Ithaka S+R Faculty Survey, United States, 2021

The eighth cycle of the Ithaka S+R Faculty Survey queried a random sample of higher education faculty members in the United States to learn about their attitudes and practices related to their research and teaching. Respondents were asked about resource discovery and access; research topics and practices; research dissemination, including open access, data management, and preservation; instruction and perceptions of student research skills; the role and value of the academic library; and open-educational resources. Demographic variables include the respondent's age, gender, primary academic field, title or role, institution's Carnegie classification, how many years the respondent has worked at their current college or university, how many years the respondent has worked in their field, what format the courses they are currently teaching (if any) are in (synchronous, asynchronous, or a mix of both) and whether the respondent primarily identifies as a researcher, teacher, or somewhere in between.