survey of 116 directors, deans and other high level officials of academic libraries about how they feel about their library’s info technology lending programs.

data on the level of satisfaction with such programs, plans for library budget support

for these programs, and plans for new acquisitions of tablets, virtual reality

technology, laptops, digital cameras and other types of information

technology. In addition to looking at plans for the future, the report gives

detailed data on the level and nature of budgetary support for technology

lending programs over the past few years. Survey participants also comment on

which library constituencies use the programs the most.

• Administrators over age 65 were much more likely than others to want to contract the program while those under age 50 were much less likely.
• In general, the more sophisticated the degree offered by the college, the greater the likelihood that it had increased spending on its technology lending program over the past three years.
• Art and architecture students were frequently cited as prime users of academic library technology lending programs.