Public Libraries & the Internet


2009

Public Libraries and the Internet 2009: Study Results and Findings (year 3 of 3)

  • The national survey identifies a number of issues related to the current state of public access computing and Internet services provided by public libraries.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)
  • Introduction

 


2008

Public Libraries and the Internet 2008: Study Results and Findings (year 2 of 3)

  • Findings from the 2007-2008 National Survey administered in the fall of 2007 to public libraries across the United States.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)
  • Introduction

 


2007

Public Libraries and the Internet 2007: Study Results and Findings (year 1 of 3)

 


2005 - 2006

The 2005 & 2006 Public Libraries & the Internet Surveys (year 2 of 2)

  • National studies of Internet access and services provided in public libraries.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)

 


2004 - 2005

Public Libraries and the Internet 2004: Survey Results and Findings (year 1 of 2)

  • This report presents national and state data from the 2004 Public Libraries and Networked Information Services.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)

 


2002

Public Libraries and the Internet 2002: Internet Connectivity and Networked Services

  • The study updated statistics about public library outlet and system Internet connectivity and network services.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)

 

Public Library Internet Services: Impacts on the Digital Divide

  • An investigation focusing on the Internet in public libraries and the role of federal funding.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)

 


2000

Public Libraries and the Internet 2000: Summary Findings and Data Tables

  • The 2000 study updated and re-geocoded all public library outlets using the 1997 public library dataset.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)

 


1998

Moving toward more effective public Internet access: the 1998 national survey of public library outlet Internet connectivity

  • The 1998 survey is based on a sample of 2,500 of the nation's 15,718 public library outlets.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)

 


1997

The 1997 National Survey of U.S. Public Libraries and the Internet: Final Report

  • Public libraries have made remarkable progress in connecting to the Internet.
  • Abstract
  • Report(s)

 


1994

Public Libraries and the Internet: Study Results, Policy Issues, and Recommendations

  • The report results from the Commission's mandate to study the means by which the information needs of the Nation are satisfied.
  • Report(s)