Examining the status of prison libraries around the world: A literature review

ST Hussain, SH Batool, A Rehman, SK Zahra… - IFLA …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The purpose of this study is to review the published literature and highlight the situation of
prison libraries around the world. The study strives to adopt a comprehensive approach …

The information behaviours of maximum security prisoners: Insights into self-protective behaviours and unmet needs

C Canning, S Buchanan - Journal of Documentation, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to advance the understanding of the information
behaviours of prisoners, providing insight into their information needs and information …

[PDF][PDF] Prisoners and their information needs: Prison libraries overview

AS Sambo, SA Usman, N Rabiu - Library Philosophy and Practice, 2017 - academia.edu
The study aims at identifying the prisoner's information needs. The descriptive survey design
was adopted for this study. The census sampling technique was adopted for this study. Four …

Information behaviour of prison inmates in Ghana

PK Kankam, FD Baffour - Information Development, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Information provision and services in prisons have been demonstrated to be a critical
component of successful rehabilitation and reintegration. The study therefore examined the …

Information needs and behaviour of incarcerated persons in Croatia: findings from a national quantitative study

S Faletar, K Petr Balog, M Bajić… - Information …, 2022 - repozitorij.unios.hr
Method. A total of 620 printed questionnaires were mailed to six Croatian penitentiaries and
administered to prisoners who were serving a long-term period sentence. Sample included …

Information needs of male juvenile delinquents: The needs to be met in a prison setting

ERK Rafedzi, A Abrizah - Information Development, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This qualitative study provides an overview of what we have learned so far about the
information needs of Malaysian male juvenile offenders. This focus is important to consider …

Information needs of prisoners in Southeast Nigerian prisons

JU Eze - Information Development, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Information has been seen as a fundamental human right. Everybody in the world of today is
supposed to have access to information to carry on with daily life activities. Prisoners as well …

Information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information resources as determinantes of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria

HU Emasealu, SO Popoola - Brazilian Journal of Information …, 2016 - dialnet.unirioja.es
This paper investigated information needs, accessibility and utilization of library information
resources as determinants of psychological well-being of prison inmates in Nigeria. Survey …

Information behaviour of prison inmates in Malawi

LC Gama, GT Chipeta, A Phiri… - … of Librarianship and …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The study examined the information behaviour of Mzimba prison inmates focusing on the
research themes which are information needs, sources of information, and the barriers to …

Health information seeking and mental health support utilization among individuals in US prisons

C Nwakasi, D Esiaka, J Parajuli… - Journal of Correctional …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
This study examined factors influencing health information and mental health support
seeking among individuals in US prisons using the 2014 data from the Programme for the …