Figure 25. Public Libraries Providing Public Access FTP Internet Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.
|
Population of Legal Service Area | ||||||||
| None | At Main/
Central Library Only |
At Main/Central Library and All Branches | At Main/Central Library and Some Branches | |||||
| Of Connected Libraries | Of All Libraries | Of Connected Libraries | Of All Libraries | Of Connected Libraries | Of All Libraries | Of Connected Libraries | Of All Libraries | |
| Million + | 58.1% | 42.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 31.5% | 22.8% | 10.4% | 7.5% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 52.1% | 37.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 41.1% | 29.7% | 6.8% | 4.9% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 56.8% | 41.1% | 8.7% | 6.3% | 23.5% | 17.0% | 11.0% | 8.0% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 54.4% | 39.3% | 53.9% | 39.0% | 12.2% | 8.8% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 51.9% | 37.5% | 37.6% | 27.2% | 8.7% | 6.3% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| LT 5,000 | 71.9% | 52.0% | 33.0% | 23.9% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Overall | 59.4% | 42.9% | 29.2% | 21.1% | 9.2% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| None | At Main/
Central Library Only |
At Main/Central Library and All Branches | At Main/Central Library and Some Branches | |||||
| Of Connected Libraries | Of All Libraries | Of Connected Libraries | Of All Libraries | Of Connected Libraries | Of All Libraries | Of Connected Libraries | Of All Libraries | |
| CC | 48.6% | 35.1% | 26.1% | 18.9% | 19.8% | 14.3% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
| NC | 56.3% | 40.7% | 27.2% | 19.7% | 13.2% | 9.5% | 3.2% | 2.3% |
| NO | 62.4% | 45.1% | 30.8% | 22.3% | 5.5% | 4.0% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Overall | 59.4% | 42.9% | 29.2% | 21.1% | 9.2% | 6.7% | 2.3% | 1.7% |
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.