Figure 20. Library Adequacy of Internet Connection by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.
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Population of Legal Service Area | |||||
| Multi-Media | Bandwidth | LAN Capabilities | Reliable ISP | Public Access Workstations | |
| Million + | 3.56 | 3.07 | 2.38 | 1.99 | 3.64 |
| 500,000-999,999 | 3.38 | 2.82 | 2.65 | 1.97 | 3.30 |
| 100,000-499,999 | 3.67 | 3.06 | 2.95 | 2.26 | 3.24 |
| 25,000-99,999 | 3.33 | 2.83 | 2.81 | 2.18 | 3.36 |
| 5,000-24,999 | 3.08 | 2.78 | 2.99 | 2.15 | 3.27 |
| LT 5,000 | 3.17 | 2.75 | 2.62 | 2.33 | 3.16 |
| Overall | 3.20 | 2.80 | 2.82 | 2.22 | 3.26 |
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Urban/Rural Status | |||||
| Multi-Media | Bandwidth | LAN Capabilities | Reliable ISP | Public Access Workstations | |
| CC | 3.48 | 2.90 | 2.71 | 2.14 | 3.27 |
| NC | 3.48 | 2.93 | 3.10 | 2.21 | 3.47 |
| NO | 3.01 | 2.71 | 2.66 | 2.24 | 3.13 |
| Overall | 3.20 | 2.80 | 2.82 | 2.22 | 3.26 |
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1=Very Adequate 5=Very Inadequate | |||||
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.