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Special Libraries: Prison Libraries

Special Libraries: Prison Libraries. Ann Semler and Cindy Sickendick LI 813 Summer, 2007 Terri Summey, Instructor. A Special Library is:.

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Special Libraries: Prison Libraries

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  1. Special Libraries: Prison Libraries Ann Semler and Cindy Sickendick LI 813 Summer, 2007 Terri Summey, Instructor

  2. A Special Library is: • A library maintained by an organization, as a business, association, or government agency, to collect materials and provide information of special relevance to the work of the organization. • An Information Professional ("IP") strategically uses information in his/her job to advance the mission of the organization.

  3. Prison Libraries • Serve the special population of incarcerated individuals. • This population encompasses a vast spectrum of ages, ethnicity, gender, languages and special needs.

  4. What is the special population?

  5. User Needs: • Education, • Career training • Literacy development • Access to legal materials • Recreational Reading Materials. …among many others

  6. Establishment of Prison Libraries • 1977 Supreme Ct. ruling • “The fundamental constitutional right of access to the courts requires prison authorities to assist inmates in the preparation and filing of meaningful legal papers by providing prisoners with adequate law libraries or adequate assistance from persons trained in the law.” - This quote is taken from Bounds v. Smith (430 U.S. 817), the 1977 landmark Supreme Court decision, which led to the establishment of law libraries in most major U.S. prisons.

  7. ALA Guidelines Library Standards for Adult Correctional Institutions http://www.ala.org/ala/ascla/asclaissues/librarystandards.cfm IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to Prisoners http://www.ifla.org/VII/s9/nd1/iflapr-92.pdf Maryland Correctional Library website – excellent example:http://ce.msde.state.md.us/library/library.htm

  8. Outreach • Local, State, National • Private, Government, NGO • Correctional Education Association (CEA) • founded in 1945, a non-profit, professional association serving educators and administrators who provide services to students in correctional settings • National Institute for Correctional Education (NICE) • established at Indiana  University of Pennsylvania (IUP) in 2002 to provide support and service to the community of correctional educators in order to enhance their ability to create positive and effective learning environments 

  9. Prison Library Resources: • Legal resources • Ready-Reference resources • Educational resources • Recreational reading materials

  10. References • American Library Association website: http://www.ala.org/ . • Correctional Education Association website: http://www.ceanational.org/ • Geary, M. Trends in Prison Library Service. Bookmobiles and Outreach Services 6, no 179-90, 91. 2003. Retrieved 07/24/07 Wilson Web. • International Federation of Library Associations website: http://www.ifla.org/ • Lehmann, V. Prison librarians needed: a challenging career for those with the right professional and human skills. 65th IFLA Council and General Conference, Bangkok, Thailand, August 20-28, 1999. IFLAnet. Retrieved 07/24/07 Wilson Web. • National Institute for Correctional Education website: http://www.iup.edu/nice/ • Planning and Implementing Prison Libraries: strategies and resources. IFLA Journal 29 no4 301-7 2003. Retrieved 07/24/07 Wilson Web. • Wade, A. Resources on the Net: Professional Development. Education Libraries 24, no 134-6, 2000. Retrieved 07/24/07 Wilson Web.

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