{"id":33305,"date":"2026-01-20T12:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/?p=33305"},"modified":"2026-02-02T10:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T15:30:31","slug":"the-top-10s-of-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/blog\/2026\/01\/20\/the-top-10s-of-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The Top 10s of 2025\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">York University Libraries\u00a0(YUL)\u00a0acquires\u00a0a\u00a0significant number\u00a0of electronic resources annually.\u00a0While formats vary widely\u00a0\u2014 for example, streaming\u00a0audio\u00a0and video,\u00a0and\u00a0digital archives, to name a few\u00a0\u2014\u00a0it is ebooks\u00a0and ejournals\u00a0that form most of\u00a0the\u00a0Libraries\u2019 ongoing collection building.\u00a0YUL collects lots of both, so\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0look at some\u00a0Top 10 lists for 2025!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:19px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 10&nbsp;ebooks&nbsp;used in 2025&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>At the top of the list&nbsp;is the venerable OED, available online,&nbsp;with 5,429 unique uses in 2025.&nbsp;\u201cLegacies of violence: history, society, and the state in Sardinia\u201d&nbsp;rounds out&nbsp;the&nbsp;list&nbsp;with 1,478 unique uses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036162767005164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oxford English Dictionary<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/j50f41\/cdi_nii_cinii_1130584002143861380\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Social&nbsp;science&nbsp;:&nbsp;a&nbsp;very&nbsp;short&nbsp;introduction<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/26r5oc\/alma991036296648105164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Classics of&nbsp;moral and&nbsp;political&nbsp;theory<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036305834805164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mahmoud<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036760850205164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crime,&nbsp;deviance, and&nbsp;social&nbsp;control in the 21st&nbsp;century<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/26r5oc\/alma991036760753605164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Business and&nbsp;society:&nbsp;a&nbsp;critical&nbsp;introduction<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/j50f41\/cdi_askewsholts_vlebooks_9781772584035\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Maternal&nbsp;theory<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036785666605164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A violent history of&nbsp;benevolence :&nbsp;interlocking oppression in the moral economies of social working<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036784224105164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">MATLAB&nbsp;:&nbsp;a&nbsp;practical&nbsp;introduction to&nbsp;programming and&nbsp;problem&nbsp;solving (5<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;edition)<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036785411405164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legacies of&nbsp;violence :&nbsp;history,&nbsp;society, and the&nbsp;state in Sardinia<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-2ccf800e wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebook4.png\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Ebook4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-33320\" width=\"344\" height=\"514\" title=\"Ebook4\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Top 10 ejournals used in 2025&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>HBR&nbsp;remains&nbsp;a very popular&nbsp;title with 23,608 unique uses in 2025,&nbsp;giving&nbsp;it&nbsp;a commanding first-place position. \u201cNature\u201d and \u201cScience\u201d&nbsp;remain perennial&nbsp;favourites, as do the seminal Canadian journals \u201cThe Canadian historical review\u201d and the \u201cJournal of Canadian studies\u201d.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036172409005164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harvard business review<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991037185226005164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Nature<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991037021566305164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036217946905164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Psychometrika<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991037106942305164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Lancet<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991037098189905164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of the American Chemical Society<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"7\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma993854379905151\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Canadian&nbsp;historical&nbsp;review<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"8\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036341344705164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Science of&nbsp;the&nbsp;total&nbsp;environment<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"9\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991036158308105164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of&nbsp;business&nbsp;ethics<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ocul-yor.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_YOR\/1jocqcq\/alma991017106119705164\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Journal of Canadian&nbsp;studies = Revue d'\u00e9tudes canadiennes<\/a>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-e02f67f7 wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BR1505_500.avif\" target=\"\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.library.yorku.ca\/web\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/BR1505_500.avif\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-33332\" width=\"382\" height=\"502\" title=\"BR1505_500\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"10\" class=\"wp-block-list\"><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to the members of the Libraries' Content Development &amp; Analysis team for their work in compiling these lists!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>York University Libraries\u00a0(YUL)\u00a0acquires\u00a0a\u00a0significant number\u00a0of electronic resources annually.\u00a0While formats vary widely\u00a0\u2014 for example, streaming\u00a0audio\u00a0and video,\u00a0and\u00a0digital archives, to name a few\u00a0\u2014\u00a0it is ebooks\u00a0and ejournals\u00a0that form most of\u00a0the\u00a0Libraries\u2019 ongoing collection building.\u00a0YUL collects lots of both, so\u00a0let\u2019s\u00a0look at some\u00a0Top 10 lists for 2025!\u00a0 Top 10&nbsp;ebooks&nbsp;used in 2025&nbsp; At the top of the list&nbsp;is the venerable OED, available online,&nbsp;with 5,429 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