Figure 32. Remote/Dial-In Public Access Services by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.



Population of Legal Service Area

Percentage of Connected Libraries Percentage of All Libraries
Million + 26.1% 26.1%
500,000-999,999 15.9% 15.2%
100,000-499,999 13.4% 12.5%
25,000-99,999 17.6% 16.3%
5,000-24,999 20.3% 16.1%
LT 5,000 17.9% 10.1%
Overall 18.5% 13.4%





Urban/Rural Status

Percentage of Connected Libraries Percentage of All Libraries
CC 16.3% 14.1%
NC 14.6% 12.2%
NO 21.1% 13.9%
Overall 18.5% 13.4%



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.