Prison librarianship policy and practice
By: Suzanna Conrad
Publisher: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers; McFarland & Company; McFarland
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Jefferson, NC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9781476666334
Subjects: Prison libraries; Law and legislation; Libraries and prisons
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I: The prison library in context : current and historic purposes and policies of prison libraries; title: 1. Current and historic national policy --; title: 2. Current state policy --; title: 3. Literature on key issues in prison librarianship -- -- Part II: Neglect and disadvantage : the prison library as the forgotten field of librarianship; title: 4. Court cases affecting the prisoner's right to read --; title: 5. Court cases affecting the prisoner's right of access to the courts --; title: 6. The neglected profession --; title: 7. The prisoner as the public library patron -- -- Part III: Research and discovery; title: 8. Current policies in prison librarianship : an expanded survey --; title: 9. Prison librarianship in practice : interviews with prison librarians --; title: Conclusion : revisiting the role of the prison librarian --; title: Appendix A: Summary of state approaches to prison library services --; title: Appendix B: ALA advocacy policies --; title: Appendix C: List of citations on prison librarianship.