This statistic shows the expenditures of public and private academic libraries in the United States, sorted by category. During fiscal year 2012, public academic libraries spent about 445.45 million U.S. dollars on operating expenditures.
Academic library expenditures in the United States in 2012, by category
(in billion U.S. dollars)
*"All information resource" includes books, serial backfiles, current serial subscriptions, document delivery/interlibrary loan, preservation, and other expenditures for information resources. **"Operating expenditures" include computer hardware and software; bibliographic utilities, networks, and consortia; all other expenditures not already reported, including furniture and equipment; and any related maintenance costs.
Figures have been rounded.
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NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences. (February 13, 2014). Academic library expenditures in the United States in 2012, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374020/expenditures-of-academic-libraries-by-category-us/
NCES, und Institute of Education Sciences. "Academic library expenditures in the United States in 2012, by category (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 13, 2014. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374020/expenditures-of-academic-libraries-by-category-us/
NCES, Institute of Education Sciences. (2014). Academic library expenditures in the United States in 2012, by category (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374020/expenditures-of-academic-libraries-by-category-us/
NCES, and Institute of Education Sciences. "Academic Library Expenditures in The United States in 2012, by Category (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374020/expenditures-of-academic-libraries-by-category-us/
NCES & Institute of Education Sciences, Academic library expenditures in the United States in 2012, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374020/expenditures-of-academic-libraries-by-category-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Academic library expenditures in the United States in 2012, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences, February 13, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/374020/expenditures-of-academic-libraries-by-category-us/
