112 · ARL Annual Salary Survey 2011–2012 Library branches not included: Kent State University regional campus libraries. Kent State University regional campus libraries’ information was not included this year, although it has been included in the past. This decision was made because these libraries operate independently: they do not report through Kent campus library they have separate hiring, tenure/promotion decisions their budgets are independent of Kent campus. KENTUCKY Library branches included: Young Library (Main), Special Collections, Design, Fine Arts, Science, Engineering, Agricultural Information Center, Morris Library (Equine), and Transportation. The Beginning Professional Salary (BPS) reported for the Law Library is for librarians with an MLS alone. The beginning salary for librarians with an MLS and JD is $52,000. LAVAL Library branches included: Main library LOUISIANA STATE Library branches included: General libraries include Middleton and Hill Memorial libraries on the main LSU campus. Beginning salaries for Law librarians are dependent on credentials required. LOUISVILLE Library branches included: Art Library, Ekstrom Library (Main), Music Library, and University Archives &Records Center. In the past, the numbers in the Rank field were assigned based on position in the organization. Beginning this year, the data in this field have been assigned based on academic rank. Also, in the past, the directors of the Health Sciences and the Law Libraries have been assigned a 0 in the rank field, but beginning this year, only the Dean of Libraries has been assigned a 0. The other two library directors have been assigned a rank based on their academic rank. MCGILL Library branches included: Education, Islamic Studies, Marvin Duchow Music Library Birks Reading Room, Walter Hitschfeld Geographic Information Centre Howard Ross Library of Management Schulich Library of Science &Engineering Humanities &Social Sciences Library, and Macdonald Campus (Agricultural &Environmental Sciences). MCMASTER Library branches included: Mills Library, Innis Library, and Thode Library. MANITOBA Library branches included: William R. Newman Library (Agriculture) Architecture/Fine Arts Library Elizabeth Dafoe Library Fr. Harold Drake Library St. John’s College Library Donald W. Craik Engineering Library Albert D. Cohen Management Library Eckhardt-Gramatte Music Library Sciences and Technology Library Bill Larson Library Carolyn Sifton-Helene Fuld Library Concordia Hospital Library J.W. Crane Memorial Library Misercordia Health Centre Library Seven Oaks General Hospital Library and Victoria General Hospital Library. MASSACHUSETTS Library branches included: DuBois Library (Main library), Image Collection Library, and Science and Engineering Library. MIT The rank 7 is currently and frequently unoccupied.