The 2020 Academic Library Trends and Statistics is the latest in a series of annual publications that describe the collections, staffing, expenditures, and service activities of academic libraries in all Carnegie classifications. The one-volume title includes data from Associate of Arts Colleges, Baccalaureate, Master’s Colleges and Universities, and Research/Doctoral-granting Institutions.

The 2019 survey includes data from 1,672 academic libraries in five major categories:

Collections (including titles held, volumes, and electronic books)
Expenditures (library materials, salaries and wages, etc.)
Library services
Staffing
Equity, diversity, and inclusion

The survey also provides analysis of selected variables and summary data (high, low, mean, and median) for all elements. The 2020 data can be used for self-studies, budgeting, strategic planning, annual reports, grant applications, and benchmarking.