Cheryl Canning
Published: 25 September 2017
An Examination of the Rehabilitative Cultural Role of the Prison Library
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