This statistic shows the size of public and private academic library collections in the United States in 2012. In 2012, 26 public academic libraries held less than five thousand books, serial backfiles, and other paper materials, including government documents..
Number of volumes held by academic libraries in the United States in 2012*
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NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences. (February 13, 2014). Number of volumes held by academic libraries in the United States in 2012* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373953/collection-size-academic-libraries-us/
NCES, und Institute of Education Sciences. "Number of volumes held by academic libraries in the United States in 2012*." Chart. February 13, 2014. Statista. Accessed June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373953/collection-size-academic-libraries-us/
NCES, Institute of Education Sciences. (2014). Number of volumes held by academic libraries in the United States in 2012*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373953/collection-size-academic-libraries-us/
NCES, and Institute of Education Sciences. "Number of Volumes Held by Academic Libraries in The United States in 2012*." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373953/collection-size-academic-libraries-us/
NCES & Institute of Education Sciences, Number of volumes held by academic libraries in the United States in 2012* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373953/collection-size-academic-libraries-us/ (last visited June 17, 2024)
Number of volumes held by academic libraries in the United States in 2012* [Graph], NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences, February 13, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373953/collection-size-academic-libraries-us/