The full survey is available from MPS Limited and you can find it here. The main findings are:
For 86% of respondents, usage statistics influence their purchasing decisions.
97% of librarians use usage statistics, with 87% of librarians using COUNTER-compliant usage statistics for eJournals, and 66% for eBooks.
48% of those who aren’t yet using COUNTER-compliant usage data for eBooks expect to be doing so within the next year.
90% of librarians stated that COUNTER-compliant usage statistics are vital or important for eJournals and 74% find them vital or important for eBooks.
Noticing no comments here … Just wanted to note that I didn’t understand the article either 😉