Figure 22. Public Libraries Providing Public Access by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.
|
Population of Legal Service Area | ||
| Percentage of Connected Libraries | Percentage of All Libraries | |
| Million + | 89.2% | 89.2% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 90.9% | 86.8% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 85.1% | 79.2% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 81.3% | 75.2% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 84.6% | 67.0% |
| LT 5,000 | 82.4% | 46.9% |
| Overall | 83.6% | 60.4% |
|
Urban/Rural Status | ||
| Percentage of Connected Libraries | Percentage of All Libraries | |
| CC | 86.9% | 75.5% |
| NC | 84.4% | 70.5% |
| NO | 82.8% | 54.6% |
| Overall | 83.6% | 60.4% |
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.