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Table 5. Percentage of library media centers that reported having various technological services, average number of computer workstations, and average number of computer workstations that had Internet access in the library media center, by state: 2007–08

State Number of schools with library media centers Percent that had various technological services Average number of computer workstations Average number of computer workstations with Internet access
Automated circulation system Automated catalog(s) for student and staff use Digital video disk (DVD) player(s) or video cassette recorder(s) (VCR) for student and staff use Technology to assist students and staff with disabilities
             
United States  81,920   89.5   87.2   87.2   23.9   15.2   15.0  
                             
Alabama  1,400   95.0   91.5   96.4   20.9   12.5   12.4  
Alaska  430   67.8   72.4   68.7   15.4   8.0   7.9  
Arizona  1,540   82.6   79.6   87.4   19.8   17.1   16.9  
Arkansas  980   94.9   89.0   90.2   20.4   12.7   12.6  
California  7,870   92.2   85.2   65.1   12.7   11.9   11.7  
                             
Colorado  1,500   90.4   95.6   88.6   29.8   19.1   19.1  
Connecticut  970   83.9   83.8   89.0   30.1   20.1   19.5  
Delaware  170   95.0   93.8   87.3   27.3   18.8   17.4  
District of Columbia  160   68.8   57.4   73.2   5.0 ! 8.5   8.4  
Florida  2,910   94.3   94.5   90.7   42.6   21.2   21.0  
                             
Georgia  2,190   98.5   98.5   97.8   32.5   14.7   14.5  
Hawaii  270   97.5   96.5   84.1   15.2 ! 15.3   14.9  
Idaho  620   87.6   82.7   83.0   15.0   12.1   12.0  
Illinois  3,550   81.9   77.1   87.8   27.6   15.7   15.6  
Indiana  1,810   89.0   89.0   94.4   21.6   14.5   13.8  
                             
Iowa  1,260   90.5   83.2   92.6   24.6   20.0   19.0  
Kansas  1,350   91.1   91.7   94.0   15.5   11.4   11.2  
Kentucky  1,220   92.4   90.9   94.0   38.8   13.7   13.6  
Louisiana  1,220   87.2   84.5   89.4   15.8   13.2   12.8  
Maine  650   71.5   73.8   73.4   20.1   8.1   8.0  
                             
Maryland  1,290   99.5   91.4   90.6   37.5   17.1   17.1  
Massachusetts  1,630   74.7   75.0   80.3   38.3   16.0   15.9  
Michigan  3,250   90.6   83.4   92.8   30.7   23.4   23.3  
Minnesota  1,470   93.6   92.2   97.5   25.8   27.5   27.3  
Mississippi  930   85.6   75.8   88.6   23.7   11.5   11.5  
                             
Missouri  1,880   92.8   93.9   96.0   22.2   13.4   13.3  
Montana  550   74.3   71.0   85.4   15.3   11.6   11.3  
Nebraska  870   82.0   83.1   96.8   19.5   17.6   17.4  
Nevada  510   93.1   84.8   83.5   28.5   11.9   11.8  
New Hampshire  410   83.7   84.6   91.8   22.3   12.2   12.0  
                             
New Jersey  2,140   84.2   78.2   82.7   16.4 ! 15.3   15.1  
New Mexico  660   83.2   77.8   90.7   20.2   11.3   11.0  
New York  4,360   77.5   79.9   82.6   17.5 ! 15.7   15.6  
North Carolina  2,250   97.5   97.4   99.1   27.1   15.7   15.7  
North Dakota  360   66.6   72.3   77.6   24.1   8.4   8.2  
                             
Ohio  3,290   91.1   90.0   83.4   25.1   15.0   15.0  
Oklahoma  1,490   86.3   80.7   95.1   21.0   12.3   11.8  
Oregon  1,100   82.2   77.8   89.7   16.9   18.2   17.8  
Pennsylvania  2,940   91.4   91.4   77.2   18.4   15.2   15.2  
Rhode Island  300   90.0   86.4   85.8   18.9   13.7   13.2  
                             
South Carolina  1,050   98.3   97.6   92.7   27.5   14.3   14.3  
South Dakota  370   72.1   68.9   86.5   19.3   9.8   9.7  
Tennessee  1,610   94.3   90.3   88.2   13.1   12.8   12.6  
Texas  7,340   96.1   95.9   91.5   28.4   12.6   12.3  
Utah  760   92.3   92.6   93.2   20.1   14.0   13.1  
                             
Vermont  330   77.2   80.0   92.1   23.5 ! 10.4   10.2  
Virginia  1,950   96.6   94.9   98.2   31.6   13.8   13.7  
Washington  1,880   91.5   86.0   86.2   12.9   16.0   15.9  
West Virginia  620   64.4   61.3   78.3   22.4   15.2   15.1  
Wisconsin  1,970   94.1   94.5   97.5   37.4   20.6   20.4  
Wyoming  290   92.0   87.3   89.7   20.5   15.2   15.1  
! Interpret data with caution. The standard error for this estimate is equal to 30 percent or more of the estimate's value.
NOTE: The 2007–08 Schools and Staffing Survey did not collect School Library Media Center data from private schools. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), "Public School Library Media Center Data File," 2007–08.

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