |
38 |
paid sabbatical or research leave |
|
7 |
5 |
other. Please describe: |
arranged in order from highest to lowest percentage:
|
no. |
% |
benefit |
|
146 |
97 |
individual health insurance |
|
145 |
96 |
disability insurance |
|
142 |
94 |
family health insurance |
|
134 |
89 |
retirement |
|
127 |
84 |
dental insurance |
|
125 |
83 |
life insurance |
|
108 |
72 |
partial convention/meeting reimbursement |
|
105 |
70 |
unpaid leave of absence (personal or professional) |
|
102 |
67 |
free or discounted tuition (for self or family) |
|
80 |
53 |
optical insurance |
|
58 |
38 |
paid sabbatical or research leave |
|
40 |
26 |
full convention/meeting reimbursement |
|
7 |
5 |
other. Please describe: |
18. What means of job security does your position offer (even if you do not yet have this status):
MLA members:
|
no. |
% |
% of responding |
|
|
53 |
25 |
31 |
tenure |
|
69 |
32 |
40 |
permanent or continuing status |
|
44 |
21 |
25 |
none |
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
other |
|
40 |
19 |
|
not responding |
While it can be seen that most MLA members have positions which offer some type of job security, a substantial number do not.
nonmembers:
|
no. |
% |
% of responding |
|
|
1 |
3% |
4% |
tenure |
|
17 |
55% |
65% |
permanent or continuing status |
|
8 |
26% |
31% |
none |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
other |
|
7 |
23% |
|
not responding |
19. Which of the following best describes your present contract or employment status:
(Members)
|
no |
% |
% of responding |
|
|
37 |
17 |
21 |
tenured |
|
16 |
8 |
9 |
tenure-track, untenured |
|
71 |
33 |
41 |
permanent or continuing status (other than tenure) |
|
15 |
7 |
9 |
multi-year renewable contract |
|
21 |
10 |
12 |
single-year renewable contract |
|
6 |
3 |
3 |
non-renewable contract (e.g. a temporary position, however long, with a termination date) |
|
7 |
3 |
4 |
other (please specify): |
|
40 |
20 |
nonrespondents |
Again, most MLA members have a permanent or stable position (tenured or multi-year renewable), but a significant number do not.
nonmembers:
|
no |
% |
% responding |
|
|
1 |
3% |
4% |
tenured |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
tenure-track, untenured |
|
13 |
42% |
54% |
permanent or continuing status (other than tenure) |
|
2 |
6% |
8% |
multi-year renewable contract |
|
5 |
16% |
21% |
single-year renewable contract |
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
non-renewable contract |
|
3 |
10% |
13% |
other (please specify): |
|
7 |
23% |
nonrespondents |
20. Is your position represented by a union or bargaining unit?
MLA members: Yes: 45/213 (21%). Nonmembers: Yes: 10/31 (33%).
21. If you are at an academic institution (if not, please continue with question 21): [note: MLA national members only; insufficient sample size for nonmembers]
Do you have faculty status?
Yes: 71 of 213 overall (33%). Of those librarians in an academic institution ("yes" to question 9A): 61 of 124 (49%) [some MLA members are faculty but are not librarians].
Regardless of whether or not you have faculty status, do you feel you have equality with the teaching faculty at your institution?
Yes: 45 of 213. Of those librarians in an academic institution ("yes" to question 9A): 39 of 124 (32%). See the narrative summary for further discussion of this topic.
|
Type of library |
responses |
faculty status |
% |
faculty feel general |
% |
faculty feel of fac stat |
% |
|
undergrad |
24 |
13 |
54% |
11 |
46% |
9 |
69% |
|
some grad |
42 |
22 |
52% |
10 |
24% |
6 |
27% |
|
substantial grad |
63 |
28 |
44% |
19 |
30% |
13 |
46% |
|
private |
45 |
15 |
33% |
13 |
29% |
8 |
53% |
|
state-supported |
68 |
42 |
62% |
22 |
32% |
17 |
40% |
|
conservatory |
26 |
12 |
46% |
6 |
23% |
3 |
25% |
Current employment: satisfaction measures
22. Please use the scale below to indicate your satisfaction with:
[Please note: in the 1-4 scales, the first column gives the total number selecting that category. The second number is the percent of those responding selecting that category, not the percent of the total MLA membership. ]
(Members)
|
very dissatisfied =1 |
2 |
3 |
very satisfied =4 |
total responses |
total "3" or "4" |
||||||||||||||||
|
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
||||||||||||
|
your profession |
1 |
1% |
11 |
6% |
68 |
40% |
91 |
53% |
171 |
80% |
159 |
93% |
|||||||||
|
your professional education |
2 |
1% |
30 |
18% |
75 |
44% |
66 |
39% |
173 |
81% |
141 |
82% |
|||||||||
|
your on-the-job training |
5 |
3% |
45 |
26% |
79 |
46% |
39 |
23% |
168 |
79% |
118 |
70% |
|||||||||
|
your geographic location |
4 |
2% |
20 |
12% |
59 |
35% |
90 |
53% |
173 |
81% |
149 |
86% |
|||||||||
|
your current institution/place of employment |
7 |
4% |
30 |
18% |
83 |
49% |
53 |
31% |
173 |
81% |
136 |
79% |
|||||||||
|
your current job |
5 |
3% |
24 |
14% |
71 |
42% |
71 |
42% |
171 |
80% |
142 |
83% |
|||||||||
|
your salary |
19 |
11% |
42 |
25% |
79 |
46% |
31 |
18% |
171 |
80% |
110 |
64% |
|||||||||
|
your physical environment in your primary work environment |
19 |
11% |
43 |
25% |
61 |
36% |
50 |
29% |
173 |
81% |
111 |
64% |
|||||||||
|
your professional status within the institution |
10 |
6% |
31 |
18% |
76 |
44% |
54 |
32% |
171 |
80% |
130 |
76% |
|||||||||
|
your autonomy in carrying out your job responsibilities |
7 |
4% |
11 |
6% |
61 |
36% |
94 |
55% |
173 |
81% |
155 |
90% |
|||||||||
|
your support from your library (or firm's) administration |
21 |
12% |
35 |
20% |
73 |
43% |
44 |
26% |
173 |
81% |
117 |
68% |
|||||||||
|
your access to continuing education |
10 |
6% |
38 |
22% |
77 |
45% |
42 |
25% |
167 |
78% |
119 |
71% |
|||||||||
arranged in descending order of "4=very satisfied"
|
# |
% |
|
|
your autonomy in carrying out your job responsibilities |
94 |
55% |
|
your profession |
91 |
53% |
|
your geographic location |
90 |
53% |
|
your current job |
71 |
42% |
|
your professional education |
66 |
39% |
|
your professional status within the institution |
54 |
32% |
|
your current institution/place of employment |
53 |
31% |
|
your physical environment in your primary work environment |
50 |
29% |
|
your support from your library (or firm's) administration |
44 |
26% |
|
your access to continuing education activities |
42 |
25% |
|
your on-the-job training |
39 |
23% |
|
your salary |
31 |
18% |
arranged in descending order of "3 or 4"
|
# |
% |
|
|
your profession |
159 |
93% |
|
your autonomy in carrying out your job responsibilities |
155 |
90% |
|
your geographic location |
149 |
86% |
|
your current job |
142 |
83% |
|
your professional education |
141 |
82% |
|
your current institution/place of employment |
136 |
79% |
|
your professional status within the institution |
130 |
76% |
|
your access to continuing education activities |
119 |
71% |
|
your on-the-job training |
118 |
70% |
|
your support from your library (or firm's) administration |
117 |
68% |
|
your salary |
110 |
64% |
|
your physical environment in your primary work environment |
111 |
64% |
nonmembers:
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
total responses |
% of total |
|||||
|
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
# |
% |
n |
% |
|
|
your profession |
1 |
4% |
2 |
8% |
12 |
46% |
11 |
42% |
26 |
84% |
|
your professional education |
2 |
8% |
6 |
23% |
10 |
38% |
8 |
31% |
26 |
84% |
|
your on-the-job training |
2 |
7% |
7 |
26% |
9 |
33% |
9 |
33% |
27 |
87% |
|
your geographic location |
2 |
7% |
3 |
11% |
8 |
30% |
14 |
52% |
27 |
87% |
|
your current institution/place of employment |
2 |
7% |
5 |
18% |
12 |
43% |
9 |
32% |
28 |
90% |
|
your current job |
3 |
11% |
4 |
14% |
14 |
50% |
7 |
25% |
28 |
90% |
|
your salary |
2 |
7% |
10 |
36% |
10 |
36% |
6 |
21% |
28 |
90% |
|
your physical environment in your primary work environment |
5 |
18% |
9 |
32% |
9 |
32% |
5 |
18% |
28 |
90% |
|
your professional status within the institution |
3 |
11% |
8 |
30% |
11 |
41% |
5 |
19% |
27 |
87% |
|
your autonomy in carrying out your job responsibilities |
3 |
11% |
7 |
25% |
9 |
32% |
9 |
32% |
28 |
90% |
|
your support from your library (or firm's) administration |
5 |
19% |
5 |
19% |
12 |
44% |
5 |
19% |
27 |
87% |
|
your access to continuing education activities |
2 |
7% |
5 |
19% |
13 |
48% |
7 |
26% |
27 |
87% |
nonmembers: by "4"
|
# |
% |
|
|
your geographic location |
14 |
52% |
|
your profession |
11 |
42% |
|
your on-the-job training |
9 |
33% |
|
your autonomy in carrying out your job responsibilities |
9 |
32% |
|
your current institution/place of employment |
9 |
32% |
|
your professional education |
8 |
31% |
|
your access to continuing education activities |
7 |
26% |
|
your current job |
7 |
25% |
|
your salary |
6 |
21% |
|
your support from your library (or firm's) administration |
5 |
19% |
|
your professional status within the institution |
5 |
19% |
|
your physical environment in your primary work environment |
5 |
18% |
nonmembers: by "3 or 4"
|
3 or 4 |
% |
|
|
your profession |
23 |
88% |
|
your geographic location |
22 |
81% |
|
your current institution/place of employment |
21 |
75% |
|
your current job |
21 |
75% |
|
your access to continuing education activities |
20 |
74% |
|
your professional education |
18 |
69% |
|
your on-the-job training |
18 |
67% |
|
your autonomy in carrying out your job responsibilities |
18 |
64% |
|
your support from your library (or firm's) administration |
17 |
63% |
|
your professional status within the institution |
16 |
59% |
|
your salary |
16 |
57% |
|
your physical environment in your primary work environment |
14 |
50% |
23. Have you ever (please check):
[members]
|
|
yes |
|
|
experienced formal or informal mentoring that has significantly enhanced or accelerated the progress of your career? |
113 |
53% |
|
served as a mentor for a colleague? |
88 |
41% |
|
interrupted your pursuit of an educational degree for child bearing/rearing? |
17 |
8% |
|
resigned a professional position for child bearing/rearing? |
8 |
4% |
|
resigned a position to relocate with your spouse or family? |
34 |
16% |
|
taken a leave of absence of 6 months or longer from a professional position for child bearing/raising or for the care of other family members? |
11 |
5% |
nonmembers:
|
|
yes |
|
|
experienced formal or informal mentoring that has significantly enhanced or accelerated the progress of your career? |
11 |
35% |
|
served as a mentor for a colleague? |
7 |
23% |
|
interrupted your pursuit of an educational degree for child bearing/rearing? |
2 |
6% |
|
resigned a professional position for child bearing/rearing? |
4 |
13% |
|
resigned a position to relocate with your spouse or family? |
6 |
19% |
|
taken a leave of absence of 6 months or longer from a professional position for child bearing/raising or for the care of other family members? |
3 |
10% |
24. In what year were you born?
|
age |
number |
% |
|
<35 |
28 |
13% |
|
35-44 |
53 |
25% |
|
45-54 |
71 |
34% |
|
55-64 |
33 |
16% |
|
65+ |
24 |
11% |
|
no response |
4 |
Translating this into age: the average age of MLA members was 49.5 years, the median was 48, the standard deviation was 12.5 (hence about 2/3 of MLA members are between 37 and 62), and the range was 17 to 86. (note: % is of those responding to question)
nonmembers: range: 27 to 79. Average: 49; median, 47.5; standard deviation, 13.
|
age |
number |
% |
|
|
<35 |
4 |
13% |
|
|
35-44 |
8 |
27% |
|
|
45-54 |
9 |
30% |
|
|
55-64 |
6 |
20% |
|
|
65+ |
3 |
10% |
|
|
no response |
1 |
3% |
|
members: Female: 115 (55% of responding); Male: 95 (45% of responding) ; no response: 3
nonmembers: Female: 22 (73% of responding); Male: 8 (27% of responding) ; no response: 1
26. Your race or ethnic origin (check all that apply):
members:
|
no. |
% |
|
|
African/African American |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian/Asian American |
6 |
3 |
|
European/Anglo American |
187 |
93 |
|
Hispanic/Hispanic American |
2 |
1 |
|
Native American |
2 |
1 |
|
Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
|
Other |
5 |
2 |
no response: 9
nonmembers:
|
no. |
% |
|
|
African/African American |
0 |
0 |
|
Asian/Asian American |
0 |
0 |
|
European/Anglo American |
26 |
87 |
|
Hispanic/Hispanic American |
1 |
3 |
|
Native American |
1 |
3 |
|
Pacific Islander |
0 |
0 |
|
Other |
2 |
7 |
no response: 1
27. Your sexual orientation:
bisexual: 4; heterosexual: 166; lesbian/gay: 22; no response: 21
of those responding: bisexual: 2%; heterosexual: 86%; lesbian/gay: 11%
nonmembers: bisexual: 0; heterosexual: 27; lesbian/gay: 2; no response: 2
of those responding: bisexual: 0%; heterosexual: 93%; lesbian/gay: 7%
28. Country: US: 197 (97% of respondents). Non-US: 7 (3% of respondents). No response: 9
and State or Province in which you work.
No response: 7 (country); 13 (state). A few respondents listed multiple states. Note: these responses probably are not accurate for MLA as a whole because of the effects of sampling for such small numbers. Regional groupings, however, are more likely to be accurate. See the narrative summary for more information.
State by state:
|
AL |
2 |
|
AR |
1 |
|
AZ |
3 |
|
CA |
24 |
|
CO |
1 |
|
CT |
2 |
|
DC |
6 |
|
FL |
2 |
|
GA |
1 |
|
HI |
2 |
|
IA |
2 |
|
IL |
8 |
|
IN |
7 |
|
KS |
1 |
|
KY |
3 |
|
LA |
7 |
|
MA |
8 |
|
MD |
4 |
|
ME |
1 |
|
MI |
6 |
|
MN |
3 |
|
MO |
2 |
|
MS |
2 |
|
NC |
5 |
|
NE |
4 |
|
NJ |
6 |
|
NY |
32 |
|
OH |
13 |
|
OK |
1 |
|
PA |
8 |
|
RI |
3 |
|
SC |
3 |
|
TX |
8 |
|
VA |
6 |
|
WA |
2 |
|
WI |
2 |
|
WY |
1 |
|
mid atlantic |
56 |
29% |
|
midwest |
46 |
24% |
|
south |
32 |
17% |
|
west |
30 |
16% |
|
new england |
14 |
7% |
|
southwest |
12 |
6% |
or
|
northeast |
70 |
37% |
|
midwest |
46 |
24% |
|
west/southwest |
42 |
22% |
|
south |
32 |
17% |
Comparable data is not available for nonmembers since their selection was not geographically random.
29. From the list below, please select the best description of where you work:
|
12 |
6% |
in a rural area more than an hour's commute from a metropolitan area of at least 100,000 people |
|
9 |
5% |
in a rural area within an hour's commute of a metropolitan area of at least 100,000 people |
|
4 |
2% |
in a suburb within a metropolitan area of population less than 100,000 |
|
3 |
2% |
in a suburb within a metropolitan area of population 100,000 to 249,000 |
|
5 |
3% |
in a suburb within a metropolitan area of population 250,000 to 499,000 |
|
4 |
2% |
in a suburb within a metropolitan area of population 500,000 to 999,000 |
|
14 |
7% |
in a suburb within a metropolitan area of population 1 million or more |
|
15 |
8% |
in a city within a metropolitan area of population less than 100,000 |
|
22 |
11% |
in a city within a metropolitan area of population 100,000 to 249,000 |
|
28 |
15% |
in a city within a metropolitan area of population 250,000 to 499,000 |
|
17 |
9% |
in a city within a metropolitan area of population 500,000 to 999,000 |
|
60 |
31% |
in a city within a metropolitan area of population 1 million or more |
no response: 20
larger divisions:
|
21 |
11% |
rural |
|
30 |
16% |
suburb |
|
142 |
74% |
city |
|
40 |
21% |
population <100,000 |
|
58 |
30% |
population 100,000 to 499,999 |
|
21 |
11% |
population 500,000 to 1,000,000 |
|
74 |
38% |
population >1,000,000 |
MLA national membership and activities
yes: 213; no: 31
(if you answered no, please skip to question 32).If you currently are an MLA member,
For how many years have you been an MLA member?
Responses: 204/213. Range: 1 to 50. Average: 15; Median: 11.5; Standard deviation: 11.
Has this membership been continuous or interrupted?
Responses: 202/214. Of those: continuous: 180 (90%); interrupted: 22 (11%).
|
less than 3 |
18 |
9% |
9% |
|
3 to 5 |
31 |
15% |
24% |
|
6 to 10 |
50 |
25% |
49% |
|
11 to 15 |
25 |
12% |
61% |
|
16 to 20 |
14 |
7% |
68% |
|
21 to 25 |
25 |
12% |
80% |
|
over 25 |
41 |
20% |
100% |
31. If you currently are a national MLA member, please rate the importance of the following factors in your decision to become or remain an MLA member:
|
unimportant = 1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important = 4 |
% |
responses |
|
|
Notes |
21 |
10% |
56 |
27% |
59 |
28% |
72 |
35% |
208 |
|
MLA Newsletter |
12 |
6% |
69 |
35% |
77 |
39% |
40 |
20% |
198 |
|
placement service |
76 |
40% |
41 |
21% |
44 |
23% |
30 |
16% |
191 |
|
other professional publications |
39 |
20% |
72 |
38% |
67 |
35% |
13 |
7% |
191 |
|
contact with other members of the profession |
13 |
7% |
19 |
10% |
48 |
25% |
115 |
59% |
195 |
|
important for institutional promotion |
62 |
32% |
44 |
23% |
55 |
29% |
30 |
16% |
191 |
|
other (please describe): |
3 |
16% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
16% |
13 |
68% |
19 |
ranked by "very important" [omitting "other" because of individualized responses]
|
very important = 4 |
% |
|
|
contact with other members of the profession |
115 |
59% |
|
Notes |
72 |
35% |
|
MLA Newsletter |
40 |
20% |
|
placement service |
30 |
16% |
|
important for institutional promotion |
30 |
16% |
|
other professional publications |
13 |
7% |
ranked by 3 or 4: same sequence as above!
many of those who replied to "other" emphasized the professional relationships developed through membership.
32. If you currently are not a national MLA member, have you ever been a member?
No one responded positively to this question. None of the non-members surveyed ever had belonged to the MLA. Originally we had hoped to obtain a sample of recently inactive or lapsed members, but this proved impossible.
33. If you currently are not a national MLA member, or at any time had a lapse in membership, please indicate the importance of the following factors regarding your decision:
|
unimportant =1 |
2 |
3 |
very important =4 |
total responses |
|
|
MLA not relevant to my professional goals or interests |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
change in employment position or situation |
1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
|
cost of membership |
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
|
member of other relevant national organization (e. g. AMS, Sonneck Society, SEM) |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
|
national organization duplicates chapter offerings |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
|
institution holds membership |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
|
other (please describe): |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
The data is very sketchy. Most non-members did not respond to this question.
34. Please place a check mark beside all the national MLA meetings listed below that you attended:
[members]
|
number |
conference |
|
103 |
1997 New Orleans |
|
96 |
1996 Seattle |
|
99 |
1995 Atlanta |
|
84 |
1994 Kansas City |
|
90 |
1993 San Francisco |
|
85 |
1992 Baltimore |
|
80 |
1991 Indianapolis |
|
76 |
1990 Tucson |
|
75 |
1989 Cleveland |
|
64 |
1988 Minneapolis |
|
56 |
1987 Eugene |
number of MLA members attending ___ conferences:
|
number of members |
% of total membership |
attending __conferences |
|
51 |
24% |
0 |
|
24 |
11% |
1 |
|
23 |
11% |
2 |
|
14 |
7% |
3 |
|
7 |
3% |
4 |
|
8 |
4% |
5 |
|
16 |
8% |
6 |
|
16 |
8% |
7 |
|
10 |
5% |
8 |
|
11 |
5% |
9 |
|
13 |
6% |
10 |
|
20 |
9% |
11 |
For nonmembers the responses to this question are not particularly meaningful, since a significant set of nonmembers was selected precisely because they attended recent conferences.
35. If you attended at least one of the above meetings, please indicate the importance of the following factors regarding your decision:
|
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
total responses |
no response |
|
|
continuing education workshops |
25 |
17% |
39 |
26% |
50 |
34% |
35 |
23% |
149 |
9 |
|
specific sessions, programs, or speakers |
3 |
2% |
29 |
19% |
65 |
42% |
59 |
38% |
156 |
2 |
|
keeping current with developments in the field |
4 |
3% |
14 |
9% |
42 |
27% |
96 |
62% |
156 |
2 |
|
contact with other members of the profession |
2 |
1% |
7 |
5% |
30 |
19% |
115 |
75% |
154 |
4 |
|
viewing exhibits |
9 |
6% |
41 |
27% |
67 |
45% |
33 |
22% |
150 |
8 |
|
important for institutional promotion |
34 |
23% |
42 |
28% |
46 |
31% |
26 |
18% |
148 |
10 |
|
social aspects |
23 |
15% |
36 |
24% |
61 |
41% |
30 |
20% |
150 |
8 |
|
opportunity to travel |
25 |
17% |
44 |
30% |
51 |
34% |
28 |
19% |
148 |
10 |
|
other (please describe): |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
22% |
7 |
78% |
9 |
149 |
The column "no response" is the difference between the total responses to any question and the possible number of responses (158, since 158 members went to one or more conferences according to the responses from the above question).
Clearly, keeping current with developments in the field and contact with other members of the profession were far more important than any other factors. Those respondents listing "other" referred primarily to working on or conducting MLA business (committees, roundtables) and alignment with other nearby conferences or meetings.
36. For the meetings listed above you did not attend, please indicate the importance of the following factors regarding your decision:
|
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
total responses |
|
|
not a member of MLA at the time |
56 |
57% |
5 |
5% |
3 |
3% |
35 |
35% |
99 |
|
insufficient institutional financial support |
30 |
24% |
11 |
9% |
16 |
13% |
68 |
54% |
125 |
|
time off from work not possible |
49 |
40% |
14 |
11% |
24 |
20% |
36 |
29% |
123 |
|
personal or family obligations |
43 |
37% |
17 |
15% |
25 |
22% |
30 |
26% |
115 |
|
program(s) not of interest |
62 |
57% |
25 |
23% |
14 |
13% |
7 |
6% |
108 |
|
not relevant to my work or professional goals at the time |
50 |
42% |
21 |
18% |
18 |
15% |
30 |
25% |
119 |
|
other (please describe): |
3 |
13% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
13% |
17 |
74% |
23 |
The reasons for non-attendance are much more varied than attendance, but finances are highest on the list, with work, family obligations, and "not relevant.." distantly following. Those selecting "other" listed various reasons, but health, distance, and special status (on leave from job or student status) were the most common responses.
37. Do you normally receive financial support or release time from your employer in order to attend national MLA meetings?
financial support: (yes: 127/213; 60%)
release time: (yes: 132/213; 62%)
Note: it was not possible to determine precisely how many did not respond to this question since only the "yes" responses were tallied. However, 13 individuals not selecting "yes" for financial support indicated they received some institutional support (in question 38). Hence the total for "financial support" should be at least 140/213, or 66%. It is likely the number for release time also is at least a few percent low.
38. If you can, please indicate an average percentage of your expenses which are covered by your institution or an average dollar amount provided by your institution for your attendance at national meetings:
about ______% OR about $__________
For those replying with a percentage (n=101), the range was 15% to 100%, with an average of 69% and a median of 75%.
For those replying with a dollar figure (n=47), the range was $60 to $1,000, with an average of $444 and a median of $400.
39. If you were or are a national MLA member have you ever (please check all that apply) :
|
number |
% of 213 |
activity |
|
23 |
11% |
served as a board member |
|
16 |
8% |
served as a special officer (e.g. publicity, placement) |
|
56 |
26% |
chaired a committee, working group, or task force, or coordinated a roundtable |
|
86 |
40% |
been appointed to a committee, working group, or task force |
|
31 |
15% |
presented a paper at a plenary session |
|
29 |
14% |
served as a panel member at a plenary session |
|
61 |
29% |
presented a paper at a committee/subcommittee/roundtable meeting |
|
42 |
20% |
served as a panel member at a committee/subcommittee/roundtable meeting |
|
18 |
8% |
served as a panel member at an Ask MLA session |
MLA chapter membership and activities
40. Are you currently an MLA chapter member:
yes: 138 (65%). Note: information not provided for nonmembers since selection in part was based on chapter membership .
41 If yes, please indicate the importance of the following factors regarding your decision:
|
activity |
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
responses |
|
chapter publications |
33 |
26% |
42 |
33% |
34 |
27% |
18 |
14% |
127 |
|
chapter activities or meetings |
9 |
7% |
28 |
21% |
44 |
33% |
53 |
40% |
134 |
|
contact with other members of the profession |
4 |
3% |
9 |
7% |
41 |
31% |
80 |
60% |
134 |
|
important for institutional promotion |
31 |
25% |
42 |
34% |
28 |
23% |
21 |
17% |
122 |
|
other (please describe): |
2 |
22% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
7 |
78% |
9 |
the "other" category responses focused on the need to know local people, resources
note: total possible responses is 138
as with MLA national, "contact with other members of the profession" is by far the strongest factor in chapter membership.
42. If no, please indicate the importance of the following factors regarding your decision:
|
activity |
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
responses |
|
chapter not relevant to my professional goals or interests |
17 |
35% |
8 |
17% |
7 |
15% |
16 |
33% |
48 |
|
change in employment position or situation |
24 |
60% |
1 |
3% |
3 |
8% |
12 |
30% |
40 |
|
cost of membership |
22 |
52% |
12 |
29% |
5 |
12% |
3 |
7% |
42 |
|
duplicates activities of national organization |
17 |
41% |
9 |
22% |
11 |
27% |
4 |
10% |
41 |
|
institution holds membership |
28 |
78% |
4 |
11% |
2 |
6% |
2 |
6% |
36 |
|
other (please describe): |
1 |
7% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
7% |
12 |
86% |
14 |
note: 75 people did not check "yes" for chapter membership in q40, and it is that sample these responses are from. Although 75 people could have answered this question, only 40-50 did, which means that some of those 75 who did not claim chapter membership really are members and just failed to answer question 40.
answers in the "other" category tended to be the "it's too much trouble" variety: cost, distance to meetings, conflict with other obligations, never got around to it, …
interestingly, no particular factor was significant (answer of 3 or 4) to most respondents to not join a chapter. Nearly one-half indicated "not relevant to professional goals/interests"; slightly more than a third indicated "change in employment" or " duplicates activities of national organization".
43. How often do you attend MLA chapter meetings?
|
frequency |
number |
% of respondents |
|
never or seldom |
75 |
39% |
|
sometimes |
45 |
23% |
|
often |
20 |
10% |
|
almost all or all the time |
52 |
27% |
|
TOTAL |
192 |
|
|
NO RESPONSE |
21 |
note: this is of all MLA national members. If limited to chapter members (yes to question 40), we have
|
never or seldom |
26 |
19% |
|
sometimes |
37 |
28% |
|
often |
19 |
14% |
|
almost all or all the time |
52 |
39% |
|
TOTAL |
134 |
|
|
NO RESPONSE |
4 |
not surprisingly, the subset of chapter members attends chapter meetings more than MLA members taken as a whole. Interestingly, even among chapter members, only slightly more than half attend "often" or "almost all/all of the time".
44. If you attended at least one chapter meeting in the past 10 years, please indicate the importance of the following items regarding your decision:
|
item |
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
total responses |
|
continuing education workshops |
44 |
35% |
35 |
28% |
26 |
20% |
22 |
17% |
127 |
|
specific session, programs, or speakers |
11 |
8% |
24 |
17% |
56 |
41% |
47 |
34% |
138 |
|
keeping current with developments in the field |
14 |
10% |
23 |
17% |
53 |
39% |
47 |
34% |
137 |
|
contact with other members of the profession |
3 |
2% |
9 |
6% |
32 |
23% |
97 |
69% |
141 |
|
important for institutional promotion |
42 |
32% |
35 |
27% |
32 |
25% |
21 |
16% |
130 |
|
social aspects |
20 |
15% |
36 |
27% |
46 |
34% |
33 |
24% |
135 |
|
opportunity to travel |
53 |
40% |
37 |
28% |
23 |
18% |
18 |
14% |
131 |
|
other (please describe): |
1 |
8% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
17% |
9 |
75% |
12 |
the few "other" responses were varied. Several were related to presenting a paper or talk; others cited convenience of the local meeting.
As with MLA national, "contact with other members…" was by far the most important factor in chapter meeting attendance, followed by "specific session, program,…" and "keeping current".
45. For chapter meetings of the past 10 years that you did not attend, please indicate the importance of the following items regarding your decision:
|
item |
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
total responses |
|
not a chaptermember at the time |
59 |
48% |
7 |
6% |
11 |
9% |
47 |
38% |
124 |
|
insufficient institutional financial support |
63 |
53% |
15 |
13% |
15 |
13% |
25 |
21% |
118 |
|
time off from work not possible |
58 |
48% |
15 |
13% |
19 |
16% |
28 |
23% |
120 |
|
personal or family obligations |
43 |
34% |
18 |
14% |
28 |
22% |
36 |
29% |
125 |
|
program(s) not of interest |
31 |
25% |
36 |
29% |
34 |
27% |
23 |
19% |
124 |
|
not relevant to my work or professional goals at the time |
41 |
35% |
29 |
25% |
22 |
19% |
25 |
21% |
117 |
|
other (please describe): |
5 |
29% |
0 |
0% |
3 |
18% |
9 |
53% |
17 |
"other" responses focused mainly on inconvenience (too far, schedule conflicts, …)
again, no one factor seems to jump out; not being a chapter member is the most obvious, but half also cited (with an answer of 3 or 4) personal/family obligations; nearly half also replied (3 or 4) "programs not of interest."
46. Please place a check mark () beside library, professional, or scholarly music groups other than MLA to which you currently pay membership dues:
MLA national members:
|
association |
no. of members |
% of 213 |
|
national library or archival associations other than MLA (ALA, IAML, etc.) |
106 |
50% |
|
state or regional library associations |
57 |
27% |
|
utility or system user group (e. g. III, NOTIS, MOUG) |
52 |
24% |
|
scholarly music associations (e.g. AMS, SEM, Sonneck Society) |
79 |
37% |
|
performing or composers organization or association |
38 |
18% |
|
other professional or academic associations (e.g. AAUP) |
61 |
29% |
non-MLA national members:
|
association |
no. of nonmembers |
% of 31 |
|
national library or archival associations other than MLA (ALA, IAML, etc.) |
11 |
35% |
|
state or regional library associations |
17 |
55% |
|
utility or system user group (e. g. III, NOTIS, MOUG) |
5 |
16% |
|
scholarly music associations (e.g. AMS, SEM, Sonneck Society) |
3 |
10% |
|
performing or composers organization or association |
2 |
6% |
|
other professional or academic associations (e.g. AAUP) |
7 |
23% |
MLA-L, email, professional associations
47. Which of these services do you have convenient access to?
MLA national members:
|
service |
members |
% of 213 |
|
email home |
109 |
51% |
|
email work |
165 |
77% |
|
www home |
82 |
38% |
|
www work |
159 |
75% |
|
service |
nonmembers |
% of 31 |
|
email home |
10 |
32% |
|
email work |
23 |
74% |
|
www home |
10 |
32% |
|
www work |
24 |
77% |
48. Do you subscribe to MLA-L?
members: yes: 133 (62% of 213).
nonmembers: yes: 11 (35% of 31).
49. If you answered yes, how important are the following reasons for subscribing to MLA-L?
MLA national members:
|
reason |
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
total responses |
|
get quick answers to questions I have |
14 |
11% |
38 |
30% |
31 |
25% |
42 |
34% |
125 |
|
help others with their questions |
18 |
15% |
42 |
34% |
41 |
33% |
23 |
19% |
124 |
|
contact with other members of the profession |
6 |
5% |
14 |
11% |
40 |
31% |
69 |
53% |
129 |
|
keep up with news or issues in the profession |
0 |
0% |
5 |
4% |
33 |
25% |
94 |
71% |
132 |
|
a pleasant diversion from everyday work |
44 |
35% |
44 |
35% |
23 |
19% |
13 |
10% |
124 |
|
other (please explain): |
1 |
20% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
20% |
3 |
60% |
5 |
"other" responses included job ads, continuing education.
note: potential responses = 133 from the above question.
clearly "keep up with news/issues in the profession" (96% responded "3" or "4") and "contact with other members of the profession (84% responded "3" or "4") were by far the most significant reasons for subscribing to MLA-L. Over half replied 3 or 4 for "get quick answers…" or "help others…"
nonmembers:
|
reason |
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
total responses |
|
get quick answers to questions I have |
3 |
27% |
3 |
27% |
1 |
9% |
4 |
36% |
11 |
|
help others with their questions |
5 |
45% |
1 |
9% |
1 |
9% |
4 |
36% |
11 |
|
contact with other members of the profession |
4 |
36% |
1 |
9% |
3 |
27% |
3 |
27% |
11 |
|
keep up with news or issues in the profession |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
18% |
9 |
82% |
11 |
|
a pleasant diversion from everyday work |
3 |
27% |
2 |
18% |
4 |
36% |
2 |
18% |
11 |
|
other (please explain): |
1 |
50% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
50% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
potential responses = 11 (answered yes to question 48)
clearly, "keep up with news or issues in the profession" is the most important function of MLA-L for both members and nonmembers; responses diverge from there.
50. If you answered no, how important are the following reasons for not subscribing to MLA-L?
Members:
|
reason |
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
total responses |
|
too little useful information |
11 |
37% |
6 |
20% |
5 |
17% |
8 |
27% |
30 |
|
no convenient access to email |
22 |
71% |
4 |
13% |
3 |
10% |
2 |
6% |
31 |
|
employer discourages use of email |
26 |
90% |
2 |
7% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
3% |
29 |
|
other (please explain): |
1 |
25% |
1 |
25% |
2 |
50% |
0% |
4 |
"other" responses focused on lack of time, too much email
interestingly, though 80 people did not check "yes" to question 48, only about 30 seemed to have responses to question 50. This suggests that many people simply skipped one or both of these questions.
Nonmembers:
|
reason |
unimportant=1 |
% |
2 |
% |
3 |
% |
very important=4 |
% |
total responses |
|
too little useful information |
4 |
36% |
6 |
55% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
9% |
11 |
|
no convenient access to email |
8 |
67% |
2 |
17% |
0 |
0% |
2 |
17% |
12 |
|
employer discourages use of email |
9 |
75% |
2 |
17% |
0 |
0% |
1 |
8% |
12 |
|
other (please explain): |
1 |
20% |
0 |
0% |
0 |
0% |
4 |
80% |
5 |
the "other" responses included lack of time, non-relevance to current work. These figures are so small that no conclusions should be drawn from them.
51. Do you subscribe to electronic lists and discussion groups other than MLA-L?
Members: yes: 134 of 213 (63%); of those who subscribed to MLA-L: yes: 109 of 133 (82%)
Nonmembers: yes: 15 of 31 (48%); of those who subscribed to MLA-L: yes: 8 of 11 (72%)
David Lesniaski, chair,
for the Working Group Surveying Music Library Personnel Characteristics (Tim Cherubini, Charles Coldwell, Richard Griscom, Pat Fisken, Michelle Koth, Renee McBride, Cindy Richardson)