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1 | Timestamp | What is the full name of your parent institution? | My institution is a member of: | Total workforce: Librarians headcount (faculty or staff) | Total workforce: Staff headcount | Total workforce: Student employees headcount (part time) | What percentage of your budget goes to salary? | Current vacancies: Number of Librarian positions | Average length (in months) of librarian vacancies in FY 21-22. | Number of failed librarian searches in FY 21-22 | Current vacancies: Number of staff positions | Average length (in months) of staff vacancies in FY 21-22 | Number of failed staff searches in FY 21-22 | What are the reasons for your librarian/staff vacancies? Check all that apply. | Starting salary for entry-level librarians | What ways do you have to reward your librarians/staff that are not tied to salary? Check all that apply | Why do your librarians/staff get raises? Check all that apply | What are the reasons for your student worker vacancies? Check all that apply | What ways do you have to reward your student (part-time) employees that are not tied to salary? Check all that apply | What is the predominant reason students permanently leave the library (for reasons other than summer break or graduation)? | Thank you for taking the TCAL survey. Please add your comments, longer responses to our questions or information we didn't ask but that you think is important. | |||||
2 | 2022/08/04 12:55:29 PM EST | University of Texas at San Antonio | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 40 | 85 | 50 | 44% | 3 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | Attrition;Low pay;New job opportunities elsewhere | 50000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Recognition Program | Merit;Promotion;Longevity;Equity raises to combat compression | Attrition | Food;Recognition program;Better hours;Mentorship | Better pay off campus | Average Salaries at various levels of experience | |||||
3 | 2022/08/04 2:40:28 PM EST | UT Southwestern Medical Center | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 14 | 17 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Attrition | 60,000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Upgraded office space;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Recognition Program | Cost of living;Merit;Promotion;Longevity | |||||||||
4 | 2022/08/04 4:29:52 PM EST | Houston Baptist University | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 72 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 | No administrative approval to fill;Attrition;Budget related hiring freezes, unless your department is special. | Merit | No administrative approval to fill;student worker budget cuts | Better hours elsewhere | Lots of smaller libraries are being squeezed out by the admin. There are others with similar staffing issues. | ||||||||||
5 | 2022/08/04 7:02:39 PM EST | Palo Alto College | Texas Council of Community/Junior College Libraries (TCCJCL) | 3 FT 5 PT | 4 FT 1 PT | 3 | Salaries covered by institution | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | $22.89/hr | Flexible work week;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Upgraded office space;Daycare;Paid mileage;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Free meals;Recognition Program | Cost of living | Attrition | Social events;Recognition program;Mentorship | ||||||||
6 | 2022/08/04 8:23:34 PM EST | Hardin-Simmons University | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | 3 | 4 | 15 | Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 months | 0 | No enough qualified applicants;Attrition;Low pay | 42,000 | Flexible work week;Predictable career ladder;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Free or reserved parking | Cost of living | Not enough qualified applicants;Low pay | Food;Gifts;Study during downtime | Better pay off campus;Better hours elsewhere | ||||||
7 | 2022/08/05 10:12:53 AM EST | NORTH AMERICAN UNIVERSITY | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | 1 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | No enough qualified applicants;No administrative approval to fill | 40,000 | Cost of living;Promotion | Not enough qualified applicants | Flexible work week | Better pay off campus | ||||||||
8 | 2022/08/05 1:25:10 PM EST | South Texas College | Texas Council of Community/Junior College Libraries (TCCJCL) | 19 | 91 | 9 | 0 (separate budget) | 1 | 4 | none | 5 | 2 | 1 | No enough qualified applicants;Low pay | $41,243 | Paid mileage;Paid Professional Development Conference Attendance | Promotion;When and as approved by the Board | Attrition;Low pay | Flexible work week;Social events | Better pay off campus | ||||||
9 | 2022/08/05 2:05:18 PM EST | University of North Texas HSC | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 18 | 27.5 | 0 | 40.2 | 2 | 2 months | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | newly created positions (in the last quarter) | 54000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Upgraded office space;Recognition Program | Cost of living;Merit;Promotion;Longevity | We do not have student workers, med students typically are not allowed to work during their medical education. | n/a no student workers | n/a no student workers | ||||||
10 | 2022/08/08 9:20:37 AM EST | Rice University | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | 45 | 55 | tbn | 4 | 9 months | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | No enough qualified applicants;Quality of life issues | $60,000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Daycare;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Bonuses;Sabbaticals;Recognition Program | Merit;Promotion | Not enough qualified applicants;Low pay | Flexible work week;Social events;Food;Recognition program;Better hours;Study during downtime;Mentorship | Better pay off campus;Better pay on campus;Better hours elsewhere | |||||||
11 | 2022/08/08 9:36:49 AM EST | Houston Baptist University | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | Three (3) | Five (5) | Fall - Fifteen approximately (15) | Uncertain-Not available | None. We had a library faculty contract not renewed and it is not being opened due to attrition and budget. | We did not have any searches. | We did not have any searches. | None | We didn’t have any vacancies. | We did not have a search. | No administrative approval to fill;Budget cuts leading to Library faculty contracts not being renewed. | Not available | Flexible work week;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Free or reserved parking | Cost of living | No vacancies as we are also cutting back the number is student workers. | Flexible work week;Food;Study during downtime;Mentorship | Better pay off campus | ||||||
12 | 2022/08/08 10:43:35 AM EST | Lamar State College -Port Arthur | Texas Council of Community/Junior College Libraries (TCCJCL) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | No administrative approval to fill | 46,000 | Cost of living | Low pay | Better pay on campus | ||||||||||
13 | 2022/08/08 10:49:14 AM EST | University of the Incarnate Word | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | 15 | 12.5 | 7 | 1.5 | 12 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | No enough qualified applicants;Wanting more remote work than position offers | $58- $60,000 | The university offers free tuition up for dependents (undergradute), some remote work, professional development, family leave | Positions have received equity pay this past year, COL defined by university | Attrition | Flexible work week;Food;Study during downtime;Mentorship | Time | |||||||
14 | 2022/08/08 11:08:52 AM EST | University of Texas at El Paso | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 20 | 47 | 35 | 34% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Attrition;Low pay | $43,000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Maternity leave | professional development travel | Not enough qualified applicants;Attrition;Low pay | Social events;Recognition program;Study during downtime;Mentorship | Better pay off campus | ||||||
15 | 2022/08/08 1:03:10 PM EST | Texas Council of Community/Junior College Libraries (TCCJCL) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No enough qualified applicants | 45000 | Cost of living | No administrative approval to fill | Flexible work week | Better hours elsewhere | ||||||||
16 | 2022/08/08 1:13:13 PM EST | University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | not applicable; no turnover/vacancies in the last 8 years | $47,000 (estimated) | Professional development stipends;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Free or reserved parking;cafeteria discount | Longevity;Occasional market increases | no student workers | no student workers | no student workers | The director position is being vacated after this FY due to retirement. | |||||
17 | 2022/08/08 1:28:06 PM EST | University of Texas at Dallas | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 24 | 32 | 7 | 40.40% | 2 | +6 months | 0 | 3 | +4 months | 8 | Attrition;Low pay;Quality of life issues | $50,000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave | Merit;Promotion;Longevity | No empty positions | Flexible work week;Food | Better pay off campus;Better pay on campus | Remote work in other areas of the university shows down the hiring processes. | |||||
18 | 2022/08/08 5:04:19 PM EST | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 16 (including 3 vacancies) | 31 (including 6 vacancies) | 35 | 46.29% (including salaries and benefits) | 3 | 4.1 (This seems low to me, but I think it is because some vacancies span FYs.) | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | No enough qualified applicants;Quality of life issues;Speculate that TX politics is a liability at the moment. Desire to be 100% remote. | $55,000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Predictable career ladder;Maternity leave;We can offer 20% work from home for librarians, but not 100%. We can offer 100% to a few (very limited) staff positions. Looking at increasing this. | Merit;Promotion;Longevity;Equity from market studies. | Not enough qualified applicants;Attrition;Low pay | Social events;Gifts;Study during downtime | Better pay off campus;Better pay on campus | ||||||
19 | 2022/08/09 9:38:37 AM EST | McMurry University | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | 5.5 | 2.5 | 12 | Salaries do not come directly out of our budget. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 months | 0 | 41,000 | Professional development stipends;Upgraded office space;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Free or reserved parking | Cost of living | Flexible work week;Gifts;Study during downtime | Better pay off campus | ||||||||
20 | 2022/08/10 4:57:34 PM EST | San Antonio College | Texas Council of Community/Junior College Libraries (TCCJCL) | 4 | 10 | 0 | 52% | 3 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | No enough qualified applicants;Low pay | 47,000 | Flexible work week;Upgraded office space;Recognition Program;Try to provide newer technologies | Cost of living;Merit | Not enough qualified applicants | Food;Gifts;Recognition program;Mentorship | graduate | ||||||
21 | 2022/08/11 1:28:09 PM EST | St. Philip's College | Texas Council of Community/Junior College Libraries (TCCJCL) | 6 FT and 7 PT | 3 FT and 4 PT | none at this time | 60 | 3 PT | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | No enough qualified applicants;Attrition;Low pay;Part time positions | 47,611.20 for FT and 22.89 per hour for PT | Flexible work week;Maternity leave;Daycare;Paid mileage;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement | Cost of living | We have not hired since we came back from COVID, looking to change this year | Flexible work week;Social events;Mentorship | Better pay off campus;Better pay on campus;Better hours elsewhere | The answer for rewards for librarians are for full time librarians only, does not apply to our part time staff of which we have many. | |||||
22 | 2022/08/15 9:30:58 AM EST | Prairie View A&M University | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 18 | 8 | 16 | 48.80% | 4 | 7 months | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | No enough qualified applicants;Attrition | $57,000 | Professional development stipends;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement | Merit | We normally rely on Federal work study students | Better hours | Better pay off campus;There are some majors where the workload is heavy and can not manage school workload and working | (a) For any vacancy to be filled, other than students workers, we have to seek for approval from the University to fill it and the position must have been budgeted for. (b) HR is also taking at least 3 months after submitting all necessary documents before they can advertise an open position. (c) Number of applicants who apply when positions are advertised is very low and the applicants tend not to be high quality candidates. | |||||
23 | 2022/08/15 9:33:05 AM EST | Southwestern University | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | 7 | 7.5 | 23 part time workers | 52% | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | retirement | based on experience | Upgraded office space;Free or reserved parking;professional development funds | Cost of living;Merit;Promotion | Food;Study during downtime | ||||||||
24 | 2022/08/15 10:41:05 AM EST | Brazosport College | Four | Three | Two | 36% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 60,612 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Daycare;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Free or reserved parking | Cost of living;Longevity | Not enough qualified applicants;Low pay | Flexible work week;Better hours;Study during downtime | Better pay off campus | Many thanks for collecting and distributing this information. | |||||||
25 | 2022/08/15 12:48:45 PM EST | University of Houston-Victoria | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 9 | 11.5 | 5 | 62.50% | 1 | 4 months | 0 | 0 | 4 months | 1 | No enough qualified applicants;No administrative approval to fill;Attrition;Quality of life issues | $48,000 | Flexible work week;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Upgraded office space;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Free or reserved parking | Cost of living;Merit;Longevity;While merit and cost of living do exist, they are not consistent year to year | Attrition | Flexible work week;Social events;Food;Study during downtime | Better pay off campus | ||||||
26 | 2022/08/15 2:31:09 PM EST | Austin Community College | Texas Council of Community/Junior College Libraries (TCCJCL) | 33 filled; 5-6 vacant/being filled this fall | 65-70 full time; hourly (not student workers or workstudy) another 45 | None | @81% | 6-May | 1+ year | 1 possibly | 7-Jun | 1+ year | 5 (administrative assistant searches, senior library assistant) | No enough qualified applicants | 65-67 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Paid mileage;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Sabbaticals | Cost of living;Longevity | We have more hourly adult workers/not student workers and no work study as the office that does the hire does not vet to my satisfaction (so, lack of qualified people) and we don't allow them to study while at work - just work | Flexible work week | NA | You need to add in a tech/equipment/hardware/software benefit to staff. | |||||
27 | 2022/08/15 3:30:57 PM EST | Blinn College District | Texas Council of Community/Junior College Libraries (TCCJCL) | 12 | 26 | 5 | n/a | 1 PT | 10 | 1 PT | 1 FT, 1 PT | 12 | 0 | No administrative approval to fill;Part time position, no benefits | $43,068 | All campus raise, annually | Attrition | Study during downtime;Mentorship | Leaving the college | |||||||
28 | 2022/08/19 11:11:27 AM EST | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 8 | 16 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Attrition;Quality of life issues | 60000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Upgraded office space | Cost of living;Merit;Promotion | |||||||||
29 | 2022/08/19 3:06:23 PM EST | Sam Houston State University | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 21 | 28 | 49 | 30% | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | No enough qualified applicants;Attrition | 50,000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement | Merit;Promotion;Longevity;Market Adjustment | Attrition | Social events;Food;Gifts;Study during downtime | Better pay off campus | ||||||
30 | 2022/08/22 11:50:30 AM EST | University of North Texas | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | 62 | 87 | 250 | 45 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | No enough qualified applicants;Low pay | 48,000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Predictable career ladder;Sabbaticals | Merit;Promotion | we don't have student worker vacancies | Flexible work week;Food;Better hours;Study during downtime | not applicable | ||||||
31 | 2022/08/29 2:34:52 PM EST | University of Texas at Arlington | Texas Council of State University Libraries (TCSUL) | 47 | 64 | 187 | 41% | 12 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 6 | No enough qualified applicants;Attrition;Low pay | $50,000 | Flexible work week;Work from home;Professional development stipends;Predictable career ladder;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Recognition Program;Appreciation gifts | Merit;Promotion;Longevity;We are working on market adjustments to salaries. Cost of living raises has not been typical in the past. | Not enough qualified applicants;Attrition;Low pay;Loss to internships/other opportunities | Flexible work week;Food;Gifts;Recognition program;Better hours;Mentorship;Scholarships; professional development/portfolio building opportunities | Better pay off campus;Better pay on campus;Better hours elsewhere | ||||||
32 | 2022/08/30 4:27:58 PM EST | Texas Wesleyan University | Texas Independent College and University Libraries (TICUL) | 8 | 10 | 9 | 54% | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | No administrative approval to fill;Low pay | 52,000 | Professional development stipends;Maternity leave;Paid mileage;Free tuition or tuition reimbursement;Sabbaticals;Free or reserved parking | Cost of living;Merit;Promotion | Not enough qualified applicants;Required to hire work study workers | Recognition program;Study during downtime;Mentorship | Better pay off campus | ||||||
33 | 2022/08/31 10:31:31 AM EST | Texas State Technical Colelge | 4 | 3 | 3 | 59 | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | Attrition | TLA Recommended Salary | Flexible work week;Bonuses | Cost of living;Merit;Longevity | Attrition | Flexible work week;Food;Gifts;Better hours;Study during downtime | Better pay off campus;Better hours elsewhere;Graduation | Library positions phased out by Leadership. | ||||||
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