Figure 29. Public Libraries Providing Public Access Online CD 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 + | 26.1% | 18.9% | 21.2% | 15.3% | 21.2% | 15.3% | 31.5% | 22.8% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 41.0% | 29.6% | 4.5% | 3.3% | 20.5% | 14.8% | 34.1% | 24.7% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 60.2% | 43.5% | 10.5% | 7.6% | 17.7% | 12.8% | 11.6% | 8.4% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 64.6% | 46.7% | 21.6% | 15.6% | 11.1% | 8.0% | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 68.3% | 49.4% | 24.7% | 17.9% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| LT 5,000 | 76.1% | 55.0% | 23.9% | 17.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Overall | 69.3% | 50.1% | 22.8% | 16.5% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 2.3% | 1.7% |
|
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 | 51.1% | 36.9% | 23.4% | 16.9% | 17.2% | 12.4% | 8.3% | 6.0% |
| NC | 70.2% | 50.8% | 19.1% | 13.8% | 7.5% | 5.4% | 3.2% | 2.3% |
| NO | 71.0% | 51.3% | 24.8% | 17.9% | 3.1% | 2.2% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Overall | 69.3% | 50.1% | 22.8% | 16.5% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 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.