Rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons

This piece considers the challenges of providing library services in a prison setting and offers insights from current prison library research being carried out in Northern Ireland. Keywords: prison libraries, desistance theory, library services, Northern Ireland, professional ethics

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Main Author: Jayne Finlay
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Colorado at Boulder 2020-12-01
Series:Journal of New Librarianship
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Online Access:https://newlibs.org/index.php/jonl/article/view/859
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spellingShingle Jayne Finlay
Rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons
Journal of New Librarianship
prison libraries
desistance theory
library services
northern Ireland
professional ethics
title Rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons
title_full Rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons
title_fullStr Rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons
title_full_unstemmed Rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons
title_short Rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons
title_sort rethinking the dichotomy between libraries and prisons
topic prison libraries
desistance theory
library services
northern Ireland
professional ethics
url https://newlibs.org/index.php/jonl/article/view/859
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