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Direct linkConrad, Suzanna – Library Quarterly, 2012
Prison libraries have traditionally fulfilled many purposes for their incarcerated patrons, and these libraries often carry a diverse collection to serve varied patron needs. However, during the trial of Steven Hayes for the Petit family murders, the prosecution questioned the collection development policies of the institutions where Hayes had…
Descriptors: Special Libraries, Library Services, Correctional Institutions, Correctional Education
Herring, Deidra N. – Behavioral & Social Sciences Librarian, 2009
The article is an introduction to The Ohio Department of Youth Services librarians and the services they provide. Information about each juvenile prison facility is revealed and provides an explanation of guidelines and standards for prison libraries. Sixty-eight questions were asked in four in-person interviews to present a profile of the…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Special Libraries, Programming, Library Services
Peer reviewedJeffries, Stephen R. – Catholic Library World, 1975
Discusses the ideal goals and the real problems involved in running a prison library. (PF)
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Institutional Libraries, Library Administration, Library Services
Download full textLibrary Research Service, 2009
Issues 266 through 282 of "Fast Facts" from the Library Research Service present data collected from libraries in Colorado and throughout the nation. Topics addressed in these "Fast Facts" from 2009 include interlibrary loan in academic libraries, public librarian salaries, book, newspaper, and periodical prices from 2004 to…
Descriptors: Library Research, User Satisfaction (Information), Outcomes of Education, Public Libraries
Lehmann, Vibeke; Locke, Joanne – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (NJ1), 2005
The objective of this document is to provide a tool for the planning, implementation, and evaluation of library services to prisoners. The document is intended to serve as a model guide for the development of national guidelines for prison libraries that can be adapted to reflect local circumstances. At the same time, these international…
Descriptors: Library Services, Special Libraries, Correctional Institutions, Library Materials
Rubin, Rhea Joyce; House, Connie – Library Journal, 1983
States rationale for provision of library service to jail residents and discusses services in United States institutions noting administration, staffing, funding, delivery of service, materials, programs and services, security barrier, professionalism and standards, and contracts for service. Twenty-two references and a 24-item bibliography are…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Correctional Rehabilitation, Financial Support, Library Administration
Gordon Barnard, Sister – 1976
Collected here are library profiles from seven North Dakota institutions including the State Penitentiary and Farm; the State Industrial School; the State Hospital; state schools for the blind, deaf, and mentally retarded; and the Soldiers' Home. General information about the institutions includes the authority and responsibility of the…
Descriptors: Blindness, Correctional Institutions, Deafness, Disabilities
