Figure 23. Public Libraries Providing Public Access E-mail Internet 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 + | 79.6% | 57.6% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 15.4% | 11.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 81.7% | 59.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 16.0% | 11.6% | 2.3% | 1.7% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 90.5% | 65.4% | 2.4% | 1.7% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.4% | 1.0% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 86.3% | 62.4% | 7.8% | 5.6% | 3.4% | 2.5% | 2.6% | 1.9% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 85.0% | 61.5% | 11.3% | 8.2% | 3.2% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| LT 5,000 | 74.5% | 53.9% | 19.9% | 14.4% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Overall | 82.0% | 59.3% | 12.8% | 9.3% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
|
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 | 85.6% | 61.9% | 7.7% | 5.6% | 5.2% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| NC | 86.3% | 62.4% | 7.5% | 5.4% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| NO | 79.2% | 57.3% | 16.5% | 11.9% | 2.9% | 2.1% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Overall | 82.0% | 59.3% | 12.8% | 9.3% | 3.9% | 2.8% | 1.2% | 0.9% |
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.