Figure 31. Public Libraries Providing Public Access to Special Software/Hardware for Individuals with Disabilities 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 + | 41.5% | 30.0% | 15.8% | 11.4% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 32.3% | 23.4% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 50.0% | 36.2% | 15.9% | 11.5% | 9.1% | 6.6% | 25.0% | 18.1% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 72.7% | 52.6% | 13.4% | 9.7% | 4.9% | 3.5% | 9.0% | 6.5% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 84.6% | 61.2% | 10.7% | 7.7% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 92.6% | 66.9% | 4.6% | 3.3% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| LT 5,000 | 92.8% | 67.1% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Overall | 89.4% | 64.6% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 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 | 75.6% | 54.7% | 15.4% | 11.1% | 3.5% | 2.5% | 5.5% | 4.0% |
| NC | 86.6% | 62.6% | 7.0% | 5.1% | 4.7% | 3.4% | 1.6% | 1.2% |
| NO | 92.6% | 66.9% | 4.2% | 3.0% | 2.5% | 1.8% | 0.6% | 0.4% |
| Overall | 89.4% | 64.6% | 5.9% | 4.3% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 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.