NCJ Number
32563
Date Published
1976
Length
128 pages
Annotation
INTENDED PRIMARILY FOR PRISON LAW LIBRARY PERSONNEL WHO HAVE HAD NO TRAINING IN LAW OR LIBRARY SCIENCE, THIS BOOK COVERS LIBRARY QUARTERS AND EQUIPMENT, LAW BOOKS AND THEIR USE, AND ACQUISITIONS AND RECORDS.
Abstract
OTHER TOPICS DISCUSSED INCLUDE THE PRISON LAW LIBRARY AND ITS STAFF, CATALOGUING AND SHELVING BOOKS, LENDING AND BORROWING BOOKS, AND WHERE LIBRARY PERSONNEL CAN GET MORE HELP. APPENDED MATERIALS CONSIST OF LISTS OF BOOKS RECOMMENDED FOR PRISON LAW LIBRARIES, LEGAL PUBLISHERS AND DEALERS, AND NATIONAL LIBRARY SUPPLY COMPANIES AND A COPY OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT RULING IN THE 1970 CASE OF GILMORE V. LYNCH. THIS CASE INVOLVED A CHALLENGE TO CERTAIN RULES AND REGULATIONS CONCERNING INMATE ACCESS TO LAW BOOKS, LEGAL MATERIALS, AND LAY ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING PRISONER WRITS AND COMPLAINTS. AN INDEX IS PROVIDED.