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Academic library e-book use barriers share in the United States 2012-2016

Distribution of e-book use barriers in academic libraries in the United States from 2012 to 2016

The data displays the distribution of hindrances to e-book usage at academic libraries in the U.S. in 2012 and 2016. In 2016, the most common hindrance to e-book usage, at 60 percent, stated by academic librarians in the United States was that academic library users preferred print.

Users prefer print	50	60
Unaware of ebook availability	52	56
Difficult to read onscreen/online	45	41
Printing limitations	1	40
Platform not user friendly	0	36
Can't read offline or download	0	33
Digital rights management issues	37	31
Faculty resistance	18	28
Limited titles available	49	25
Difficult to find/discover	32	23
Difficult to annotate	27	22
Not mobile optimized	0	13
Difficult to share information	0	9
Other	3	7
None of the above	1	3

Academic library e-book use barriers share in the United States 2012-2016

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