*"All information resource" includes books, serial backfiles, current serial subscriptions, document delivery/interlibrary loan, preservation, and other expenditures for information resources. **"Operating expenditures" include computer hardware and software; bibliographic utilities, networks, and consortia; all other expenditures not already reported, including furniture and equipment; and any related maintenance costs.
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Expenditures of academic libraries in the U.S. 2012, by category
This statistic shows the expenditures of public and private academic libraries in the United States, sorted by category. During fiscal year 2012, public academic libraries spent about * million U.S. dollars on operating expenditures.
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NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences. (February 13, 2014). Academic library expenditures in the United States in 2012, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/374020/expenditures-of-academic-libraries-by-category-us/
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Academic library expenditures in the United States in 2012, by category (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], NCES, & Institute of Education Sciences, February 13, 2014. [Online]. Available: /statistics/374020/expenditures-of-academic-libraries-by-category-us/
