ACRL News Issue (B) of College & Research Libraries 434 / C&RL News ■ June 2003 A n n V i I e s Facts→ F a s t → U n a f f ilia t e d users in a c a d e m ic lib ra rie s O f th e 527 a ca d em ic libraries re s p o n d in g to a n a tio n a l su rv e y in w in te r 2001, 88.9 p e rce n t indicated that th e y allow unrestricted building access to any unaffiliated users a n d 18.4 p ercent grant borrow ing privileges to a ny unaffiliated users. N a n c y C o u r tn e y , “ U n a f f ilia t e d U sers’ A ccess t o A c a d e m ic L ib ra rie s : A S u rv e y ,” J o u r n a l o f A c a d e m ic L ib r a r ia n s h ip 2 9 .1 (Jan. 2 0 0 3 ): 3 - 7 → A d m in is tr a to r s ’ s a la rie s : 2 0 0 2 -0 3 M e dian salaries fo r d irec to rs o f library services at all h ig h e r e d u c a tio n institutions increased 5.7 p e rce n t from $66,990 in 2001-02 to $70,840 in 2002-03. M edian salaries fo r acquisitions librarians in cre ased 6.5 p e rc e n t to $49,186, c h ie f technical-services librarians in c re a s e d 5.5 p e rc e n t to $50,177, a n d c h ie f pub lic -se rv ic e s librarians in­ c rea se d 5.9 p e rce n t to $51,896. “ M e d iu m S a la rie s o f C o lle g e A d m in is t r a t o r s b y T y p e o f I n s t it u t io n , 2 0 0 1 - 0 2 ,” C h r o n ic le o f H ig h e r E d u c a tio n , A p r. 1 2 ,2 0 0 2 : A 3 3 ; ” M e d iu m S a la rie s o f C o lle g e A d m in is t r a t o r s b y T y p e o f I n s t it u t io n , 2 0 0 2 - 0 3 ,” C h r o n ic le o f H ig h e r E d u c a tio n , A p r. 1 1 ,2 0 0 3 : A 3 8 → F a c u lty s a la rie s : 2 0 0 2 -0 3 T he A m erican A ssociation o f University Professors a n n u al eco n o m ic stu d y for 2 002- 03 reports a n average salary increase o f 3-0 p e rce n t for faculty in all ranks. R o n a ld G . E h re n b e rg , ” U n e q u a l P ro g re ss: T h e A n n u a l R e p o r t o n t h e E c o n o m ic S ta tu s o f t h e P ro fe s s io n , 2 0 0 2 - 0 3 ,” A c a d e m e : B u lle t in o f t h e A m e r ic a n A s s o c ia tio n o f U n iv e r s it y P ro fe s s o rs 8 9 .2 ( M a r c h - A p r il 2 0 0 3 ): 21 —33 → ERIC u s a g e L aw rence M. R u d n e r at th e U niversity o f M a ryland D e p a rtm e n t o f M e a su rem e n t, Statistics a n d Evaluation has d e v e lo p e d a p ro c e d u re fo r estim ating u sage statistics for databases distributed through m iscellaneous public a n d private organizations. Applying this m eth o d o lo g y to th e ERIC (E ducational R esources Inform ation C enter) database, R udner m a k e s a “conservative e stim ate” th a t th e ERIC d a ta b a s e o f o v e r o n e m illion records is se arched 7,225,000 tim es p e r m onth, o r 86 m illion tim es p e r year. L a w re n c e M . R u d n e r, ” H o w M a n y P e o p le S e a rch t h e ERIC D a ta b a s e E ach D a y ? ” D -L ib M a g a z in e 9 .4 ( A p r il 2 0 0 3 ). h t t p : / / w w w . d lib . o r g / d lib / a p r il0 3 / r u d n e r / 0 4 r u d n e r . h t m l. M a y 4 ,2 0 0 3 → D e m o g r a p h ic p re d ic to rs o f In t e r n e t use A re c e n t P e w In te rn e t stu d y finds o n ly 58 p e rc e n t o f A m e ric an s u s e th e In tern e t. A ccording to th e study, th e follow ing “d e m o g ra p h ic factors a re strong p red icto rs o f Internet use: having a college degree, being a student, being white, being em ployed, and having a comfortable h o usehold incom e.” A m a n d a L e n h a rt, e t al., T h e E v e r-S h iftin g In t e r n e t P o p u la tio n : A N e w L o o k a t I n t e r n e t Access a n d t h e D ig it a l D iv id e , P e w I n t e r n e t & A m e r i c a n L i f e P r o j e c t , A p r i l 1 6 , 2 0 0 3 . h t t p : / / w w w . p e w i n t e r n e t . o r g / r e p o r t s / p d f s / P IP _ S h iftin g _ N e t_ P o p _ R e p o rt.p d f. M a y 4 ,2 0 0 3 A n n Viles is co ord in ator o f reference a n d instruction a t Appalachian State University in Boone, N orth Carolina, e-mail: vilesea@conrad.appstate.edu http://www.dlib.org/dlib/april03/rudner/04rudner.html http://www.pewinternet.org/reports/pdfs/ mailto:vilesea@conrad.appstate.edu