This statistic shows the number of volumes held in public and private academic libraries in the United States in 2012. At the end of the fiscal year 2012, 669.52 million books, serial backfiles and other paper materials, including government documents were counted in public academic libraries.
Number of volumes held in academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by type (in millions)
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NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences. (February 13, 2014). Number of volumes held in academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by type (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/373983/volumes-held-in-academic-libraries-by-type-us/
NCES, und Institute of Education Sciences. "Number of volumes held in academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by type (in millions)." Chart. February 13, 2014. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373983/volumes-held-in-academic-libraries-by-type-us/
NCES, Institute of Education Sciences. (2014). Number of volumes held in academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by type (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2021. https://www.statista.com/statistics/373983/volumes-held-in-academic-libraries-by-type-us/
NCES, and Institute of Education Sciences. "Number of Volumes Held in Academic Libraries in The United States in 2012, by Type (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2014, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373983/volumes-held-in-academic-libraries-by-type-us/
NCES & Institute of Education Sciences, Number of volumes held in academic libraries in the United States in 2012, by type (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/373983/volumes-held-in-academic-libraries-by-type-us/ (last visited January 19, 2021)