Figure 28. Public Libraries Providing Public Access Online Database 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 + | 42.3% | 30.9% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 41.9% | 30.3% | 5.4% | 3.9% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 31.7% | 22.9% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 47.8% | 34.6% | 9.2% | 6.7% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 54.3% | 39.3% | 11.4% | 8.2% | 27.8% | 20.1% | 6.6% | 4.8% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 66.3% | 47.9% | 20.3% | 14.7% | 11.0% | 8.0% | 2.4% | 1.7% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 71.4% | 51.6% | 20.8% | 15.0% | 6.5% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| LT 5,000 | 85.6% | 61.9% | 14.4% | 10.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Overall | 73.7% | 53.3% | 17.9% | 12.9% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
|
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 | 59.3% | 42.9% | 15.8% | 11.4% | 22.7% | 16.4% | 2.2% | 1.6% |
| NC | 62.8% | 45.4% | 24.2% | 17.5% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 1.7% | 1.2% |
| NO | 81.7% | 59.1% | 14.5% | 10.5% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Overall | 73.7% | 53.3% | 17.9% | 12.9% | 6.9% | 5.0% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
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.