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Lit Review: Public Libraries, County Jails: Best Ways to Break in to Correctional Partnership

  by Amanda St John   Introduction Since the 1790s, American prisons have provided books to inmates (Darby, 2004; Mfum, 2012) and many facilities staff correctional libraries. With a trend in increasing populations and 1 in 35 adults under some form of correctional supervision, the United States of America holds the largest number of inmates in the world (De la…

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October 17, 2015
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Letter from the Editor, Fall 2015

   Thank you for reading the Fall 2015 issue of the iSchool Descriptor! My name is Jessie Spragge, and I'm the 2015-2016 editor of the Descriptor (though I'd love to be involved beyond this year!). I was so happy to be selected to help make the newsletter possible, and I want to work with all of you to make the Descriptor the best…

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October 17, 2015
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2015 PNLA Annual Conference: Pushing the Boundaries and Making Connections

by Amy Senn   Those of you working in libraries may have already attended a library conference.  But for those of you who haven’t made it to one yet, I can’t recommend attending your first library conference highly enough.  I recently had the opportunity to attend the Pacific Northwest Library Association (PNLA) annual conference in Vancouver, Washington on August 6…

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October 17, 2015
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Message from the ALA SC President

Welcome to the 2015-16 school year! My name is Melissa Reynolds and I am honored to serve as your newly elected ALASC President. This year we have an entirely new ALASC Board! Although this presented some challenges, I am confident that we have built a strong executive team. It has been a pleasure getting to know each of the new…

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October 17, 2015
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Transparency in Library Leadership

By Jolene Nechiporenko   Libraries are an excellent example of organizations that can benefit from the leadership strategy of transparency.  “The first important issue that drives transparent behavior is communication and helping people get the facts straight in the beginning and without emotional uncertainty.” (Crumpton, 2011) Transparent leadership can reap benefits when used in communication. “Easy access to information means…

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October 17, 2015
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