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Peer reviewedPinkney, Gertrude – Special Libraries, 1973
The Detroit Municipal Reference Library's organizational structure and services are described as an example for those interested in organizing a governmental reference library. Procedure is outlined for the initial selection of a basic collection and the subject fields that should be included. (Author)
Descriptors: Government Publications, Law Libraries, Library Collections, Library Material Selection
Download full textNational Resource Center on Correctional Law and Legal Services, Washington, DC. – 1972
The availability of law libraries to inmates is a logical extension of a prisoner's right to "access to the courts." This report discusses the need for prison law libraries for indigent prisoners and refers to sources for determining what law books should be included in these libraries. Recommended collections for prison law libraries is attached…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Correctional Institutions, Institutional Libraries, Law Libraries
American Correctional Association, College Park, MD. – 1973
Recent Federal Court decisions have defined a prisoner's right to access to legal materials as an extension of his right of access to the courts. Correction administrators, recognizing the need for improvement of existing services, but unfamiliar with techniques and material requirements, have asked for help in meeting the new obligation. These…
Descriptors: Administrators, Bibliographies, Correctional Institutions, Institutional Libraries
