id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt ital-3277 Jaeger, Paul T.; Bertot, John Carlo; McClure, Charles R.; Rodriguez, Miranda Public Libraries and Internet Access across the United States: A Comparison by State 2004–2006 2007-06-01 11 .pdf application/pdf 8556 450 57 Public libraries must also focus on increasing provi­ sion of Internet access in light of federal, state, and local governments recently adding yet another significant level of services to public libraries by “requesting” that they provide access to and training in using numerous e­gov­ ernment services. A sample was drawn to accurately represent metropolitan status (roughly equating to their designation of urban, suburban, or rural libraries), poverty levels (as derived through census data), state libraries, and the national picture, producing a sample of 6,979 public library out­ lets.7 The survey received a total of 4,818 responses for a response rate of 69 percent. cache/ital-3277.pdf txt/ital-3277.txt