Public Library Internet Connectivity

[K.G. Schneider]

Please respond to the sender--not to me. -- kgs

NATIONAL SURVEY OF PUBLIC LIBRARY INTERNET CONNECTIVITY -- LAST CHANCE!

A letter announcing a new national survey of public libraries and Internet
connectivity was sent to public libraries across the country in late
November 2004. This study is funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
and the American Library Association (ALA), and is being conducted by
researchers from Florida State University's Information Use Management and
Policy Institute (http://www.ii.fsu.edu).

The survey ends FEBRUARY 1, 2005. PLEASE take the time to complete the
survey, available at http://www.plinternetsurvey.org.  

The survey has a total of 19 questions divided into two parts that will take
you about 15 minutes to complete.  The first part of the survey pertains to
selected library branches in your system (if applicable), while the second
part pertains to the entire library system.  It is likely that not all of
your branches were included in the study, as they were selected randomly.  

You will need the 8 or 10 character Library ID code included in the letter
you received to initiate the web-based survey. If you have lost that ID
number, you can look it up at the study website
http://www.plinternetsurvey.org. 

The answers you provide will provide public libraries, state library
agencies, the Gates Foundation, ALA, policymakers, and others with extremely
important data regarding public library Internet connectivity issues, and
the impacts of such connectivity in the communities that libraries serve. To
read more about the study, please visit http://www.plinternetsurvey.org. 

Thank you very much for your willingness to participate.


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