This statistic shows the expenditures on information resources of public and private academic libraries in the United Statesin 2012. Public academic libraries spent approximately 368.5 million U.S. dollars on books, serial backfiles, and other materials.
Academic library expenditures on information resources in the United States in 2012, by type
(in million U.S. dollars)
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NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences. (February 13, 2014). Academic library expenditures on information resources in the United States in 2012, by type (in million U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/374034/expenditures-on-information-resources-academic-libraries-by-type-us/
NCES, und Institute of Education Sciences. "Academic library expenditures on information resources in the United States in 2012, by type (in million U.S. dollars)." Chart. February 13, 2014. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374034/expenditures-on-information-resources-academic-libraries-by-type-us/
NCES, Institute of Education Sciences. (2014). Academic library expenditures on information resources in the United States in 2012, by type (in million U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/374034/expenditures-on-information-resources-academic-libraries-by-type-us/
NCES, and Institute of Education Sciences. "Academic Library Expenditures on Information Resources in The United States in 2012, by Type (in Million U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374034/expenditures-on-information-resources-academic-libraries-by-type-us/
NCES & Institute of Education Sciences, Academic library expenditures on information resources in the United States in 2012, by type (in million U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/374034/expenditures-on-information-resources-academic-libraries-by-type-us/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
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