Figure 30. Public Libraries Providing Public Access Online Reference 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 + | 79.2% | 57.3% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 73.0% | 52.8% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 20.5% | 14.8% | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 77.3% | 55.9% | 11.4% | 8.2% | 9.2% | 6.7% | 2.1% | 1.5% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 74.8% | 54.1% | 16.9% | 12.2% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 2.5% | 1.8% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 74.2% | 53.6% | 23.1% | 16.7% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| LT 5,000 | 61.7% | 44.6% | 34.9% | 25.2% | 2.2% | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Overall | 70.3% | 50.8% | 24.9% | 18.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
|
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 | 71.9% | 52.0% | 17.2% | 12.4% | 9.5% | 6.9% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| NC | 71.6% | 51.8% | 22.2% | 16.1% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| NO | 69.4% | 50.2% | 27.4% | 19.8% | 1.9% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Overall | 70.3% | 50.8% | 24.9% | 18.0% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
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.