92 · ARL Annual Salary Survey 2008–2009 Race should be indicated for US university libraries only, by choosing one or more responses among the five racial categories provided here 1=yes and 0=no. You can select multiple racial categories for a person. The definitions of the five racial categories, listed with their respective column names, are: American Indian or Alaska Native (NatAm): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment. Asian (Asian): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. Black or African American (Black): A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander (HawPI): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands. White (White): A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa. Submitting the Data for Part I and Part II on the Web ARL is using the online services of FormSpring to collect the data. As part of its privacy policy, FormSpring pledges not to sell any collected information to third parties. For the complete FormSpring privacy policy, visit http://www.formspring.com/privacy.html. ARL also accepts Part I and Part II of the salary survey by e-mail from those users who may be uncomfortable submitting the files in FormSpring: • University Libraries: http://www.formspring.com/forms/?366101-c6BynijupA • Nonuniversity Libraries: http://www.formspring.com/forms/?366133-c6BynijupA Be sure to have the electronic copy of your completed salary survey Excel file handy as you will be submitting this file via the FormSpring Web form. In addition to the completed Excel file, be prepared to provide the following information as well: • The name, title, email and phone number of the person who prepared the Excel file. The name, title, email and phone number of your institution’s contact person for the salary survey (if different from the person who prepared the Excel file) • Indicate whether you are submitting salary information for one or more of the following: Main, Law, or Medical library, and the beginning professional salary and rank structure for each. For professional salary list the salary that would be paid to a newly hired professional without experience (even if local practice discourages hiring entry-level professionals without experience). Please report the 2008–2009 beginning professional salary to the best of your knowledge as it existed on July 1, 2008. For rank structure, list the number of unique levels in your institution’s rank structure. If you have no