by Greg Argo
Quick Summary
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) is proposing the elimination of the Academic Libraries survey from IPEDS in the 2025–26 administration. The comment period for this proposal closes on May 3.
On March 4, 2024, the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) announced they are seeking authorization from the federal Office of Management and Budget to eliminate the Academic Libraries (AL) survey from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) data collection starting in 2025-26. The IPEDS Academic Library survey is used to collect comprehensive data on academic libraries and facilitates decision-making, benchmarking, accreditations, and other important administrative activities. Visit the public notice on Regulations.gov to read more about this proposal and leave comments until May 3.
