Figure 34. Number of Library System Public Access and Librarian Terminals by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.
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Population of Legal Service Area | |||
| Average Number of Public Access Text Terminals | Average Number of Public Access Multimedia Terminals | Average Number of Terminals for Library Staff Only | |
| Million + | 218.0 | 178.9 | 135.6 |
| 500,000-999,999 | 110.4 | 69.2 | 150.1 |
| 100,000-499,999 | 42.6 | 21.7 | 32.6 |
| 25,000-99,999 | 9.9 | 6.5 | 9.5 |
| 5,000-24,999 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 |
| LT 5,000 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Overall | 14.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 |
| Change from 1996 | +9.2 | +3.8 | 3.6 |
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Urban/Rural Status | |||
| Average Number of Public Access Text Terminals | Average Number of Public Access Multimedia Terminals | Average Number of Terminals for Library Staff Only | |
| CC | 38.0 | 24.7 | 31.1 |
| NC | 12.8 | 5.8 | 10.2 |
| NO | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.2 |
| Overall | 14.1 | 5.7 | 9.1 |
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There is no 1996 Urban/Rural Status Data. | |||
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.