This statistic displays the number of book acquisitions in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014. During this period in the United Kingdom, book acquisitions in public libraries decreased from approximately 12 million books in 2003/2004 to over 10 million books in 2013/2014. During the same period the number of book acquisitions in academic libraries also decreased from approximately 2.9 million books in 2002/2003 to just over 2.6 million books in 2012/2013.
Number of book acquisitions in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014*
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Loughborough University. (September 7, 2017). Number of book acquisitions in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/746172/library-book-acquisitions-in-the-united-kingdom/
Loughborough University. "Number of book acquisitions in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014* ." Chart. September 7, 2017. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746172/library-book-acquisitions-in-the-united-kingdom/
Loughborough University. (2017). Number of book acquisitions in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014* . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/746172/library-book-acquisitions-in-the-united-kingdom/
Loughborough University. "Number of Book Acquisitions in Public and Academic Libraries in The United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014* ." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746172/library-book-acquisitions-in-the-united-kingdom/
Loughborough University, Number of book acquisitions in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/746172/library-book-acquisitions-in-the-united-kingdom/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Number of book acquisitions in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014* [Graph], Loughborough University, September 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/746172/library-book-acquisitions-in-the-united-kingdom/