This statistic displays the number of book issues in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014. During this period in the United Kingdom, the number of book issues in public libraries generally decreased from approximately 340.9 million issues in 2003/2004 to roughly 247.2 million in 2013/2014. During the same period the number of issues in academic libraries fluctuated, peaking in 2002/2003 at approximately 88.7 million issues.
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Loughborough University. (September 7, 2017). Number of book issues in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/746207/book-issues-in-libraries-in-the-united-kingdom/
Loughborough University. "Number of book issues in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014." Chart. September 7, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/746207/book-issues-in-libraries-in-the-united-kingdom/
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Number of book issues in public and academic libraries in the United Kingdom from 2002 to 2014 [Graph], Loughborough University, September 7, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/746207/book-issues-in-libraries-in-the-united-kingdom/
