Annual Statistics

The Annual Statistics of Medical School Libraries in the United States and Canada is a publication of the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries. Published since 1978, the Annual Statistics provides comparative data on significant characteristics of collections, expenditures, personnel and services in medical school libraries in the United States and Canada.

The 40th Edition of the Annual Statistics of Medical School Libraries in the United States and Canada was published in Spring 2018 by the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL). This edition contains data from 2016 - 2017. If you wish to purchase the Annual Statistics beginning with the 41st and subsequent Editions that are available online, please contact the AAHSL Office for purchasing information.  

The Annual Statistics is available for purchase. AAHSL member library staff members may access the Annual Statistics through the Member Center.

The history of the Annual Statistics is documented in:

  1. The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Annual Statistics: a thematic history. Shedlock J, Byrd GD. J Med Libr Assoc. 2003 Apr;91(2):178-85.
  2. The Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries Annual Statistics: an exploratory twenty-five-year trend analysis. Byrd GD, Shedlock J. J Med Libr Assoc. 2003 Apr;91(2):186-202.