This statistic shows the public service hours per typical week for public and private academic libraries in the United States. In fall 2012, 684 public academic libraries were open for 60-79 hours during a typical week.
Public service hours per typical week of academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by control type
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Statistics on Academic libraries in the United States
Collections
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- Premium Statistic Collection size of of U.S. academic libraries in 2015, by type of degree granted
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- Premium Statistic Library collections in associate degree granting colleges U.S. 2015, by item type
- Premium Statistic Library collections in bachelor degree granting colleges U.S. 2015, by item type
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- Premium Statistic Library collections in doctorial degree granting colleges U.S. 2015, by item type
Operations
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- Premium Statistic Full time librarian employees at U.S. post-secondary education institutions in 2015
- Premium Statistic Full-time employees at U.S. academic libraries in 2015
- Premium Statistic U.S. academic library average interlibrary loans 2015, by type of degree granted
- Premium Statistic U.S. academic library average annual attendance 2015, by type of degree granted
- Premium Statistic U.S. academic library average weekly attendance 2015, by type of degree granted
- Premium Statistic U.S. academic library average open hours 2015, by type of degree granted
- Premium Statistic U.S. academic library reference desk usage in 2015, by type of degree granted
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Budgets
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- Premium Statistic Average expenditures of U.S. academic libraries in 2015, by type of degree granted
- Premium Statistic Material and service expenses in U.S. academic libraries in 2015, by type of degree
- Premium Statistic Amount of money spent on staff salaries/wages at academic libraries in the U.S. 2015
- Premium Statistic Amount of money spent on librarian salaries/wages at academic libraries in 2015 U.S.
- Premium Statistic E-book share of total academic library acquisition budgets in the U.S. in 2016
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- Premium Statistic U.S. doctoral degree granting institution library average expenses 2015, by segment
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Librarian & faculty perspectives
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- Premium Statistic Service priorities of academic libraries U.S. 2016
- Premium Statistic Faculty/librarian opinion on necessity of academic library services U.S./Canada 2015
- Premium Statistic Faculty/librarian opinion on academic library service quality U.S./Canada 2015
- Premium Statistic Hindrances to intra-librarian faculty communication in academic libraries US CAN 2015
- Premium Statistic Academic library director/dean self-perception of leadership in the U.S. 2013 & 2016
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- Number of public and private academic libraries in the U.S. 2012, by state
- Reasons for academic library usage by students in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012
- Reasons for academic library usage by faculty in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012
- Expected digital and physical academic library usage change in the UK 2012
- Leading priorities of academic libraries in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012
- Leading academic library initiatives and projects in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012
- Main information sources of academic library staff in the United Kingdom (UK) 2012
- Sources used to keep up with academic library trends the United Kingdom (UK) 2012
- Academic library expenditures on information resources in the U.S. 2012
- Weekly visitors to academic libraries in the U.S. in fall 2012
- Size of academic library collections in the U.S. in 2012
- Number of full-time equivalent staff at academic libraries in the U.S. in 2012
- Share of academic libraries with selected electronic services in the U.S. 2012
- Expenditures of academic libraries in the U.S. 2012, by category
- Expenditure distribution of academic libraries in the U.S. 2012
- Number of libraries in the U.S. 2015, by type of library
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- Share of academic libraries with selected electronic services in the U.S. 2012
- Expenditures of academic libraries in the U.S. 2012, by category
- Expenditure distribution of academic libraries in the U.S. 2012
- Number of libraries in the U.S. 2015, by type of library
NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences. (February 13, 2014). Public service hours per typical week of academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by control type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 27, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373906/opening-hours-for-academic-libraries-us/
NCES, und Institute of Education Sciences. "Public service hours per typical week of academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by control type." Chart. February 13, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373906/opening-hours-for-academic-libraries-us/
NCES, Institute of Education Sciences. (2014). Public service hours per typical week of academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by control type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 27, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373906/opening-hours-for-academic-libraries-us/
NCES, and Institute of Education Sciences. "Public Service Hours per Typical Week of Academic Libraries in The United States in 2012, by Control Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373906/opening-hours-for-academic-libraries-us/
NCES & Institute of Education Sciences, Public service hours per typical week of academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by control type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373906/opening-hours-for-academic-libraries-us/ (last visited January 27, 2023)
Public service hours per typical week of academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by control type [Graph], NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences, February 13, 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/373906/opening-hours-for-academic-libraries-us/