E-book Expenditures and Usage Analysis FY2009-FY2012 at Kean University Library

Analyzing the expenditure and usage trends of e-books from FY2009 to FY2012 at Kean University Library, focusing on purchases, short term loans, and circulation data. The study evaluates the shift towards e-books, comparing costs and usage with print books, presenting findings through graphs and charts to provide insights into the library's collection strategies and user preferences.

• E-books
• Expenditures
• Usage Analysis
• Kean University Library
• FY2009-FY2012

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1. Analysis of E-book Expenditures and Usage FY2009-FY2012 Shirley Horbatt Kean University Library VALE / NJ ACRL / NJLA CUS Fourteenth Annual Users' Conference Friday, January 4, 2013 VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 1

2. Getting Started with E-books Spring 2006 Began purchase of e-books from Ebook Library (EBL). March 2009 Began trial of EBL Patron Driven Acquisition and Short Term Loan using grant money. Spring 2010 Began purchasing e-books from ebrary. VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 2

3. How much are we spending on e-books vs. print books? How much are they being used? VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 3

4. Analysis Includes Print books added to our Main Collection, not our Reference Collection, i.e., circulating books not reference books. E-book purchases and short term loans, but not titles in online reference collections such as Sage Knowledge or Gale Virtual Reference Library Does not include subscribed collections such as ACLS Humanities E-Book collection. VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 4

5. Book Expenditures by Amount $300,000.00 $250,000.00 $200,000.00 EBL purchase EBL short term loans $150,000.00 ebrary Print $100,000.00 $50,000.00 $- FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 5

6. Expenditures by Percentage 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% EBL purchase EBL short term loans 50% ebrary Print 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 6

7. Print Circulation 18,000 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 Print Circulation 8,000 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 7

8. EBL Hours Read Online 200,000 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 EBL Hours Read Online Short Term Loan 100,000 EBL Hours Read Online Owned 80,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 8

9. EBL Download Days Requested 16,000 14,000 12,000 10,000 EBL Download Days Requested Short Term Loan 8,000 EBL Download Days Requested Owned 6,000 4,000 2,000 0 FY2009 FY2010 FY2011 FY2012 VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 9

10. ebrary Usage 12,000 10,000 8,000 FY2011 6,000 FY2012 4,000 2,000 0 User Sessions Pages Viewed Book Report 2: Section Requests VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 10

11. Usage by LC Call Number Range Most heavily used Call Number ranges Print circulation Ebook Library hours read online Ebook Library download days requested. VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 11

12. Circulations -- 7/1/08-12/16/12 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 Circulations 1500 1000 500 0 LB RC PS HV E BF PR HQ PN LC QA PQ HD N VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 12

13. 25000 20000 15000 MINUTES READ DAYS DOWNLOADED CIRCULATION 10000 5000 0 HF BF RC HD LB HV HQ PN E RJ KF QD PR QA PS F HM LC DS PQ DT VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 13

14. 25000 925 713 20000 15000 CIRCULATION 2271 DAYS DOWNLOADED 3160 405 1146 MINUTES READ 21621 429 10000 487 3497 524 11277 10090 5000 9723 7547 0 HF BF RC HD LB VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 14

15. 12000 10000 2685 1776 8000 123 301 1514 CIRCULATION 245 6000 DAYS DOWNLOADED MINUTES READ 2521 941 4000 77 157 7626 7104 5920 2000 3865 3777 0 HV HQ PN E RJ VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 15

16. 5000 4500 434 4000 22 392 121 3500 1257 3000 2245 CIRCULATION 2500 DAYS DOWNLOADED 69 MINUTES READ 2000 3996 2726 3599 54 1500 2310 1000 1498 500 174 295 0 KF QD PR QA PS VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 16

17. 3500 3000 706 2500 8 650 2000 860 CIRCULATION 419 91 1427 DAYS DOWNLOADED 1207 21 MINUTES READ 10 1500 2347 18 1000 123 1775 1605 1513 1023 500 871 0 F HM LC DS PQ DT VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 17

18. Conclusion Our e-books are getting used, but why? They are more convenient for students? Titles are generally more current? There s a greater selection? We are all getting more comfortable using e-books? Less and less space is available to us for print books. VALE 1/4/13 9/14/2024 18