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The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools

This qualitative study extends our earlier research on what we have learned so far about the information needs of Malaysian male juvenile offenders. This focus is important to consider when designing and delivering the best possible library services to this group. The study explores the extent the...

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Main Authors: Rafedzi, E.R.K., Abrizah, Abdullah
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 2014
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Library science. Information science
Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/17642/1/All.pdf
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spelling my.um.eprints.176422019-12-06T09:19:20Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/17642/ The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools Rafedzi, E.R.K. Abrizah, Abdullah Library science. Information science This qualitative study extends our earlier research on what we have learned so far about the information needs of Malaysian male juvenile offenders. This focus is important to consider when designing and delivering the best possible library services to this group. The study explores the extent the prison library is used as the environment for information seeking of male juvenile delinquents. Data were collected using participants observation with 27 juveniles (13 to 21 years old) living in five correctional schools in Malaysia. Our observation at all research sites has led us to conclude that the prison library does not play that much roles in addressing the participants' information needs. Current findings add to the limited literature on juvenile offenders' information needs and how the prison libraries meet the needs of this people. 2014 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.um.edu.my/17642/1/All.pdf Rafedzi, E.R.K. and Abrizah, Abdullah (2014) The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools. In: 5th International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society (ICOLIS 2014), 4-5 November 2014, The Boulevard Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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topic Library science. Information science
spellingShingle Library science. Information science
Rafedzi, E.R.K.
Abrizah, Abdullah
The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools
description This qualitative study extends our earlier research on what we have learned so far about the information needs of Malaysian male juvenile offenders. This focus is important to consider when designing and delivering the best possible library services to this group. The study explores the extent the prison library is used as the environment for information seeking of male juvenile delinquents. Data were collected using participants observation with 27 juveniles (13 to 21 years old) living in five correctional schools in Malaysia. Our observation at all research sites has led us to conclude that the prison library does not play that much roles in addressing the participants' information needs. Current findings add to the limited literature on juvenile offenders' information needs and how the prison libraries meet the needs of this people.
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author Rafedzi, E.R.K.
Abrizah, Abdullah
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Abrizah, Abdullah
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title The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools
title_short The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools
title_full The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools
title_fullStr The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools
title_full_unstemmed The library for the incarcerated male juveniles: An observation of five correctional schools
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url http://eprints.um.edu.my/17642/1/All.pdf
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