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

Autor/in	Conrad, Suzanna
Titel	Collection Development and Circulation Policies in Prison Libraries: An Exploratory Survey of Librarians in US Correctional Institutions
Quelle	In: Library Quarterly, 82 (2012) 4, S.407-427 (21 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0024-2519
DOI	10.1086/667435
Schlagwörter	Special Libraries; Library Services; Correctional Institutions; Correctional Education; Library Materials; Library Policy; Library Research; Librarian Attitudes; Intellectual Freedom; Confidentiality; Online Surveys; Library Administration; United States + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Spezialbibliothek; Bibliotheksarbeit; Jugendstrafvollzug; Fürsorgeerziehung; Akademische Freiheit; Intellektuelle Unabhängigkeit; USA
Abstract	Prison libraries have traditionally fulfilled many purposes for their incarcerated patrons, and these libraries often carry a diverse collection to serve varied patron needs. However, during the trial of Steven Hayes for the Petit family murders, the prosecution questioned the collection development policies of the institutions where Hayes had previously been incarcerated, requesting the reading lists in efforts to prove that his salacious choices in literature fueled his crimes. This request by prosecution brought two major issues into question, including (1) the collection development policies of US prison libraries and (2) the question of patron privacy in prison libraries. This article investigates current prison library policies on collection development and confidentiality of patron borrowing records through an exploratory survey of seventeen librarians currently working in correctional institutions throughout the United States. Their responses detail collection development policies in the prison library and present the ambiguity for handling the confidentiality of patron borrowing records. (Contains 1 table, 3 figures, and 8 footnotes.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10