Figure 17. Public Library Type and Maximum Speed of Leased-line Connection by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.
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| OPAC | LAN | WAN | Other | 56kbps | 64kbps | 128kbps | T1 | T3 | Other | |
| Million + | 34.0% | 25.9% | 37.1% | 2.9% | 21.6% | 0.0% | 8.6% | 61.3% | 0.0% | 8.6% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 32.0% | 27.9% | 37.4% | 2.6% | 19.2% | 3.5% | 9.1% | 59.1% | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 34.0% | 28.8% | 33.3% | 3.9% | 38.6% | 1.9% | 7.6% | 41.9% | 0.0% | 10.0% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 36.9% | 31.7% | 24.6% | 6.8% | 51.8% | 3.2% | 7.1% | 28.3% | 0.0% | 9.7% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 38.6% | 34.3% | 17.7% | 9.3% | 62.4% | 1.1% | 3.2% | 22.5% | 0.0% | 10.9% |
| LT 5,000 | 29.8% | 46.3% | 19.6% | 4.3% | 75.5% | 0.0% | 6.1% | 12.1% | 0.0% | 6.2% |
| Of Connected Libraries | 35.7% | 34.9% | 22.7% | 6.7% | 56.1% | 1.7% | 5.8% | 26.9% | 0.0% | 9.4% |
| Of All Libraries | 25.8% | 25.2% | 16.4% | 4.8% | 40.6% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 19.4% | 0.0% | 6.8% |
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| OPAC | LAN | WAN | Other | 56kbps | 64kbps | 128kbps | T1 | T3 | Other | |
| CC | 33.9% | 33.2% | 28.7% | 4.2% | 37.6% | 4.4% | 6.8% | 38.7% | 0.0% | 12.2% |
| NC | 40.5% | 27.6% | 22.4% | 9.6% | 50.3% | 1.8% | 7.2% | 27.0% | 0.0% | 13.7% |
| NO | 31.7% | 42.2% | 21.3% | 4.8% | 67.9% | 0.9% | 4.0% | 22.9% | 0.0% | 4.4% |
| Of Connected Libraries | 35.7% | 34.9% | 22.7% | 6.7% | 56.1% | 1.7% | 5.8% | 26.9% | 0.0% | 9.4% |
| Of All Libraries | 25.8% | 25.2% | 16.4% | 4.8% | 40.6% | 1.2% | 4.2% | 19.4% | 0.0% | 6.8% |
From:
Bertot, J. C., McClure, C. R., and Fletcher, P.D. (1997). The 1997 National Survey of U.S. Public Libraries and the Internet: Final Report Washington, D.C.: American Library Association, Office for Information Technology Policy.