1995 Biennial Survey Update
THE MESSAGE BELOW IS FROM ADMINISTRATIVE NOTES,
VOL. 17, #02 (Jan. 15, 1996).
1995 BIENNIAL SURVEY UPDATE
[The following text was presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting, GODORT,
1/20/96.]
INTERNET TOOLS
E-mail # %
For staff 1260 91.8
For primary patrons (students, faculty, etc.) 664 48.4
For the public 294 21.4
Telnet
For staff 1235 90.0
For primary patrons (students, faculty, etc.) 799 58.2
For the public 534 38.9
FTP
For staff 1155 84.2
For primary patrons (students, faculty, etc.) 695 50.7
For the public 423 30.8
World Wide Web (graphical)
For staff 942 68.7
For primary patrons (students, faculty, etc.) 693 50.5
For the public 516 37.6
World Wide Web (non-graphical)
For staff 843 61.4
For primary patrons (students, faculty, etc.) 559 40.7
For the public 375 27.3
No plans for Internet access for the public 169 12.3
GPO ACCESS
Not registered for the GPO Federal Bulletin Board 732 53.4
Registered for GPO Access 545 39.7
Access through gateway 283 20.6
No plans to provide GPO Access 127 9.3
HARDWARE
486 Computers with Internet access
For staff (between 1-4) 758 55.2
For the public (between 1-4) 321 23.4
Have only 1 486 with Internet for the public 174 12.7
CD-ROM capability 1140 83.1
MISC.
Most paper documents in SuDocs # order 1090 79.6
Most microfiche in SuDocs # order 1231 89.7
On-line catalogs 1175 85.6
OPAC accessible from the Internet 956 81.4
Subscribe to commercial Monthly Catalog CD-ROM 727 52.9
Monitor the GOVDOC-L listserv 1013 73.8
January 1996
