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Main Author: House, Connie
Format: Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:en
Published: 1975
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Online Access:https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED129311
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contents Matching the Library and the Inmate: Determining Inmate Interests in Order to Better Refine Library Services. House, Connie Correctional Institutions Information Needs Institutional Libraries Library Material Selection Library Surveys Prisoners Questionnaires Reading Interests Recreational Reading Surveys To assess the informational and recreational reading needs of the inmates in Texas prison units, surveys were conducted at one male and one female correctional facility. Prison populations were identified by age, race, and educational level. Subjects for the preference study were asked questions regarding: (1) reading background; (2) book preferences; (3) newspapers and magazines; (4) television and radio; (5) music; and (6) other background information. The survey results are presented in tabular summaries. The appendixes contain copies of survey questionnaires. (EMH)
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spellingShingle Matching the Library and the Inmate: Determining Inmate Interests in Order to Better Refine Library Services.
House, Connie
Correctional Institutions
Information Needs
Institutional Libraries
Library Material Selection
Library Surveys
Prisoners
Questionnaires
Reading Interests
Recreational Reading
Surveys
Matching the Library and the Inmate: Determining Inmate Interests in Order to Better Refine Library Services. House, Connie Correctional Institutions Information Needs Institutional Libraries Library Material Selection Library Surveys Prisoners Questionnaires Reading Interests Recreational Reading Surveys To assess the informational and recreational reading needs of the inmates in Texas prison units, surveys were conducted at one male and one female correctional facility. Prison populations were identified by age, race, and educational level. Subjects for the preference study were asked questions regarding: (1) reading background; (2) book preferences; (3) newspapers and magazines; (4) television and radio; (5) music; and (6) other background information. The survey results are presented in tabular summaries. The appendixes contain copies of survey questionnaires. (EMH)
title Matching the Library and the Inmate: Determining Inmate Interests in Order to Better Refine Library Services.
topic Correctional Institutions
Information Needs
Institutional Libraries
Library Material Selection
Library Surveys
Prisoners
Questionnaires
Reading Interests
Recreational Reading
Surveys
url https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED129311