The　current　state　of　the　lnternet　public　access　in　U．　S．　public　libraries，　especially　their　efforttoward　providing　equal　access　and　its　user　instruction，　were　surveyed　and　examined．　Webpages　were　collected　and　analyzed　for　forty－eight　libraries　offering　the　lnternet　public　access．At　the　same　time，　a　questionnaire　was　sent　to　those　libraries　via　e－mail，　and　six　responded．　Morethan　half　of　the　libraries　surveyed　take　policy　in　accordance　with　the　ALA　interpretations　ofthe　Library　Bill　of　Rights　regarding　such　matters　as　children’s　access　and　responsibilities　oflibraries．　And　more　than　three－fourth　offer　user　instruction　for　internet　services．　However，despite　these　efforts　toward　providing　equal　access，　lnternet　access　is　substantially　limited　inmany　libraries　because　of　such　conditions　for　use　as　charge，　time－limit，　and　so　on．

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