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E-book share of academic library acquisition budgets in the United States 2012-2021

E-books as a share of total academic library acquisition budgets in the United States from 2012 to 2021, by school type

The data displays the e-book share of academic library acquisition budgets in the U.S. from 2012 to 2016, with a forecast for 2021. In 2016, community colleges in the United States spent 8.9% of their acquisition budgets on e-books.

All academic libraries 7.4 9.3 16.2
Graduate/professional 7.4 10.5 16.7
Undergraduate (4-year) 7 9.2 14.8
Community college 7.8 8.9 17