Prison librarianship policy and practice / Suzanna Conrad.
2017
Z675.P8 C65 2017
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Prison librarianship policy and practice / Suzanna Conrad.
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Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2017]
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©2017.
Description
viii, 216 pages ; 25 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Part I: The prison library in context : current and historic purposes and policies of prison libraries
1. Current and historic national policy
2. Current state policy
3. Literature on key issues in prison librarianship
Part II: Neglect and disadvantage : the prison library as the forgotten field of librarianship
4. Court cases affecting the prisoner's right to read
5. Court cases affecting the prisoner's right of access to the courts
6. The neglected profession
7. The prisoner as the public library patron
Part III: Research and discovery
8. Current policies in prison librarianship : an expanded survey
9. Prison librarianship in practice : interviews with prison librarians
Conclusion : revisiting the role of the prison librarian
Appendix A: Summary of state approaches to prison library services
Appendix B: ALA advocacy policies
Appendix C: List of citations on prison librarianship.
1. Current and historic national policy
2. Current state policy
3. Literature on key issues in prison librarianship
Part II: Neglect and disadvantage : the prison library as the forgotten field of librarianship
4. Court cases affecting the prisoner's right to read
5. Court cases affecting the prisoner's right of access to the courts
6. The neglected profession
7. The prisoner as the public library patron
Part III: Research and discovery
8. Current policies in prison librarianship : an expanded survey
9. Prison librarianship in practice : interviews with prison librarians
Conclusion : revisiting the role of the prison librarian
Appendix A: Summary of state approaches to prison library services
Appendix B: ALA advocacy policies
Appendix C: List of citations on prison librarianship.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-212) and index.
Location
RM195
Call Number
Z675.P8 C65 2017
Language
English
ISBN
9781476666334 (paperback)
1476666334 (paperback)
9781476627021 (eBook)
1476666334 (paperback)
9781476627021 (eBook)
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