Public Libraries and the Internet 2006: Report(s)

The 2006 national study presents findings from both a national survey and case sites.

• Table of Contents

• Title Page, Executive Summary, and Acknowledgements

• Introduction and Methodology

• Relating Survey Findings to Case Study Findings

• Study Conclusions: Impacts, Issues, and Possible Future Steps for Public Access Computing

• Data Analysis and Major findings

• National Branch Level Findings / Figures 2 - 15

• National System Level Findings / Figures 16 - 23

• State Branch Level Findings / Figures 24 - 35

• State System Level Findings / Figures 36 - 41

• Qualitative Survey Data Findings

• Successfully Networked Public Libraries

• Appendices
  • Table of Contents
  • Appendix 1: Survey Instrument
  • Appendix 2: Successfully Networked Public Libraries Visited
  • Appendix 3: Case Study Approach and Method
  • Appendix 3-A: State Library One Page Project Briefing
  • Appendix 3-B: Sample E-mail Note to Site Visit Participants
  • Appendix 3-C: Basic Public Library Interview Script and Brief Survey
  • Appendix 4: Introduction to SNPL Checklist, Catalog & Summary
  • Appendix 4-A: 2006 SNPL Checklist
  • Appendix 4-B: 2006 Successfully Networked Public Libraries Catalog
  • Appendix 4-C: 2006 Summary of Public Library IT & Network Services
  • Appendix 5: Types of Within Library Use of Network Services
  • Appendix 6: State Library Supported Electronic Libraries
  • Appendix 7: State Library Supported Virtual Reference Services
  • Appendix 8: State Library & System Role in SNPL Development
  • Appendix 8-A: Examples of State Library Discounted Technology Procurement Initiatives
  • Appendix 8-B: Examples of State Library Union Catalogs
  • Appendix 8-C: Examples of State Library Statewide Interlibrary Loan
  • Appendix 8-D: Examples of State Library Federated Search Sites
  • Appendix 8-E: Examples of State Library Digital Collections
  • Appendix 8-F: Examples of State Library State Government Information Sites
  • Appendix 9: State Library Roles
  • Appendix 10: Alternative Measures for Assessing SNPL Value

There are also two specialized reports thus far regarding the 2006 Public Libraries and the Internet study. These reflect developments in wireless Internet access provided by public libraries as well as the significant roles and contributions public libraries played during the 2004-2005 hurricane seasons in the Gulf States.

• Public Libraries and the Internet 2006: A Special Report on Wireless Access
• Public Libraries and the Internet 2006: A Special Report on Public Libraries and the 2006 Hurricanes

For: The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and The American Library Association