This statistic displays academic library book and serials acquisitions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2012/13. In 2011/12, libraries acquired roughly 2.3 million books and over 4 million serials.
Academic library book and serials acquisitions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2012/13*
(in million units)
* Data relate to number of current serial titles purchased. Since 2009-10 electronic titles in databases are included. ** The source did not specify the time spans of the years.
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Loughborough University. (April 14, 2015). Academic library book and serials acquisitions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2012/13* (in million units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 15, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/290564/academic-library-books-acquisitions-uk-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Loughborough University. "Academic library book and serials acquisitions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2012/13* (in million units)." Chart. April 14, 2015. Statista. Accessed March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290564/academic-library-books-acquisitions-uk-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Loughborough University. (2015). Academic library book and serials acquisitions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2012/13* (in million units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 15, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/290564/academic-library-books-acquisitions-uk-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Loughborough University. "Academic Library Book and Serials Acquisitions in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2001/02 to 2012/13* (in Million Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Apr 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290564/academic-library-books-acquisitions-uk-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed
Loughborough University, Academic library book and serials acquisitions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2012/13* (in million units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/290564/academic-library-books-acquisitions-uk-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed (last visited March 15, 2025)
Academic library book and serials acquisitions in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2001/02 to 2012/13* (in million units) [Graph], Loughborough University, April 14, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/290564/academic-library-books-acquisitions-uk-by-type/?__sso_cookie_checker=failed