IPEDS Academy Library Survey

Reporting date: June 30, 2023

The Academic Libraries (AL) component of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) Survey requires academic libraries to report data from their library consortia. NC LIVE provides using the following information to incorporate into your library's holdings and circulation data for NC LIVE-provided resources for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2023.

These numbers may vary from the general collection numbers, depending on the definitions from the IPEDS Academic Library Survey. NC LIVE has used the definitions provided by IPEDS to determine which of our collections should be included in each count.

Library Collections/Circulation and Interlibrary Loan Services

Section I: For all degree-granting institutions with library expenses > 0

ComponentsDigital/ElectronicDetails
E-books297,210
  • ABC-CLIO
  • Credo Reference Complete Core
  • Credo Contemporary Issues Ebooks (included in Credo Reference)
  • Ebook Central Academic and Public Library Complete
  • Ebook Central Permanent Collection (included in Ebook Central)
  • eBooks on EBSCOhost
  • Gale Ebooks  
  • HomeGrown Ebooks Collection
  • hoopla Ebooks
  • LearningExpress Library Ebooks
  • SIRS Discoverer Ebooks
Databases76Do not include free resources or databases that are not searchable through the library catalog or discovery system. A list of databases included in this count is available here
E-media65,118
  • Films on Demand
  • hoopla audiobooks
  • Just For Kids Streaming Video
  • ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Database
E-serials27,969The full-text e-journals we can access through our database subscriptions
Library CirculationSee Usage Statistics

Circulation total is for all NC LIVE E-Books, E-Serials, and E-Media collections. Do not include usage statistics from the following databases since they are not searchable by library catalog or discovery: 

  • Cypress Resume
  • Data-Axle Reference Solutions
  • Digital Sanborn Maps
  • Ferguson's Career Guidance Center
  • HeritageQuest
  • Historic NC Digital Newspapers Collection
  • Morningstar
  • NoveList
  • ProQuest Research Companion
  • Transparent Language

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