| Internet
Connectivity in Public Libraries
All Canadian public libraries not already connected to the Internet were
offered the opportunity to connect in 1998 with support from Industry Canada. The majority of unconnected libraries accepted this offer and were
connected by March 31, 1999. Canada became the first nation in the word to connect its schools and libraries to the Information Highway. Since March
31, 1999,an additional 26 libraries have been connected to the Information Highway.
These statistics
on the number of Canadian public libraries that are connected to the Internet
were compiled on April 7, 2000.
|
AB
|
BC
|
MB
|
NB
|
NF
|
NS
|
NT
|
NUN |
ON
|
PEI
|
QC
|
SK
|
YK
|
TOTAL
|
|
Total
no. of service points
|
303
|
248
|
108
|
61
|
96
|
75
|
9
|
11
|
843
|
22
|
1042
|
320
|
15
|
3153
|
|
Libraries
connected
|
276
|
246
|
108
|
61
|
96
|
75
|
9
|
11
|
835
|
22
|
1023
|
300
|
15
|
3077
|
|
Libraries
with public
access
|
276
|
246
|
108
|
61
|
96
|
75
|
9
|
11
|
835
|
22
|
817
|
300
|
7
|
2863
|
|
Libraries
declining to
connect
|
27
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
8
|
0
|
19
|
20
|
0
|
76
|
|
Percent
of interested libraries connected
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
100
%
|
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