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