Figure 8. Public Libraries Planning to Connect to the Internet in the Next 12 Months by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.
|
Population of Legal Service Area | |||
| No Connection Planned | Library Staff Use and Public Access | Library Staff Use Only | |
| Million + | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 0.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 0.0% | 89.9% | 10.1% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 3.0% | 57.1% | 39.8% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 19.8% | 61.6% | 18.6% |
| LT 5,000 | 67.9% | 32.1% | 0.0% |
| Overall | 51.4% | 41.8% | 6.8% |
|
Urban/Rural Status | |||
| No Connection Planned | Library Staff Use and Public Access | Library Staff Use Only | |
| CC | 0.0% | 91.7% | 8.3% |
| NC | 24.1% | 59.6% | 16.3% |
| NO | 59.2% | 36.1% | 4.7% |
| Overall | 51.4% | 41.8% | 6.8% |
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.