5. Technology Resources
Libraries have a wide range of multimedia and technology-related equipment and systems.
| Percent of Libraries with: | Elementary Schools (267) |
Middle/Junior High Schools (104) |
High Schools (129) |
|---|---|---|---|
| An automated circulation system | 95.5% | 94.2% | 91.5% |
| An automated district wide catalog | 46.4% | 35.6% | 42.6% |
| An automated catalog accessible through the Internet | 43.4% | 33.6% | 45.0% |
| A telephone | 94.4% | 95.2% | 96.9% |
| A fax machine | 13.5% | 25.0% | 31.8% |
| A CD ROM server | 40.4% | 46.1% | 50.4% |
| A video projector | 62.9% | 71.1% | 64.3% |
| A digital camera | 55.4% | 51.0% | 51.9% |
| A satellite dish | 15.0% | 30.8% | 48.8% |
| One or more lap tops | 21.3% | 31.7% | 27.1% |
Electronic library resources can be accessed through computers in or under library supervision. They can also be accessed by school computers from classrooms and offices and other school facilities, thereby broadening the library's presence throughout the school outside the library's physical location.
Most libraries (97 to 99 percent) have computers. Most of the libraries' computers are current. Between 92 and 95 percent of the libraries indicated that their computers are connected to the Internet. About 90 percent of the libraries also reported that their computers can access the library's catalog and about 81 to 85 percent of the libraries have computers that can access the library's databases. About 70 percent of the libraries have computers with modems. Most of the libraries (94 to 95 percent) also have computers with CD ROM drives.
| Computers Located in or Under Library Supervision | Elementary Schools (267) % |
Middle/Junior High Schools (104) % |
High Schools (129) % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computers | 97.4% | 98.1% | 99.2% |
| Computer with Internet connection | 91.8% | 94.2% | 94.6% |
| Computers on a LAN | 67.4% | 68.3% | 73.6% |
| Computers on a WAN | 67.1% | 67.3% | 65.1% |
| Computers with access to school library catalog | 86.5% | 88.5% | 86.8% |
| Computers with access to library databases | 81.3% | 82.7% | 84.5% |
| Computers with CD ROM drives | 94.0% | 95.2% | 95.3% |
| Computers with networked access to CD ROM resources | 49.8% | 51.0% | 56.4% |
| Computers that can display text only | 16.1% | 16.4% | 19.4% |
| Computers that can display graphics | 89.5% | 82.3% | 93.0% |
| Computers connected to a modem or equivalent | 67.8% | 70.2% | 72.9% |
| Computers connected directly or networked to a printer | 94.4% | 94.1% | 97.7% |
| Computers with any accommodations for persons with disabilities | 9.7% | 13.5% | 21.7% |
On average, elementary school libraries have 10 computers in the library or under library supervision. Middle/Junior high libraries have 16 computers. High school libraries have 20 computers. In elementary school libraries, 8.5 out of the 10 computers are connected to the Internet. In middle/junior high school libraries 14 out of the 16 computers have Internet connections as do 16 out of the 20 computers a high school library has, on average.
| Computer Located in or Under Library Supervision | Elementary Schools (267) |
Middle/Junior High Schools (104) |
High Schools (129) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |
| Total number of computers | 10.29 | 1-100 | 15.97 | 1-124 | 19.60 | 2-87 |
| Computers with Internet connection | 8.48 | 0-100 | 13.94 | 0-105 | 16.34 | 0-87 |
| Computers on a LAN | 6.28 | 0-75 | 10.85 | 0-105 | 12.79 | 0-87 |
| Computers on a WAN | 6.17 | 0-78 | 9.62 | 0-105 | 12.20 | 0-87 |
| Computers with access to school library catalog | 7.10 | 0-100 | 10.42 | 0-100 | 14.30 | 0-87 |
| Computers with access to library databases | 5.47 | 0-49 | 9.80 | 0-100 | 13.81 | 0-87 |
| Computers with CD ROM drives | 8.99 | 0-100 | 13.20 | 0-102 | 16.00 | 0-87 |
| Computers with networked access to CD ROM resources | 4.86 | 0-100 | 7.12 | 0-100 | 10.35 | 0-87 |
| Computers that can display text only | 1.41 | 0-100 | 0.72 | 0-11 | 1.70 | 0-54 |
| Computers that can display graphics | 8.75 | 0-100 | 13.69 | 0-102 | 16.99 | 0-87 |
| Computers connected to a modem or equivalent | 5.73 | 0-78 | 8.95 | 0-65 | 12.53 | 0-87 |
| Computers connected directly or networked to a printer | 8.41 | 0-78 | 14.18 | 0-100 | 18.35 | 0-87 |
| Computers with any accommodations for persons with disabilities | 0.66 | 0-49 | 2.06 | 0-121 | 1.01 | 0-221 |
Between 65 and 70 percent of the libraries reported that their schools have computers that can access networked library resources. Between 44 and 50 percent of the libraries reported having school computers that can access the library catalog; 42 to 52 percent indicated that their school computers can access the library's databases. About one-third reported that their school computers can access the library's networked CD ROM resources.
| Percent of Libraries with School Computers From Which Networked Library Resources May Be Accessed | Elementary Schools (267) % |
Middle/Junior High Schools (104) % |
High Schools (129) % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computers | 70.0% | 65.4% | 68.2% |
| Computers with Internet connection | 60.7% | 58.7% | 56.6% |
| Computers on a LAN | 48.3% | 46.2% | 51.2% |
| Computers on a WAN | 44.6% | 51.9% | 39.5% |
| Computers with access to school library catalog | 45.3% | 44.2% | 50.4% |
| Computers with access to library databases | 42.0% | 46.2% | 51.9% |
| Computers with CD ROM drives | 58.8% | 56.7% | 55.0% |
| Computers with networked access to CD ROM resources | 33.3% | 32.7% | 33.3% |
| Computers that can display text only | 5.2% | 4.8% | 3.9% |
| Computers that can display graphics | 56.9% | 56.7% | 58.9% |
| Computers connected to a modem or equivalent | 43.8% | 39.4% | 42.6% |
| Computers connected directly or networked to a printer | 59.2% | 59.6% | 60.5% |
| Computers with any accommodations for persons with disabilities | 24.7% | 20.2% | 17.1% |
On average, elementary schools have 62 computers that can access library resources. Middle/junior high school library resources can be accessed by 97 school computers. High school library resources can be accessed by 159 school computers.
| Mean Number of Computers in School from which Library Resources may be Accessed | Elementary Schools (267) |
Middle/Junior High School (104) |
High Schools (129) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Range | Mean | Range | Mean | Range | |
| Total number of computers | 62.11 | 1-320 | 97.16 | 0-850 | 159.03 | 2-1880 |
| Computers with Internet connection | 51.48 | 0-304 | 76.19 | 0-350 | 131.66 | 0-1880 |
| Computers on a LAN | 44.95 | 0-319 | 58.26 | 0-105 | 96.29 | 0-825 |
| Computers on a WAN | 43.14 | 0-320 | 84.80 | 0-850 | 113.94 | 0-1880 |
| Computers with access to school library catalog | 37.86 | 0-304 | 65.47 | 0-850 | 108.45 | 0-1880 |
| Computers with access to library databases | 33.11 | 0-304 | 70.86 | 0-850 | 130.76 | 0-1880 |
| Computers with CD ROM drives | 48.79 | 0-314 | 72.21 | 0-350 | 122.56 | 0-1880 |
| Computers with networked access to CD ROM resources | 30.26 | 0-294 | 51.16 | 0-688 | 83.34 | 0-1880 |
| Computers that can display text only | 3.32 | 0-294 | 4.72 | 0-231 | 4.18 | 0-450 |
| Computers that can display graphics | 51.31 | 0-304 | 85.51 | 0-688 | 130.60 | 0-1880 |
| Computers connected to a modem or equivalent | 36.92 | 0-304 | 60.36 | 0-688 | 102.02 | 0-1880 |
| Computers connected directly or networked to a printer | 49.34 | 0-315 | 85.34 | 0-850 | 136.73 | 0-1880 |
| Computers with any accommodations for persons with disabilities | 4.58 | 0-190 | 1.75 | 0-75 | 4.16 | 0-221 |
Continue on to Chapter 3, Section 6