Figure 33. Type of Public Access and Librarian Terminals by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.
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Population of Legal Service Area | ||||||
| % of
Connected
Libraries with Public Access Text Terminals |
% of All
Libraries with Public Access Text Terminals |
% of
Connected
Libraries with Public Access Multimedia Terminals |
% of All Libraries with Public Access Multimedia Terminals | % of Connected Libraries with Terminals for Library Staff Only | % of All Libraries with Terminals for Library Staff Only | |
| Million + | 55.3% | 40.0% | 83.8% | 60.6% | 94.6% | 68.4% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 79.4% | 57.4% | 88.5% | 64.0% | 93.1% | 67.3% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 59.6% | 43.1% | 88.8% | 64.2% | 89.5% | 64.7% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 46.8% | 33.8% | 71.9% | 52.0% | 87.5% | 63.3% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 39.9% | 28.9% | 73.2% | 52.9% | 74.4% | 53.8% |
| LT 5,000 | 26.0% | 18.8% | 69.7% | 50.4% | 48.1% | 34.8% |
| Overall | 38.2% | 27.6% | 72.9% | 52.7% | 69.4% | 50.2% |
| Change from 1996 | +3.7% | +12.2% | +45.2% | +40.3% | -8.3% | 24.1% |
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Urban/Rural Status | ||||||
| % of
Connected
Libraries with Public Access Text Terminals |
% of All
Libraries with Public Access Text Terminals |
% of
Connected
Libraries with Public Access Multimedia Terminals |
% of All Libraries with Public Access Multimedia Terminals | % of Connected Libraries with Terminals for Library Staff Only | % of All Libraries with Terminals for Library Staff Only | |
| CC | 59.4% | 42.3% | 79.1% | 57.2% | 94.3% | 68.2% |
| NC | 46.9% | 33.9% | 73.4% | 53.1% | 81.3% | 58.8% |
| NO | 30.7% | 22.2% | 70.4% | 50.9% | 59.6% | 43.1% |
| Overall | 38.2% | 27.6% | 72.9% | 52.7% | 69.4% | 50.2% |
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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.