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Rewriting the American Library Association Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated or Detained
No full textLibraries can be a lifeline for people who are incarcerated or detained, their families and communities, yet library and information provision in American carceral settings varies wildly from state to state, and institution type to institution type. In this Commentary piece we describe how the ALA (with support from the Mellon Foundation) supported the work of writing a new standard for carceral library provision in the United States that better meets the needs of a justice-impaceted people and their families. The new Standards for Library Services for the Incarcerated or Detained provides concise recommendations and longer “Where it Worked” (WIW) narratives, showcasing how carceral librarians can partner with a broad range of stakeholders to meet the literacy, learning, legal, and recreational needs of individuals held in jails, prisons, detention facilities, juvenile facilities, immigration facilities, or prison work camps, whether public or private, military or civilian, in the United States and its territories. The new Standards explicitly address the needs of women, LGBTQIA+ people, the aged, people with dementia, people with a range of disabilities, and people who speak primary languages other than English. Library funding is often at the discretion of administrators who are not trained librarians, and who may not be aware of the extensive literature and evidence that demonstrates the importance of privacy of information access for incarcerated people (Austin 2021; Finlay and Bates 2019; Vogel 1995). The effects of restricted access to libraries and information have life-long implications for people who are incarcerated or detained, both inside carceral facilities and after release
The Next Library–Correctional Association Confab
No full textThe author examines the issue of censorship in prison libraries through the lens of the conflicting interests between the American Library Association (ALA) and the American Correctional Association (ACA). By referencing a recent PEN America report on prison censorship, the author highlights the concerns raised by prison librarians regarding the violation of library service standards and the denial of prisoners’ Right to Read. The article delves into the historical collaboration between the ALA and ACA, noting a lack of joint efforts since the 1980s. It discusses the necessity for renewed collaboration and suggests the formulation of a joint statement to reform censorship practices specifically in prison libraries within correctional systems. The author concludes by underscoring the significance of updated standards and a collaborative approach to support prison librarians in fulfilling their professional obligations and ensuring prisoners’ access to information and intellectual freedom
... Annual meeting of the American Gastro-enterological Association held at ...
No full textImprint varies: St. Louis : [Association], 1917-1920; Baltimore : Williams & Wilkins, 1921-1923; Jamaica Plain, Mass. : Eliot Press, 1925; Baltimore : Waverly Press, 1926-1929; New York : Paul B. Hoeber, 1929-1932; Boston : Boston Council of Social Agencies, 1932-1933.Mode of access: Internet.Bound and shelved as: Transactions of the American Gastro- enterological Association
American Library Association brochure for the Library 21 exhibit at the Seattle World's Fair, 1962
No full textFrom the cover: Library 21 is an automated Library of the future designed by the American Library Association in cooperation with leading firms in the electronic and publishing industries.
Includes brief descriptions of exhibits and displays at Library 21 accompanied by photographs of each. Featured exhibits include: the all automatic UNIVAC Solid-State 90 Magnetic Tape Computing System; a three dimensional exhibit sponsored by IBM highlighting how man has communicated throughout history; a Ready Reference Center, Learning Resources Center, and Children's World; a Theater sponsored by the XEROX Corporation; and National Cash Register's Micro Image Library of the Future, where "40,000 books and pamphlets will be fitted into a single volume through the micro image process which reduces materials to one/40,000th of its original size. Concludes with a list of ALA members involved with the design and development of Library 21, governmental foundation and industrial participants, and cooperating publishers
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