The data displays the categories of e-books most in demand at academic libraries in the U.S. in 2012 and 2016. In 2016, 49% of academic libraries in the United States said scholarly monographs were the most requested e-book category.
Scholarly monographs | 39 | 49 |
Reference | 29 | 22 |
Textbooks | 18 | 14 |
General adult nonfiction | 7 | 9 |
Classic literature | 2 | 3 |
General adult fiction | 2 | 1 |
Bestsellers | 1 | 0 |
Other | 1 | 1 |