[Eril-l] Primary Research Group Inc. has published Academic Library Use of eBooks, 2022 Edition, ISBN 979-8-88517-014-7

[Jose Mavarez]

Primary Research Group Inc. has published Academic Library Use of eBooks,
2022 Edition, ISBN 979-8-88517-014-7

This study looks closely at the plans of 32 academic libraries for their
eBook collections, detailing spending from 2019-20, 2020-21 and the 2021-22
academic years, including spending on specific publishers and aggregators.
The report also looks at the change in spending on eBooks relative to print
books, and at the mechanics of eBook contracts, including the percentage of
contracts negotiated through consortia and the use of various pricing and
use models.  The study also looks at the impact of the pandemic on eBook
usage and developing eBook information literacy efforts, as well as the use
of dedicated endowments for eBooks, and the growing use of eTextbooks and
the academic library role in their acquisition.

In addition to data on purchases from aggregators, respondents name the
publishing companies from which they most often purchase or license eBooks
directly and specify the percentage of their purchases accounted for by
individual publishers rather than aggregators.  Data and commentary for the
report was contributed by 32 academic libraries; data is broken out by size
and type of college, for public and private colleges, and by tuition level.

Just a few of this 93-page report’s many findings are that:

• Public college librarians sampled estimated that use of their eBook
collections had risen by a mean of 15.69% in 2021.

• About 16.8% of the eBook spending by the libraries in the sample is
accounted for by contracts that limit the number of views or borrowings by
patrons.

• Survey respondents spent a mean of $8,457 on eTextbooks in the 2020-21
academic year.

For a table of contents, list of participating institutions, the
questionnaire and an excerpt – view the product page for this report at:
www.PrimaryResearch.com.
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