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The prison library primer : a program for the twenty-first century / Brenda Vogel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vogel, Brenda, 1938-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prison libraries--United States.
- Prison libraries.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- xxiv, 272 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 2009.
- Contents:
- Reachin' behind bars : library outreach to prisoners, 1798-2000
- Library service in the prison community : similarities to the outside community and the unique : how to deliver on the premise/promise
- Space : choosing it, losing it, design, furnishings and equipment, wayfinding/signage
- Collection, coercion, and constitution : a collision with the absurd
- A prisoner's locus sanctum : the law library
- Fahrenheit 451 on cell block D : a bar examination to safeguard America's jailhouse lawyers from the post-Lewis blaze consuming their law libraries
- Networking, vamping, isolation
- The information gaff, the digital denied, library automation, and you
- Much ado over nothing : contraband, boundary violations, other crimes and misdemeanors that afflict the prison library
- On making a difference
- The library as a force in human reclamation : reentry
- Learning to become a correctional librarian
- Frequently asked questions
- Recommended readings and online resources
- Sources for additional information and advocacy.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780810854031
- 0810854031
- OCLC:
- 319514243
- Publisher Number:
- 99939555888
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