Library service and website usage of U.S. online learners 2014 | Statista

This statistic presents the most commonly used library website and service features accessed by U.S. online learners as of January 2014. During the survey period, it was found that 45 percent of online learners who discovered the library website via search engine accessed the online catalog feature.

Library services used by U.S. online learners on a public or academic library website as of January 2014

Characteristic	Share of online population
Article/journal databases	52%
Catalog	45%
Access to e-books	44%
Hours of operation	42%
Requesting items for checkout	41%
Reading reccommendations	33%
Calender of events	30%
Prgrams offered	24%
Homework help	23%
Ask-a-librarian service	22%
Online classes/tutorials offered	21%

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June 2014

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Region

United States

Survey time period

December 2013 to January 2014

Number of respondents

3,728 respondents

Age group

16 years and older

Method of interview

Online survey

Supplementary notes

This statistic is based on online learners who started their search with a search engine and ended up at a library website.

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