[Prodev] law school clinics
Kathy Carlson
prodev@aallnet.org
Thu, 09 Jan 2003 10:13:24 -0700
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To add to the services provided by the UWyo Law Library, the Wyo. State =
Law Library treats all the State Institutions the same as county libraries =
as regards to ILL. [Primarily, the requests we receive are from the State =
Peniteniary or the Honor Farm but occasionally we receive one from the =
Women's Center or Conservation Camp] We actually loan them many of our =
materials ---treatises and out of state statutes are particular favorites. =
Also, through the ILL program the inmates may be supplied with a =
reasonable number of copies at no charge. [The process usually is--if the =
item is short, it is copied, if it is long, the book is sent] This is the =
same process used for any ILL request received from any other citizen of =
Wyoming. We do not do any research for them--just like we don't do =
research for any citizen of Wyoming. The inmates really get no more nor =
less than any other person requesting materials from the Law Library. In =
15 years, we have only lost about 4 books and had only one or two come =
back damaged from the institutions. Not a bad record!
It used to be that the state pen in Rawlins had about the 4th largest =
legal collection in the state and the inmates had direct physical access =
to all Wyoming primary source materials and a pretty large collection of =
federal primary source materials as well as some large secondary sources =
(ALR's and AmJur's)--not many treatises and only the Land and Water Law =
Review (UWyo's). The pen's law libraries (one in the medium unit and one =
in maximum unit with books moving between by request) were under the =
Education Department--they had no professional librarians, only inmate =
librarians. However, about once a year I would go over and work with the =
inmate librarians to try to answer any questions they might have about =
running the library (especially how to process an ILL request and what we =
at the State Law Library could and could not do for them) and about how to =
use the materials they had on hand. However, when they built the new =
prision a couple of year's ago, they went electronic [CD's I think--althoug=
h the staff running the library do have internet access so they may have =
moved to an online service] and the number of physical materials was =
drastically reduced. My understanding is that the inmates no longer have =
physical access to the library and their requests [both copies and ILL =
items] are delivered to their "houses" [we don't have cells in Wyoming]. =
I have not been to Rawlins since the new insitution opened but the staff =
persons assigned the responsiblity for running the library have come to =
Cheyenne for some bibliographic training. And, we are only an e-mail away =
for questions.=20
The Women's Center and Honor Farm have only small collections but my =
impression is that the level of research is not really that great. I have =
also conducted training sessions at both of these insitutions when they =
have requested them and like the pen, we will send requested materials on =
loan or copied (if short). We are actually receiving more requests from =
the Honor Farm since they got e-mail.
Kathy Carlson
Wyoming State Law Library
Supreme Court Building
2301 Capitol Avenue
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7509
Fax: (307) 777-7240
E-Mail: kcarls@state.wy.us
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<DIV>To add to the services provided by the UWyo Law Library,=20
the Wyo. State Law Library treats all the State Institutions the =
same=20
as county libraries as regards to ILL. [Primarily, the requests =
we=20
receive are from the State Peniteniary or the Honor Farm but occasionally =
we=20
receive one from the Women's Center or Conservation Camp] We actually =
loan=20
them many of our materials ---treatises and out of state=20
statutes are particular favorites. Also, through the ILL program =
the=20
inmates may be supplied with a reasonable number of =
copies=20
at no charge. [The process usually is--if the item is short, it is copied, =
if it=20
is long, the book is sent] This is the same process used for any =
ILL=20
request received from any other citizen of Wyoming. We do not =
do any=20
research for them--just like we don't do research for any citizen of =
Wyoming.=20
The inmates really get no more nor less than any other=20
person requesting materials from the Law Library. In 15 years, =
we have=20
only lost about 4 books and had only one or two come back damaged from =
the=20
institutions. Not a bad record!</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It used to be that the state pen in Rawlins had about the 4th largest =
legal=20
collection in the state and the inmates had direct physical access to =
all=20
Wyoming primary source materials and a pretty large collection of =
federal=20
primary source materials as well as some large secondary sources (ALR's =
and=20
AmJur's)--not many treatises and only the Land and Water Law Review=20
(UWyo's). The pen's law libraries (one in the medium unit and =
one in=20
maximum unit with books moving between by request) were under the =
Education=20
Department--they had no professional librarians, only inmate librarians.&nb=
sp;=20
However, about once a year I would go over and work with the inmate =
librarians=20
to try to answer any questions they might have about running the library=20=
(especially how to process an ILL request and what we at the State Law =
Library=20
could and could not do for them) and about how to use the materials =
they=20
had on hand. However, when they built the new prision a couple =
of=20
year's ago, they went electronic [CD's I think--although the staff running =
the=20
library do have internet access so they may have moved to an =
online=20
service] and the number of physical materials was drasticall=
y=20
reduced. My understanding is that the inmates no longer have =
physical=20
access to the library and their requests [both copies and ILL items] =
are=20
delivered to their "houses" [we don't have cells in Wyoming]. I have =
not=20
been to Rawlins since the new insitution opened but the staff persons =
assigned=20
the responsiblity for running the library have come to Cheyenne for so=
me=20
bibliographic training. And, we are only an e-mail away for=20
questions. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>The Women's Center and Honor Farm have only small collections =
but my=20
impression is that the level of research is not really that great. I have =
also=20
conducted training sessions at both of these insitutions when they have=20
requested them and like the pen, we will send requested materials on loan =
or=20
copied (if short). We are actually receiving more requests from the Honor =
Farm=20
since they got e-mail.</DIV>
<DIV><BR> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Kathy Carlson<BR>Wyoming State Law Library<BR>Supreme Court=20
Building<BR>2301 Capitol Avenue<BR>Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002<BR>Phone: =
(307)=20
777-7509<BR>Fax: (307) 777-7240<BR>E-Mail: <A=20
href=3D"mailto:kcarls@state.wy.us">kcarls@state.wy.us</A></DIV></BODY></HTM=
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