Please note that these are SESSION counts and that any number of searches can be completed in a single session. Full Session and Search data is included in the Excel reports linked below.

The Excel reports linked below include FULL SESSION AND SEARCH statistical data on these primary products as well as all other products.

Ebsco Literary Reference Center
This subscription has been renewed through 6/30/14.

Month 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
January 907 552 534 251 503 259 100
February 1187 768 910 369 289 214 125
March 1368 1326 947 920 693 434 214
April 1027 910 554 695 646 307 234
May 882 643 539 765 934 290 451
June 830 401 305 293 249 303 307
July 802 243 151 178 151 113 —
August 708 191 219 155 171 70 —
September 851 200 169 221 200 125 —
October 775 378 303 244 286 168 —
November 748 383 363 311 337 136 —
December 701 887 478 400 208 80 —
Total 10786 6863 5472 4802* 4667 2499 —

Ebsco Novelist
This subscription ended 12/31/12. Usage in 2013 is from individual library subscriptions.

Month 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
January 403 768 1145 588 203 65
February 495 1052 914 649 115 55
March 382 1016 785 652 125 63
April 365 1088 657 601 80 87
May 359 1093 841 651 49 74
June 328 1020 747 398 51 97
July 257 1153 691 259 54 75
August 220 1429 513 243 75 63
September 438 1301 601 211 55 90
October 468 1119 821 209 66 51
November 455 1082 654 184 47 61
December 502 1081 445 422 48 58
Total 4672 13202 8814 5067* 968 839

Ebsco Novelist K-8
This subscription ended 12/31/12. Usage in 2013 is from individual library subscriptions.

Month 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
January 241 69 89 30 46 12
February 271 84 125 48 26 17
March 135 83 250 59 30 18
April 114 85 193 0 16 10
May 184 70 113 0 11 29
June 148 43 135 0 11 28
July 191 47 56 27 13 34
August 177 51 57 29 12 32
September 131 72 51 43 23 12
October 47 63 91 45 20 11
November 50 54 59 28 13 11
December 43 78 94 28 22 24
Total 1732 799 1313 337* 243 238

(* Total based on estimated December usage)

Reports for Download

Ebsco
2014 Ebsco Statistics

2013 Ebsco Statistics

2012 Ebsco Statistics

2011 Ebsco Statistics

2010 Ebsco Statistics

2009 Ebsco Statistics

Cost Analysis

Product 2012 Renewal Cost 2012 Cost Per Session 2013 Renewal Cost 2013 Cost Per Session 2014 Renewal Cost
Ebsco Literary Reference Center $40736 $8.73 $42 365 $21183 (6-Mo.)