Prison Libraries: A Survey on Access to Audio/Visual Materials
This survey was created by Carmel Curtis, a student in NYU's Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Maters Program. Carmel is currently working on her thesis which involves conducting research on (past and present) access to audio/visual materials for people who are incarcerated. Based off of this research, she hopes to develop a program that aims to improve/support access.

This survey is intended for anyone who is currently, or in the past, worked as a prison librarian. This survey should take NO MORE THAN TEN MINUTES. Your participation is greatly appreciated. Please feel free to contact Carmel with any questions or comments: cdc284@nyu.edu
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Full Name
Correctional Facility *
List the Correctional Facility for which you work.
Position *
Indicate the position you hold in the facility in which you work.
What year did you begin working at your facility? *
Are you still working with your facility? If not, what year did your work conclude? *
Audio/Visual Materials Within the Prison Library
Which of the following audio/visual formats are represented in your library's collection? *
Select all that apply.
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Which of the following pieces of audio/visual playback equipment are located within your library? *
Select all that apply.
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Approximately what percentage of the library collection is audio/visual items? *
Audio/visual items are used by library patrons: *
How do library patrons listen to or view audio/visual items? *
Select all that apply.
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Expand on the access of audio/visual items (optional):
Collection Policies & Procedures
Does your library have a Collection Development Policy? *
Does your library have a Preservation Policy? *
Expand on the Collection Development Policy and/or Preservation Policy (optional):
Approximately how often are new audio/visual materials acquired by the library? *
Presently, the most significant barriers to collecting and maintaining audio/visual materials are: *
Select all that apply.
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Would you be interested in increasing the amount of audio/visual materials in your library's collection? *
Would you be interested in continuing this conversation about access to audio/visual materials to those incarcerated? *
If "yes, please!" is selected, please enter your email address below.
Email:
Please enter your email address if you would be willing to discuss this topic further.
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