This survey shows the average budget of libraries in the U.S. based on structure. Single, independent or standalone libraries in the academic segment had an average budget of over 1.25 million U.S. dollars in 2012.
Average budget of single, independent and standalone libraries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2013 (in thousand U.S. dollars)*
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Unisphere Media. (August 31, 2013). Average budget of single, independent and standalone libraries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2013 (in thousand U.S. dollars)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 04, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/232414/us-library-budgets/
Unisphere Media. "Average budget of single, independent and standalone libraries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2013 (in thousand U.S. dollars)*." Chart. August 31, 2013. Statista. Accessed June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232414/us-library-budgets/
Unisphere Media. (2013). Average budget of single, independent and standalone libraries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2013 (in thousand U.S. dollars)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 04, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/232414/us-library-budgets/
Unisphere Media. "Average Budget of Single, Independent and Standalone Libraries in The U.S. from 2011 to 2013 (in Thousand U.S. Dollars)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Aug 2013, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232414/us-library-budgets/
Unisphere Media, Average budget of single, independent and standalone libraries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2013 (in thousand U.S. dollars)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/232414/us-library-budgets/ (last visited June 04, 2023)
Average budget of single, independent and standalone libraries in the U.S. from 2011 to 2013 (in thousand U.S. dollars)* [Graph], Unisphere Media, August 31, 2013. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/232414/us-library-budgets/