eBooks Usage
eBooks usage is reflected by downloads rather than loans and they are acquired in a variety of ways. Some of major collections of ebooks have substantial usage as shown below. Usage numbers are also affected by changes in the COUNTER standards used to derive statistics. There was a switch from COUNTER 4 to COUNTER 5 in mid 2019.
eBooks in ClinicalKey from Elsevier come as part of a package that includes journals, guidelines and other materials. Content may be read online but clients must login to download a chapter.
Downloads
2020 = 13,487
2019 = 15,375
eBooks in AccessMedicine from McGraw-Hill feature many of the major medical texts (including Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine etc).
Downloads
2020 = 4,584
2019 = 3,655
eBooks from Springer are very popular and a complete download of an entire book is permitted.
Downloads
2020 = 4,360
2019 = 3,615
eBook Central titles are bought title by title, usually in response to client demand.
Downloads
2020 = 4,460
2019 = 10,428 [artifact - affected by switch from COUNTER 4 to COUNTER 5]