28 · Survey Results: Survey Questions and Responses
Strategies/Circumstances 1 Negative
impact
2 3 Neutral
impact
4 5 Positive
impact
N/A N
Sabbatical, professional, or research leave 0 0 14 11 9 16 50
Librarians have faculty status 0 2 8 9 11 20 50
Salary range 3 14 15 10 8 0 50
Employee engagement 0 1 11 31 6 0 49
Reputation of the institution 1 1 13 15 19 0 49
Other strategy/circumstance 3 2 1 0 2 5 13
Total Responses 11 30 47 49 42 30 50
If you indicated above that an “Other strategy/circumstance” had an impact, please briefly
describe the strategy/circumstance. N=7
1 Negative impact on retention N=3
Extreme budgetary and pension reform challenges within the state have a huge impact on retention. Faculty were
actively recruited by the previous dean to his new library—we lost five employees to that institution in a few months.
The negative attitude of the faculty towards the policies of the upper administration on campus led to retirements and
departures. Faculty members scared untenured faculty members that they would not get tenure and so those individuals
left—they would have earned tenure.
Geographical distance from continental US makes frequent travel for conferences prohibitively expensive, and the library
cannot fully fund all travel.
Regional culture can impact retention if the individual is not comfortable or well socialized in the community and desires
a different type community—particularly a more urban, diverse community.
2 Somewhat Negative impact on retention N=2
Hiring opportunities for the employee’s spouse/partner.
Salary RANGE is not a problem (we don’t have assigned ranges), but lack of funding due to budget cuts is beginning to
impact our ability to make competitive retention/counteroffers.
5 Positive impact on retention N=2
Commitment to diversity. Boston region is rich in cultural &natural attractions.
Our university is one of the largest and most secure employers in the metropolitan area, which makes us very attractive
as staff employer. Employees who are recruited from outside the state find it to be a great place to live and frequently
end up staying here much longer than they planned.
Comments N=5
Answers would be different on some of the questions if separated by support and professional staff.
For “Librarians are eligible for tenure or permanent status”, this has had both a positive and negative impact on
retention depending on the individual person and situation.
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