Figure 2. 1994-1996 Public Library Average ALA-Accredited MLS FTEs, Operating Expenditures, and Materials Expenditures by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 3. Factors Affecting Public Library Involvement with the Internet by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 4. 1994-1996 Primary Motivation for Public Library Interest in the Internet by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 5. 1994-1996 Public Libraries Connected to the Internet by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 6. Public Libraries Planning to Connect to the Internet in the Next 12 Months by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 7. 1994-1996 and Projected Public Library Internet Connectivity.

Figure 8. U.S. Population Served by Public Libraries Connected to the Internet.

Figure 9. Factors Affecting Public Library Involvement with the Internet by Libraries Connected to the Internet.

Figure 10. 1994-1996 Public Library Type of Dial-Up Internet Connection by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 11. Maximum Speed of Public Library Dial-Up Connection by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 12. Public Library Type and Maximum Speed of Leased-Line Connection by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 13. 1994-1996 Public Library Leased-Line Connections by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 14. 1994-1996 Public Library Type of Network Connection Provider by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 15. Estimated Public Library Percentage of Operating Budget for Library IT and Percentage of Library IT Expenditures for Library Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 16. Public Library Operating Expenditures Spent on Library IT by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 17. Public Library Operating Expenditures Spent on Library Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 18. Public Library Estimated System/Server Hardware Resource Allocation for the Next Fiscal Year by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 19. Public Library Estimated System Communications Hardware/Fees Resource Allocation for the Next Fiscal Year by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 20. Public Library Estimated Software Resource Allocation for the Next Fiscal Year by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 21. Public Library Estimated Training and Education Resource Allocation for the Next Fiscal Year by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 22. Public Library Estimated Content/Resource Development Resource Allocation for the Next Fiscal Year by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 23. Public Library Estimated Program Planning, Management, and Staffing Resource Allocation for the Next Fiscal Year by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 24. Overall Public Library Staff Weekly E-Mail Use by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 25. Overall Public Library Staff Weekly Listserv/Discussion Group Use by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 26. Overall Public Library Staff Weekly Bibliographic Utility (e.g., Accessing Card Catalogs) Use by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 27. Overall Public Library Staff Weekly World-Wide Web Sessions by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 28. Overall Public Library Provision of Public Access Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 29. Overall Public Library Fee Charges for Public Access Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 30. Public Library Public Access E-Mail Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 31. Public Library Public Access Newsgroup Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 32. Public Library Public Access Text-Based World-Wide Web Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 33. Public Library Public Access Graphical World-Wide Web Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 34. Public Library Public Access Gopher Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 35. Overall Public Library Public Access Remote Dial-In Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 36. Public Library Public Access Remote Dial-In Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 37. Public Library Internet Services Component Costs by Libraries that Provide Public Access Graphical World-Wide Web Internet Services.

Figure 38. Public Library Internet Service Providers by Libraries that Provide Public Access Graphical World-Wide Web Internet Services.

Figure 39. Average Public Library Public Access and Staff Terminals and Graphical Workstations by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 40. Ratio of Public Library Public Access Terminals and Graphical Workstations to Average Library Population by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 41. Ratio of Public Library Staff Terminals and/or Workstations to Library ALA-Accredited MLS FTEs by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 42. Public Library Remote Dial-In Internet Service Configuration by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 43. Percentage of Public Library Gopher/World-Wide Web Servers by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 44. Primary Public Library Gopher/World-Wide Web Server Operator by Population of Legal Service Area and Region.

Figure 45. Identified Public Library Benefits that Internet Connectivity Provides.