This study looks closely at the plans of 28 academic libraries for their eBook collections, detailing spending from 2019-20, 2020-21 and the 2021-22 academic years, including spending on specific publishers and aggregators. The report also looks at the change in spending on eBooks relative to print books, and at the mechanics of eBook contracts, including the percentage of contracts negotiated through consortia and the use of various pricing and use models. The study also looks at the impact of the pandemic on eBook usage and developing eBook information literacy efforts, as well as the use of dedicated endowments for eBooks, and the growing use of eTextbooks and the academic library role in their acquisition.
In addition to data on purchases from aggregators, respondents name the publishing companies from which they most often purchase or license eBooks directly, and specify the percentage of their purchases accounted for by individual publishers rather than aggregators.
Data and commentary for the report was contributed by 28 academic libraries; data is broken out by size and type of college, for public and private colleges, and by tuition level.
In addition to data on purchases from aggregators, respondents name the publishing companies from which they most often purchase or license eBooks directly, and specify the percentage of their purchases accounted for by individual publishers rather than aggregators.
Data and commentary for the report was contributed by 28 academic libraries; data is broken out by size and type of college, for public and private colleges, and by tuition level.
Just a few of this report's many findings are that:
- Public college librarians sampled estimated that use of their eBook collections had risen by a mean of 15.69% in 2021.
- About 16.8% of the ebook spending by the libraries in the sample is accounted for by contracts that limit the number of views or borrowings by patrons.
- Survey respondents spent a mean of $8.457 on eTextbooks in the 2020-21 academic year.
Table of Contents
1. THE QUESTIONNAIRE
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
2. PARTICIPANTS LIST
Characteristics of the Sample
3. SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
- Spending on eBooks 2019-20 Academic Year
- Spending on eBooks 2020-21 Academic Year
- Spending on eBooks 2021-22 Academic Year
- Ebook Spending as a Percentage of All Book Spending 2019-20
- Ebook Spending as a Percentage of All Book Spending 2020-21
- Ebook Spending as a Percentage of All Book Spending, 2021-22
- Spending on EBSCO
- Spending on ProQuest
- Spending on Amazon eBooks
- Spending on All Other eBook Suppliers Not Previously Cited
- View of the Quality and Scope of Consortia eBook Contracts and Offerings
- Rate of Change in Ebook Use, 2021
- Evaluation of Library Patron Skills in Using eBooks
- Evaluation of Library Patron Skills in Finding Needed Print Books in the Library
- Evaluation of Library Patron Skills in Finding a Needed eBook in the Library Collection
- Pandemic Induced Ebook Use Literacy Efforts
- eBook Spending Accounted for by Limited Borrowings Model
- eBook Spending Accounted for by Unlimited Use Model for Subscribed Period
- eBook Spending Accounted for by Ownership Model
- eBook Spending Accounted for by a Pay per Individual Use Model
- Number of eBook Titles Owned Outright
- Use of Book Endowments for eBooks
- View of Price Inflation for eBooks vs. Print Books
- View of Price Inflation for eBooks vs. Databases
- Licensing of eTextbooks
- Spending on eTextbooks 2020-21
- Spending on eTextbooks, 2021-22
- Percentage of eBook Spending Accounted for by Individual Publishers
- Single Publisher Accounting for Most, Second Most and Third Most eBook Spending
List of Tables
Table 1 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in each of the following single academic years? Exclude spending on hardware,
Table 1.1.1 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20?
Table 1.1.2 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.1.3 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.1.4 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.1.5 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 1.2.1 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21?
Table 1.2.2 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.2.3 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.2.4 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.2.5 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 1.3.1 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)?
Table 1.3.2 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.3.3 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.3.4 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.3.5 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 2 eBook spending accounts for approximately what percentage of your library's total spending on all books, (print and eBooks) in each of the following single academic years?
Table 2.1.1 What percentage of total spending on all books (print and eBooks) in 2019-20 is accounted for by eBooks?
Table 2.1.2 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2019-20? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.1.3 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2019-20? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.4 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2019-20? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 2.1.5 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2019-20? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 2.2.1 What percentage of spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21 is accounted for by eBooks?
Table 2.2.2 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.2.3 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.4 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 2.2.5 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 2.3.1 What percentage total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 will be accounted for by eBook?
Table 2.3.2 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.3.3 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.3.4 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.3.5 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on each of the following eBook suppliers in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.1.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.1.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.1.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.1.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.1.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 3.2.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.2.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.2.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.2.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.2.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 3.3.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon eBooks in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.3.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.3.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.3.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.3.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 3.4.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.4.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.4.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.4.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.4.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 4.1 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium?
Table 4.2 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium? Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.3 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.4 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 4.5 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 5.1 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions?
Table 5.2 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions? Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.3 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.4 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 5.5 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 6.1 What has been the rate of change in eBook use at your library in the past year, comparing if you can to the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative)
Table 6.2 What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year. comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by public or private college
Table 6.3 What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year. comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.4 What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year. comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by tuition. $
Table 6.5 What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year. comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year, comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year, (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 7.1 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks.
Table 7.2 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks. Broken out by public or private college
Table 7.3 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks. Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.4 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks. Broken out by tuition. $
Table 7.5 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks. Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 8 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to do the following without assistance from a librarian?
Table 8.1.1 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian?
Table 8.1.2 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by public or private college
Table 8.1.3 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.1.4 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 8.1.5 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 8.2.1 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian?
Table 8.2.2 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by public or private college
Table 8.2.3 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.2.4 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 8.2.5 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What changes has your library made in its eBook information literacy efforts as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 9 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for by the following types of models?
Table 9.1.1 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price?
Table 9.1.2 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price? Broken out by public or private college
Table 9.1.3 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.1.4 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 9.1.5 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 9.2.1 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use?
Table 9.2.2 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use? Broken out by public or private college
Table 9.2.3 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.2.4 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 9.2.5 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 9.3.1 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons?
Table 9.3.2 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons? Broken out by public or private college
Table 9.3.3 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.3.4 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 9.3.5 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 9.4.1 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons?
Table 9.4.2 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons? Broken out by public or private college
Table 9.4.3 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.4.4 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 9.4.5 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 10.1 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed)
Table 10.2 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed) Broken out by public or private college
Table 10.3 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed) Broken out by enrollment
Table 10.4 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed) Broken out by tuition, $
Table 10.5 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed) Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 11.1 If the library has an endowment, bequest, or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books, may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks?
Table 11.2 If the library has an endowment, bequest, or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books, may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks? Broken out by public or private college
Table 11.3 If the library has an endowment, bequest, or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books, may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks? Broken out by enrollment
Table 11.4 If the library has an endowment. bequest. or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books. may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 11.5 If the library has an endowment. bequest. or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books. may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 12 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to the changes in price of traditional print books, online databases of full text articles, and other resources specified below
Table 12.1.1 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books?
Table 12.1.2 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books? Broken out by public or private college
Table 12.1.3 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books? Broken out by enrollment
Table 12.1.4 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 12.1.5 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 12.2.1 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases?
Table 12.2.2 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases? Broken out by public or private college
Table 12.2.3 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases? Broken out by enrollment
Table 12.2.4 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 12.2.5 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Describe your library's attempts to license eTextbooks? Have you approached or negotiated with any textbook publishers over eBook rights? What kind of results have you achieved? Do you have plans or a strategy in this area? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 13 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in the single academic years listed below:
Table 13.1.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21?
Table 13.1.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21? Broken out by public or private college
Table 13.1.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21? Broken out by enrollment
Table 13.1.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 13.1.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 13.2.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)?
Table 13.2.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by public or private college
Table 13.2.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by enrollment
Table 13.2.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 13.2.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 14.1 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive, EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers?
Table 14.2 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive. EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers? Broken out by public or private college
Table 14.3 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive, EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers? Broken out by enrollment
Table 14.4 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive. EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 14.5 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive. EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What is the publisher that accounts for the greatest share of your eBook purchases direct from publishers? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What is the second publisher in order of spending amount that account for the greatest share of your eBook purchases direct from publishers? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What is the third publisher in order of spending amount that account for the greatest share of your eBook purchases direct from publishers? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 1.1.1 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20?
Table 1.1.2 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.1.3 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.1.4 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.1.5 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2019-20? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 1.2.1 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21?
Table 1.2.2 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.2.3 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.2.4 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.2.5 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2020-21? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 1.3.1 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)?
Table 1.3.2 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by public or private college
Table 1.3.3 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.3.4 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 1.3.5 What is (will be) the library's total spending (in US $) on eBooks, including subscriptions, downloads and other contract models for eBooks, in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 2 eBook spending accounts for approximately what percentage of your library's total spending on all books, (print and eBooks) in each of the following single academic years?
Table 2.1.1 What percentage of total spending on all books (print and eBooks) in 2019-20 is accounted for by eBooks?
Table 2.1.2 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2019-20? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.1.3 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2019-20? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.1.4 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2019-20? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 2.1.5 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2019-20? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 2.2.1 What percentage of spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21 is accounted for by eBooks?
Table 2.2.2 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.2.3 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.2.4 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 2.2.5 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2020-21? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 2.3.1 What percentage total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 will be accounted for by eBook?
Table 2.3.2 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by public or private college
Table 2.3.3 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.3.4 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 2.3.5 What percentage of eBook spending accounts of your library's total spending on all books. (print and eBooks) in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on each of the following eBook suppliers in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.1.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.1.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.1.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.1.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.1.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on EBSCO in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 3.2.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.2.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.2.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.2.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.2.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on ProQuest (includes Ebrary, MyiLibrary, EBL) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 3.3.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon eBooks in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.3.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.3.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.3.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.3.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on Amazon in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 3.4.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year?
Table 3.4.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by public or private college
Table 3.4.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.4.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 3.4.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on all other suppliers not listed above (including individual publishers) in the 2020-21 academic year? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 4.1 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium?
Table 4.2 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium? Broken out by public or private college
Table 4.3 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.4 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 4.5 What percentage of the library's eBook collection spending is through contracts negotiated by consortium? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 5.1 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions?
Table 5.2 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions? Broken out by public or private college
Table 5.3 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.4 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 5.5 Which phrase best describes how you feel about consortia offerings and capabilities for eBook subscriptions? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 6.1 What has been the rate of change in eBook use at your library in the past year, comparing if you can to the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative)
Table 6.2 What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year. comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by public or private college
Table 6.3 What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year. comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.4 What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year. comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by tuition. $
Table 6.5 What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year. comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year. (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What has been the rate change in eBook use at your library in the past year, comparing if you can the last three months with the same period last year, (specify if positive or negative) Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 7.1 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks.
Table 7.2 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks. Broken out by public or private college
Table 7.3 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks. Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.4 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks. Broken out by tuition. $
Table 7.5 About how quickly would you say that your library patrons are learning about and adjusting to the use of eBooks. Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 8 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to do the following without assistance from a librarian?
Table 8.1.1 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian?
Table 8.1.2 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by public or private college
Table 8.1.3 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.1.4 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 8.1.5 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find a print book in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 8.2.1 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian?
Table 8.2.2 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by public or private college
Table 8.2.3 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.2.4 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 8.2.5 About what percentage of your library patrons would you say are able to find an eBook in the library without assistance from a librarian? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What changes has your library made in its eBook information literacy efforts as a result of the pandemic? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 9 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for by the following types of models?
Table 9.1.1 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price?
Table 9.1.2 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price? Broken out by public or private college
Table 9.1.3 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.1.4 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 9.1.5 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a model that provides a limited number of borrowings or circulations to patrons for a specified price? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 9.2.1 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use?
Table 9.2.2 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use? Broken out by public or private college
Table 9.2.3 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.2.4 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 9.2.5 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a subscription for a specified period of time allowing unlimited patron use? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 9.3.1 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons?
Table 9.3.2 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons? Broken out by public or private college
Table 9.3.3 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.3.4 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 9.3.5 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for an ownership model similar to print purchases of books where the library becomes the perpetual owner of the book as long as it is used only by recognized library patrons? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 9.4.1 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons?
Table 9.4.2 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons? Broken out by public or private college
Table 9.4.3 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.4.4 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 9.4.5 What percentage of your library's eBook spending is accounted for a pay per individual use where the library pays for each individual "check out" by patrons? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 10.1 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed)
Table 10.2 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed) Broken out by public or private college
Table 10.3 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed) Broken out by enrollment
Table 10.4 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed) Broken out by tuition, $
Table 10.5 Apart from works in the public domain, how many eBook titles does the library own outright through purchases from publishers or other vendors? (this figure would exclude annual subscriptions and eBooks subject to limits on the number of times that they can be borrowed or viewed) Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 11.1 If the library has an endowment, bequest, or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books, may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks?
Table 11.2 If the library has an endowment, bequest, or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books, may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks? Broken out by public or private college
Table 11.3 If the library has an endowment, bequest, or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books, may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks? Broken out by enrollment
Table 11.4 If the library has an endowment. bequest. or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books. may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 11.5 If the library has an endowment. bequest. or specially dedicated fund of any kind for books. may this fund be used for the purchase of eBooks? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 12 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to the changes in price of traditional print books, online databases of full text articles, and other resources specified below
Table 12.1.1 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books?
Table 12.1.2 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books? Broken out by public or private college
Table 12.1.3 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books? Broken out by enrollment
Table 12.1.4 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 12.1.5 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to print books? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 12.2.1 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases?
Table 12.2.2 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases? Broken out by public or private college
Table 12.2.3 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases? Broken out by enrollment
Table 12.2.4 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 12.2.5 In the past year what has been the library’s experience with changes in the prices of eBooks relative to online full text databases? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Describe your library's attempts to license eTextbooks? Have you approached or negotiated with any textbook publishers over eBook rights? What kind of results have you achieved? Do you have plans or a strategy in this area? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 13 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in the single academic years listed below:
Table 13.1.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21?
Table 13.1.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21? Broken out by public or private college
Table 13.1.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21? Broken out by enrollment
Table 13.1.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 13.1.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2020-21? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 13.2.1 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)?
Table 13.2.2 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by public or private college
Table 13.2.3 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by enrollment
Table 13.2.4 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by tuition, $
Table 13.2.5 How much did your library spend (in US $) on purchasing, leasing or licensing eTextbooks in 2021-22 (expected)? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
Table 14.1 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive, EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers?
Table 14.2 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive. EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers? Broken out by public or private college
Table 14.3 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive, EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers? Broken out by enrollment
Table 14.4 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive. EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers? Broken out by tuition. $
Table 14.5 Approximately what percentage of your library's eBook spending derives from contracts with individual publishers rather than from aggregators such as ProQuest. Overdrive. EBSCO, Odilo, Amazon and others who offer the content of many publishers? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What is the publisher that accounts for the greatest share of your eBook purchases direct from publishers? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What is the second publisher in order of spending amount that account for the greatest share of your eBook purchases direct from publishers? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
What is the third publisher in order of spending amount that account for the greatest share of your eBook purchases direct from publishers? Broken out by type of Carnegie Class
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- Bryan College
- California College of the Arts
- Clark State College
- Clarks Summit University
- Columbia International University
- Delaware State University
- Federation University Library
- Franklin Pierce University
- Georgia Highlands College
- ICTP
- ISU
- Ithaca College
- Kennedy Library, California Polytechnic State University
- McGill University
- New School of Architecture and Design
- Oakton Community College
- Pfeiffer University
- Prairie State College
- Providence College
- Rowan University
- Texas A&M University-Central Texas
- Thomas Jefferson University
- Trocaire College
- University at Buffalo
- University College of Estate Management
- University of Massachusetts Boston
- University of Mississippi
- University of Mount Olive
- University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
- University of Worcester
- Wayne State College
- Yeshiva University
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