Figure 24. Public Libraries Providing Public Access Newsgroup 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% | 10.4% | 7.5% | 5.0% | 3.6% |
| 500,000-999,999 | 73.1% | 52.9% | 2.3% | 1.7% | 20.0% | 14.5% | 4.6% | 3.3% |
| 100,000-499,999 | 81.5% | 58.9% | 5.6% | 4.0% | 8.9% | 6.4% | 3.9% | 2.8% |
| 25,000-99,999 | 73.2% | 52.9% | 16.4% | 11.9% | 7.4% | 5.4% | 2.9% | 2.1% |
| 5,000-24,999 | 70.7% | 51.1% | 22.4% | 16.2% | 5.3% | 3.8% | 1.5% | 1.1% |
| LT 5,000 | 70.6% | 51.1% | 23.8% | 17.2% | 4.3% | 3.1% | 1.3% | 0.9% |
| Overall | 71.9% | 52.0% | 20.5% | 14.8% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
|
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 | 70.6% | 51.0% | 16.5% | 11.9% | 10.9% | 7.9% | 2.0% | 1.4% |
| NC | 71.2% | 51.5% | 21.0% | 15.2% | 5.8% | 4.2% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| NO | 72.4% | 52.3% | 20.7% | 15.0% | 5.1% | 3.7% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
| Overall | 71.9% | 52.0% | 20.5% | 14.8% | 5.7% | 4.1% | 1.9% | 1.4% |
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.