U.S. public library technology & online services by urbanity 2014 | Statista

This statistic presents the most popular public library technology services and resources available for patrons in the United States as of November 2014, sorted by urbanity. During the survey period it was found that 68.6 percent of U.S. public libraries in suburban areas offered online job or employment resources to patrons. Only 52.3 percent of libraries in rural areas did the same.

Public library technology services and resources available for patrons in the United States as of November 2014, by urbanity

Characteristic	City	Suburban	Town	Rural
E-books	98.3%	97.6%	92.3%	81.2%
Digital media content	82.7%	67.7%	43.9%	36%
Online homework assistance	98.2%	96%	95%	93.8%
Online job/employment resources	77.7%	68.6%	61.3%	52.3%
Online language learning	84%	75.3%	48.6%	35.5%
Online health resources	92.3%	84.9%	75.5%	65.9%
Video conferencing services	6.3%	6.5%	17.3%	14.3%
Print on demand (POD)	2.3%	1.9%	3.4%	1.4%
Mobile-device enabled website	59.8%	59.6%	44.3%	33.6%
Mobile apps to access library services and resources	63%	54%	37.3%	29.8%
Scanned codes	36.1%	35.6%	23.3%	13.1%

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October 2015

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Region

United States

Survey time period

September to November 2014

Number of respondents

survey n = 15,070 service branches

Supplementary notes

Excludes bookmobiles.

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