University of Strathclyde

An Examination of the Rehabilitative Cultural Role of the Prison Library


Academic History:

2009 - 2013: BA (Hons) English, Journalism & Creative Writing

2015 - 2016: MSc Library and Information Studies

2017 - 2020: PhD Information Science

Supervisors:

Dr Steven Buchanan

Mr David McMenemy

Research Interests:

  • Information behaviour
  • Information poverty
  • The role of the prison library
  • How libraries generate social capital
  • Prisoner rehabilitation programmes
  • Cultural and arts programs in prisons

Previous Research Projects:

"Exploring Information Behaviour in the Small World Context" (MSc Dissertation)

"Guarded: The Question of Dementia and Free Will" (BA. Hons Dissertation)

Contact Details:

Address: Computer and Information Sciences, Livingstone Tower, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XH

Email: c.canning@strath.ac.uk


First published: 25 September 2017