TY - JOUR AU - Jaeger, Paul T. AU - Bertot, John Carlo AU - McClure, Charles R. AU - Rodriguez, Miranda PY - 2007/06/01 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Public Libraries and Internet Access across the United States: A Comparison by State 2004–2006 JF - Information Technology and Libraries JA - ITAL VL - 26 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.6017/ital.v26i2.3277 UR - https://ital.corejournals.org/index.php/ital/article/view/3277 SP - 4-14 AB - <p>Drawing upon findings from a national survey of U.S.&nbsp;public libraries, this paper examines trends in Internet&nbsp;and public computing access in public libraries across&nbsp;states from 2004 to 2006. Based on library-supplied&nbsp;information about levels and types of Internet and public&nbsp;computing access, the authors offer insights into the network-based content and services that public libraries provide. Examining data from 2004 to 2006 reveals trends&nbsp;and accomplishments in certain states and geographic&nbsp;regions. This paper details and discusses the data, identifies and analyzes issues related to Internet access, and&nbsp;suggests areas for future research.</p> ER -