Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study
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About the Study
Libraries Connect Communities: Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study 2007–2008 assesses public access to computers, the Internet, and Internet-related services in U.S. public libraries, and the impact of library funding changes on connectivity, technology deployment, and sustainability. The study builds on the longest-running and largest study of Internet connectivity in public libraries begun in 1994 by John Carlo Bertot and Charles R. McClure.
The report provides information that can help library directors and library IT staff benchmark and advocate for technology resources in communities across the nation. The data are also of importance for policymakers at local, state, and federal levels, manufacturers of information and communication technologies, and the communities served by public libraries.
For more information on the Public Library Funding and Technology Access Study, please contact Denise Davis at (312) 280-4273 or dmdavis@ala.org or Larra Clark at (312) 280-2129 or lclark@ala.org.