Figure 49. Percentage of Costs Not Paid by Library by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.





Population of Legal Service Area

System/

Server Hardware

Software Costs Communi-cations Hardware Telecommu-nications Fees Facilities Upgrade Costs Training and Education Costs Content/

Resource Development Costs

Program Planning/

Management

Staffing Costs Maintenance Other
Million + 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
500,000-999,999 6.6% 11.2% 9.2% 7.0% 2.0% 4.3% 2.3% 2.3% 4.7% 2.3% 2.2%
100,000-499,999 14.8% 10.3% 14.7% 7.4% 10.8% 5.2% 7.8% 5.2% 4.2% 7.2% 2.1%
25,000-99,999 22.2% 21.2% 24.5% 12.0% 9.4% 11.8% 10.9% 12.2% 8.6% 8.7% 0.4%
5,000-24,999 25.6% 29.0% 28.4% 13.6% 12.2% 16.0% 13.6% 14.1% 8.1% 11.3% 1.0%
LT 5,000 42.0% 30.0% 26.2% 10.5% 10.9% 14.9% 10.2% 10.8% 9.6% 11.2% 0.0%
Overall 29.5% 26.4% 25.9% 11.8% 11.0% 14.0% 11.5% 12.0% 8.4% 10.4% 0.6%







Urban/Rural Status

System/

Server Hardware

Software Costs Communi-cations Hardware Telecommu-nications Fees Facilities Upgrade Costs Training and Education Costs Content/

Resource Development Costs

Program Planning/

Management

Staffing Costs Maintenance Other
CC 15.2% 12.2% 18.1% 9.0% 7.4% 7.1% 6.2% 8.2% 4.7% 5.9% 4.5%
NC 18.8% 17.5% 19.7% 10.0% 9.9% 10.5% 9.4% 8.4% 6.7% 9.8% 0.4%
NO 37.4% 33.3% 30.3% 13.1% 12.0% 16.8% 13.3% 14.5% 9.8% 11.2% 0.3%
Overall 29.5% 26.4% 25.9% 11.8% 11.0% 14.0% 11.5% 12.0% 8.4% 10.4% 0.6%



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.