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| Format: | Recurso educativo Open Access |
| Language: | en |
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1987
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| Online Access: | https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED299987 |
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- A Rationale for Library Services in Today's Prisons. Albert, Myra Behavior Change Cultural Influences Disadvantaged Information Needs Library Role Library Services Outreach Programs Prison Libraries Problem Solving Public Libraries Skill Development User Needs (Information) This discussion of library services in prisons addresses the following topics: (1) the provision of the New York State Department of Correctional Services for library services to prison inmates as an attempt to make changes in inmate problem-solving abilities; (2) the role of library services in prisons; (3) library entrepreneurship as a new library priority; and (4) the status of libraries in their association with prisons from a political viewpoint. (CGD)