Figure 38. Internet Cost Data by Category as a Percentage of Overall IT Expenditures 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
Million + 27.6% 6.7% 12.3% 8.6% 10.0% 2.7% 2.0% 6.0% 13.5% 13.2%
500,000-999,999 14.7% 9.8% 7.4% 7.7% 2.8% 4.9% 4.0% 2.6% 12.9% 6.4%
100,000-499,999 18.4% 8.4% 9.7% 9.7% 7.0% 6.2% 6.3% 6.3% 16.7% 9.6%
25,000-99,999 26.6% 11.5% 9.4% 13.7% 9.8% 7.3% 8.8% 6.3% 16.0% 8.7%
5,000-24,999 31.4% 11.7% 11.7% 17.0% 7.8% 5.7% 5.4% 2.9% 12.3% 10.2%
LT 5,000 14.7% 8.6% 8.6% 24.6% 14.5% 14.9% 3.8% 5.3% 21.5% 12.7%
Overall 24.7% 10.6% 11.1% 17.8% 10.1% 8.8% 6.0% 4.7% 15.9% 10.3%







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
CC 23.4% 8.9% 10.1% 10.7% 6.5% 6.5% 6.2% 5.6% 15.5% 8.4%
NC 30.5% 12.1% 14.1% 14.3% 9.2% 10.2% 5.4% 4.2% 17.3% 12.9%
NO 37.4% 10.0% 9.4% 20.7% 11.4% 8.4% 6.3% 4.9% 15.2% 8.9%
Overall 24.7% 10.6% 11.1% 17.8% 10.1% 8.8% 6.0% 4.7% 15.9% 10.3%



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.