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E-book usage at academic libraries in the United States 2016, by subject & school type

Most popular e-book categories at academic libraries in the United States in 2016, by academic subject and school type

The data displays the distribution of e-book usage at academic libraries in the U.S. in 2016, by academic subject and school type. In 2016, 56% of respondents at undergraduate academic libraries said business e-books were one of the top five most-used e-book subjects.

Business 36 56 36
Nursing 18 34 67
Psychology 9 42 49
History 27 38 36
Education 9 41 30
Sociology 9 28 39
Science 9 27 30
Technology 18 26 26
Literature 0 25 30
Arts and culture 0 18 20
Political science 27 19 13
Communications 0 19 7
Religion 18 19 1
Medicine 18 10 16
Engineering 9 14 3
Philosophy 27 8 6
Economics 27 10 3
Law 18 3 1
Other 9 10 13