Public Libraries and the Internet 2006

The Information Use Management & Policy Institute at Florida State University just released (August 2006) its latest biannual survey of Internet use in public libraries. One of the most significant findings in this report is the increasing dependence of government on public libraries to deliver "e-government" services to citizens without computers at home. As librarians spend more and more time assisting people with e-government services, they are beginning to resent the fact that they get no funding or training from government for this job.