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The Library exceeds eight and a half million downloads per year

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08/07/24

The number of downloads continues to grow for the seventh consecutive year

On average, each person in the UOC Community downloads more than 90 items per year

The most visited resources include e-book packages and platforms containing legal information

What are the most read books? What information is searched for the most? What are users' preferred databases? Every year, the UOC Library analyses its content and how it is used to find out about information search habits and what the university community is interested in.

These are the key figures for 2023:

More uses than ever

8,6m+

downloads (up by 16%)*

1,4m+

searches

990,000

visits to the website

^{*Growth of the collection as a result of use and data collection improvements.}

The most viewed content

The platforms and databases from which most items have been downloaded and most content visited

The top five databases

eLibro

Over 100,000 e-books from Spanish and Latin American publishers.
O'Reilly

E-books, articles and videos on computer science, technology, multimedia and business.
Ebook Central

Thousands of e-books in English and Spanish on a wide variety of topics.
vLex

A legal platform with global coverage that contains legislation, case law and practical guides.
ScienceDirect

Books and journals covering topics including psychology, economics and health.