Figure 27. Public Libraries Providing Public Access Graphical World-Wide Web 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 + | 15.8% | 11.4% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 36.9% | 26.7% | 36.9% | 26.7% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 20.5% | 14.8% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 45.6% | 33.0% | 29.3% | 21.2% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 31.2% | 22.6% | 15.7% | 11.4% | 32.1% | 23.2% | 21.0% | 15.2% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 29.6% | 21.4% | 44.6% | 32.2% | 18.3% | 13.2% | 7.6% | 5.5% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 23.8% | 17.2% | 60.4% | 43.7% | 13.2% | 9.5% | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| LT 5,000 | 31.5% | 22.8% | 61.6% | 44.5% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| Overall | 27.9% | 20.2% | 54.4% | 39.3% | 12.7% | 9.2% | 5.0% | 3.6% |
|
Urban/Rural Status | ||||||||
| 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 | 25.9% | 18.7% | 35.3% | 25.5% | 26.4% | 19.1% | 12.3% | 8.9% |
| NC | 31.8% | 23.0% | 46.8% | 33.8% | 16.6% | 12.0% | 4.8% | 3.5% |
| NO | 25.9% | 18.7% | 61.1% | 44.2% | 8.8% | 6.4% | 4.2% | 3.0% |
| Overall | 27.9% | 20.2% | 54.4% | 39.3% | 12.7% | 9.2% | 5.0% | 3.6% |
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.