Ebooks have been on the upswing for the past two years, but libraries really began to see a spike in the last year. In fact, many respondents to our second annual Library Journal Survey of Ebook Use in U.S. Public Libraries ...

Public libraries—which rely on funding from cash-strapped local municipalities or counties—have been particularly susceptible to the recent economic downturn. Many have been forced to cut offerings and freeze staff salaries ...

Libraries in the sample spent a mean of $1,113,292 on content licensed in electronic and combined electronic/print format in 2011 . Spending on this content will increase by approximately 2.6% in 2012, to a mean of $1,142,289, ...