https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_in_jails
I used to teach in jail and I brought in paper copies of Wikipedia articles. I know there is more documentation somewhere but have not engaged with it for some years. On Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 11:17 AM Alex Stinson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hey all, > > Has anyone tried Wikimedia activities with Prison Libraries? Seems like a > really cool opportunity to highlight offline Wikipedia etc? > > Cheers, > > Alex > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Krolak, Lisa <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Oct 15, 2018 at 4:58 AM > Subject: [IFLA-L] Prison Libraries > To: [email protected] <[email protected]> > > > Dear IFLA community, > > > > For an upcoming *publication on prison libraries*, I am currently looking > for people (for example prison librarians) who can share experiences from > their countries, including different approaches and policy environments for > prison education and prison libraries. I am also looking for articles, > photos, existing case studies, etc. > > > > The publication will be the first international, comparative publication > on the role and potential of prison libraries. It will provide an overview > of the contribution that books and libraries in prison can make in > supporting a reading culture, increasing literacy skills and preparing > inmates for their socio-professional integration after their release. > > > > The international policy environment for prison libraries will be > described, particularly the IFLA Guidelines for Library Services to > Prisoners. It is foreseen to launch the publication at the IFLA conference > in 2019. > > > > I very much look forward to hearing from you. > > > > Best wishes, > > > > Lisa Krolak > > > > [image: cid:[email protected]] > > *Lisa Krolak* > > Head, UIL Library > > Feldbrunnenstr. 58 > > 20148 Hamburg > > Germany > > Tel. ++49 (0)40 44 80 41 33 > > Fax ++49 (0) 40 4107723 > > www.unesco.org/uil > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > -- > Alex Stinson > GLAM-Wiki Strategist > Wikimedia Foundation > Twitter:@glamwiki/@sadads > > Learn more about how the communities behind Wikipedia, Wikidata and other > Wikimedia projects partner with cultural heritage organizations: > https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM > _______________________________________________ > Libraries mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/libraries > -- Lane Rasberry user:bluerasberry on Wikipedia 206.801.0814 [email protected]
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