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14. Research has shown that engaged employees routinely go above and beyond what is expected of
them. Overall, how engaged are the employees of your library? N=47
Not at all engaged 1 2%
Somewhat engaged 12 26%
Engaged 25 53%
Very engaged 9 19%
Comments N=14
Very engaged N=2
In spite of low entry-level salaries we are fortunate to be able to recruit talented and engaged new colleagues.
Our engagement score is 71% (7 out of 10 employees are engaged).
Engaged N=5
Campus-wide employee engagement survey was conducted in 2011 and 2013, with the next one planned for 2015.
Engagement is high overall. In some cases it is believed to reflect a commitment to the profession more than to this
particular work environment.
Participation in committees, in-house Research Libraries seminar, attendance at weekly and monthly staff meetings
They are engaged to very engaged.
We have not completed a library survey so I have nothing reliable to base this on. It is my perception and it is the overall
result of the campus engagement survey. Those results were not reported by department only in the aggregate. Our
employees have tended to stay a long time in their jobs, which is a double-edged sword. While some do stay engaged
others disengage over time and ride it out to retirement.
Somewhat engaged N=4
Between somewhat engaged and engaged
Faculty are more engaged than staff. Question does not specify engagement in library, campus, and/or community.
Hard to generalize across the entire library, the tone is different in various departments.
While we have participated in ClimateQUAL, we haven’t participated in an engagement survey so it is difficult to
accurately estimate the level of engagement.
Other Comments N=3
Cannot answer this question for the staff as a whole. Individuals run the range from “not” to “very.”
Reports were not shared at the unit level. Only composite university-wide data were shared.
We did not get results based on library staff only.
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