SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year?
Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks?
Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks?
Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on the following ebook services over the next year?
ProQuest
EBSCO
Amazon/Kindle
Safari
Overdrive
Other leading sources for eBooks for your library
How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators?
How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years?
If your library makes significant eBook purchases direct from any publisher which ones? How much does the library spend (in US$)?
Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks?
How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library?
What factors in your view are the greatest obstacle to increasing eBook purchases?
Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library?
Most likely to continue shift to eBooks
Most likely to not expect further shifts to eBooks
Most likely to increase both eBook and print book budgets
Most likely to be disillusioned with eBooks and to increase print book budget, possibly at expense of eBook budget
List of Tables
Table 1.1 How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year?
Table 1.2 How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 1.3 How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 1.4 How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 1.5 How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 1.6 How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 1.7 How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 1.8 How much did the library spend (in US$) on eBooks in the past year? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 2.1 Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? (should be a percentage)
Table 2.2 Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? (should be a percentage) Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 2.3 Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? (should be a percentage) Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 2.4 Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? (should be a percentage) Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 2.5 Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? (should be a percentage) Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 2.6 Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? (should be a percentage) Broken out by enrollment
Table 2.7 Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? (should be a percentage) Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 2.8 Over the past year what was your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? (should be a percentage) Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 3.1 Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks?
Table 3.2 Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 3.3 Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 3.4 Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 3.5 Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 3.6 Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? Broken out by enrollment
Table 3.7 Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 3.8 Over the next year what do you think will be your library’s rate of growth or decline in its spending on eBooks? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 4 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on the following ebook services over the next year?
Table 4.1.1 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on ProQuest over the next year?
Table 4.1.2 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on ProQuest over the next year? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 4.1.3 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on ProQuest over the next year? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 4.1.4 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on ProQuest over the next year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.1.5 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on ProQuest over the next year? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 4.1.6 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on ProQuest over the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.1.7 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on ProQuest over the next year? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 4.1.8 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on ProQuest over the next year? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 4.2.1 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on EBSCO over the next year?
Table 4.2.2 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on EBSCO over the next year? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 4.2.3 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on EBSCO over the next year? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 4.2.4 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on EBSCO over the next year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.2.5 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on EBSCO over the next year? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 4.2.6 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on EBSCO over the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.2.7 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on EBSCO over the next year? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 4.2.8 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on EBSCO over the next year? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 4.3.1 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Amazon/Kindle over the next year?
Table 4.3.2 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Amazon/Kindle over the next year? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 4.3.3 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Amazon/Kindle over the next year? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 4.3.4 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Amazon/Kindle over the next year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.3.5 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Amazon/Kindle over the next year? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 4.3.6 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Amazon/Kindle over the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.3.7 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Amazon/Kindle over the next year? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 4.3.8 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Amazon/Kindle over the next year? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 4.4.1 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Safari over the next year?
Table 4.4.2 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Safari over the next year? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 4.4.3 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Safari over the next year? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 4.4.4 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Safari over the next year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.4.5 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Safari over the next year? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 4.4.6 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Safari over the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.4.7 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Safari over the next year? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 4.4.8 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Safari over the next year? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 4.5.1 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Overdrive over the next year?
Table 4.5.2 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Overdrive over the next year? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 4.5.3 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Overdrive over the next year? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 4.5.4 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Overdrive over the next year? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 4.5.5 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Overdrive over the next year? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 4.5.6 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Overdrive over the next year? Broken out by enrollment
Table 4.5.7 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Overdrive over the next year? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 4.5.8 Do you expect to spend (in US$) much more, more, about the same, less or much less on Overdrive over the next year? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 5.1 How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators?
Table 5.2 How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 5.3 How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 5.4 How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 5.5 How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 5.6 How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators? Broken out by enrollment
Table 5.7 How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 5.8 How satisfied would you say that you are with the eBook pricing regimes that you encounter from the main aggregators? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 6.1 How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years?
Table 6.2 How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 6.3 How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 6.4 How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 6.5 How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 6.6 How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years? Broken out by enrollment
Table 6.7 How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 6.8 How much more or less to you expect to spend on purchasing eBooks directly from publishers as opposed to aggregators in the next two years? Broken out by geographic location of the college
If your library makes significant eBook purchases direct from any publisher which ones? How much does the library spend (in US$)? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 7.1 Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks?
Table 7.2 Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 7.3 Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 7.4 Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 7.5 Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 7.6 Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks? Broken out by enrollment
Table 7.7 Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 7.8 Does your library to the best of your knowledge have any consortia arrangements to purchase eBooks? Broken out by geographic location of the college
Table 8.1 How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library?
Table 8.2 How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 8.3 How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 8.4 How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 8.5 How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 8.6 How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 8.7 How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 8.8 How would you assess the general confidence level of your patron population in accessing the eBooks available through your library? Broken out by geographic location of the college
What factors in your view are the greatest obstacle to increasing eBook purchases? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 9.1 Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library?
Table 9.2 Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library? Broken out by work title of the survey participant
Table 9.3 Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library? Broken out by age range of the survey participant
Table 9.4 Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library? Broken out for public and private colleges
Table 9.5 Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library? Broken out by type or Carnegie class of college
Table 9.6 Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library? Broken out by enrollment
Table 9.7 Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library? Broken out by annual tuition, $
Table 9.8 Which phrase best describes your attitude towards the future of print and eBooks in your library? Broken out by geographic location of the college
