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Table 12. Percentage of academic libraries with selected electronic services, by control, level, size, and Carnegie classification of institution: Fall 2008
| Institutional characteristic | Documents digitized by library staff | Library reference service by e-mail or the Web | Technology to assist patrons with disabilities | Electronic theses and dissertations produced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All U.S. academic libraries | 35.7 | 72.1 | 48.8 | 13.3 |
| Control | ||||
| Public | 40.4 | 85.5 | 75.3 | 14.4 |
| Private | 32.4 | 62.7 | 30.2 | 12.5 |
| Level1 | ||||
| Total 4-year and above | 46.2 | 75.9 | 46.6 | 20.6 |
| Doctor’s | 65.7 | 84.0 | 62.8 | 48.3 |
| Master’s | 48.1 | 81.1 | 48.1 | 12.6 |
| Bachelor’s | 24.4 | 61.5 | 28.8 | 3.8 |
| Less than 4-year | 18.2 | 65.8 | 52.4 | 1.0 |
| Size (FTE enrollment)2 | ||||
| Less than 1,000 | 19.5 | 51.5 | 21.3 | 5.3 |
| 1,000 to 2,999 | 36.9 | 79.7 | 52.2 | 9.7 |
| 3,000 to 4,999 | 41.5 | 86.5 | 65.9 | 10.5 |
| 5,000 to 9,999 | 52.8 | 88.4 | 83.0 | 22.0 |
| 10,000 to 19,999 | 65.1 | 92.4 | 87.0 | 40.3 |
| 20,000 or more | 83.1 | 97.5 | 90.7 | 72.9 |
| Carnegie classification1 | ||||
| Doctoral/Research | 85.8 | 96.4 | 85.1 | 73.8 |
| Master's I and II | 60.4 | 89.9 | 68.2 | 25.5 |
| Baccalaureate | 47.8 | 81.5 | 44.3 | 9.5 |
| Baccalaureate/Associates | 17.7 | 62.5 | 36.5 | 7.3 |
| Associates | 18.1 | 67.0 | 52.4 | 0.9 |
| Specialized | 29.8 | 58.1 | 21.9 | 10.9 |
| Not classified | 13.6 | 42.9 | 14.7 | 4.0 |
| 1 While "level" and "Carnegie classification" are similar, there is not complete overlap in the two classifications. "Level" refers to the highest level of any degree offered by the institution. The "Carnegie classification" is based on criteria such as institutional mission and research funding in addition to highest level of degree awarded. The Carnegie classification was developed by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and published in A Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 2005 Edition. | ||||
| 2 Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment is calculated by adding one-third of part-time enrollment to full-time enrollment. | ||||
| NOTE: Total number of institutions responding to each question is shown in Appendix A, table A-1. Data were not imputed for non-response. | ||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Academic Libraries Survey (ALS), 2008. | ||||
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