Prison Librarianship Policy and Practice

Suzanna Conrad (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

224 Seiten

2016
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-6633-4 (ISBN)

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Investigates state, national, and international policies on prison libraries, reviews literature on the topic, and describes partnerships between prison and public libraries. To determine adherence to policy results from a national survey and follow-up interviews are shared, which serve as narratives to describe what is actually happening inside.

Prisoners are in a grey area regarding library services. Prison libraries violate many tenets of librarianship, with the justification of maintaining order. The field is de-professionalized--many positions are filled by persons without degrees in library science, and corrections administrators often write policy for services.

Critics cite the need to implement public library service models despite practical difficulties.

This book investigates state, national and international policies on prison libraries, reviews literature on the topic and describes partnerships between prisons and public libraries. Results from a national survey and follow-up interviews are included, providing a full narrative of policy outcomes in U.S. prisons.

Suzanna Conrad is the Dean of University Libraries at Towson University. Her research interests include human-computer interaction, scholarly communication and ethics in librarianship.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

List of Abbreviations

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

Chapter Notes

References

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	20.11.2016
Zusatzinfo	appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	390 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Buchhandel / Bibliothekswesen
ISBN-10	1-4766-6633-4 / 1476666334
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-6633-4 / 9781476666334
Zustand	Neuware