Figure 13. Public Library Type of Dial-up Internet Connection by Population of Legal Service Area and Urban/Rural Status.



Population of Legal Service Area



1997 1996 Change in Percentage
Internet Access Gateway Workstation SLIP/PPP Terminal Access Other Internet Access Gateway Workstation SLIP/PPP Terminal Access Other Internet Access Gateway Workstation SLIP/PPP Terminal Access Other
Million + 28.8% 35.4% 35.8% 0.0% 25.8% 34.9% 39.3% 0.0% 3.0% 0.5% -3.5% 0.0%
500,000-999,999 5.9% 35.4% 43.9% 14.8% 13.0% 35.3% 49.2% 2.4% -7.1% 0.1% -5.3% 12.4%
100,000-499,999 25.6% 37.4% 27.6% 9.3% 19.6% 33.3% 43.4% 3.9% 6.0% 4.1% -15.8% 5.4%
25,000-99,999 36.9% 32.7% 22.7% 7.8% 20.8% 34.5% 40.1% 4.8% 16.1% -1.8% -17.4% 3.0%
5,000-24,999 34.8% 33.3% 19.1% 12.8% 14.7% 32.5% 48.3% 4.5% 20.1% 0.8% -29.2% 8.3%
LT 5,000 40.5% 33.2% 20.3% 6.0% 26.7% 14.3% 50.9% 8.2% 13.8% 18.9% -30.6% -2.2%
Of Connected Libraries 36.4% 33.4% 21.0% 9.2% 20.2% 28.4% 46.2% 5.3% 16.2% 5.0% -25.2% 3.9%
Of All Libraries 26.3% 24.1% 15.2% 6.7% As the Population of Legal Service Area strata in 1996 study were different, some strata have been combined and averaged.


Urban/Rural Status

Internet Access Gateway Workstation SLIP/PPP Terminal Access Other
CC 32.1% 29.0% 28.5% 10.4%
NC 29.1% 29.5% 33.5% 7.8%
NO 41.7% 36.5% 12.0% 9.9%
Of Connected Libraries 36.4% 33.4% 21.0% 9.2%
Of All Libraries 26.3% 24.1% 15.2% 6.7%

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.