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“Institutional Library Services – Where Positive Change Takes Place”

Elizabeth Jahnke, Laura Sherbo, Cathy Johnson Fusare, PLNA Quarterly (2006, vol. 71, no. 1)

 

http://direct.bl.uk/bld/PlaceOrder.do?UIN=195841767&ETOC=RN

December 3, 2012 by sehovde Categories: Articles | Tags: article, prison librarianship | Leave a comment

“May It Please the Court: Law Students and Legal Research Instruction in Prison Law Libraries”

Emily Shepard Smith, Legal Reference Sources Quarterly (2010, vol. 29, issue 4)

 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0270319X.2010.529370

December 3, 2012 by sehovde Categories: Articles | Tags: article, instruction, prison librarianship | Leave a comment

“Collection Development and Circulation Policies in Prison Libraries: An Exploratory Survey of Librarians in US Correctional Institutions”

Suzanna Conrad, The Library Quarterly (2012, vol. 82, no. 4)

http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.1086/667435?uid=3739704&uid=2129&uid=2134&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21101512177567

December 3, 2012 by sehovde Categories: Articles | Tags: article, collection development, prison librarianship | Leave a comment

Educating Prison Librarians

Educating Prison Librarians

Are library science programs preparing librarians to work in correctional institutions?

December 1, 2012 by ayahnur Categories: Articles | Tags: article, MLS programs, prison librarianship | Leave a comment

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Inmates and Information Rights

  • ALA on Prison Libraries and the Internet
  • American Bar Association Prisoner Treatment Standards
  • ASCLA
  • DC Books to Prisoners
  • Federal Records Center
  • International Center for Prison Studies
  • Law and Technology Resources for Legal Professionals
  • Prison Activist
  • Prisoner's Right to Read
  • RIHD

Resources for Prison Librarians

  • Directory of State Prison Libraries and Librarians
  • IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Prisoners
  • Library Services to the Incarcerated (book)
  • Maryland State Prison Library
  • National Institute of Corrections Online Library
  • Prison Librarian Blog
  • The Prison Library Primer (book)

Resources for Prisoners

  • Federal Bureau of Prisons "Inmate Matters"
  • Legal Resources: Emory Law School
  • Prisoner Rights and Resources on the Web
  • TRULINCS Prisoner Electronic Messaging FAQ
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