Public Library Survey - Please Participate!

A national survey of public library funding and technology access was mailed to public libraries in early September 2008. The survey, part of the Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, is funded by the American Library Association and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and conducted by researchers from Florida State University's Information Use Management and Policy Institute and the University of Maryland’s Center for Library Innovation.

Findings from the study provide public libraries, state library agencies, the American Library Association, policymakers, and others with extremely important data regarding public library computer and Internet access issues, what it takes to sustain public access computer and Internet services in your library, and the impacts of such public access services on the communities your library serves.

Information from the most recent report was used in Congressional testimony over the last week and in media outreach around the country. More information on this and previous studies dating back to 1994 is available at http://www.ala.org/plinternetfunding. Additional survey findings are available at http://www.ii.fsu.edu/plinternet.

The 2008-2009 Web-based survey may be accessed at
http://www.plinternetsurvey.org/. It has a total of 21 questions that will take you about 40 minutes to complete. PLEASE COMPLETE THE SURVEY BY NOVEMBER 7, 2008.

Many thanks for participating in the survey. If you have any questions, or need further assistance, please e-mail support@plinternetsurvey.org.