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Item The Influence of Casey v. Lewis on Academic Collections Located in Indiana Prison Libraries(H.W. Wilson Company, 1998) Wilhelmus, David W.Since the advent of Bounds v. Smith in 1977, the United States Supreme Court has been relatively silent concerning the constitutional rights of inmates to have access to the state and federal court systems. It is the purpose of this article to briefly review the series of United States Supreme Court decisions on the issue of correctional facilities being mandated to provide inmates with legal collections and persons trained in the preparation of legal pleadings to assist illiterate offenders.Item Census 2000(H.W. Wilson Company, 1998) Andrews, SylviaCensus 2000 is fast approaching and the Indiana State Data Center in the Indiana State Library is anticipating a flood of new statistics and data products. The Data Center cooperates with the Census Bureau in a program that makes census data available to the public through a network of state agencies, libraries, and universities. The Data Center also helps promote access to Census Bureau data through print and electronic formats such as value added data products, CD-ROMs, and Internet sites. Following this article is a list of some recent Census Bureau Products available to the public. Also listed are some short videos that are available from the Data Center to libraries or other community agencies who wish to inform the public about Census 2000 and other surveys, or establish partnership efforts with the Census Bureau.Item Multi-Age Programming in Story Hour(H.W. Wilson Company, 1998) Sigety, Lori Caskey; Hooten, RoannaThe Virginia M. Tutt Branch of the St. Joseph County Public Library, IN offers story hours for children. Until recently, the story hours were offered four times per week (excluding additional programming). They were divided into specific-age groups: two sessions of two to three year-olds, and two sessions of three to five year-olds. The groups met on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. To balance the sessions, one of each specific age group met on Tuesday and Wednesday.Item Cover Page, Title Page, Table of Contents, and Submission Guidelines(H.W. Wilson Company, 1998)Item The State of Library Services Supporting University Programs Located in Indiana Correctional Facilities(H.W. Wilson Company, 1998) Wilhelmus, David W.; Wilhelmus, HeatherWith the advent of University-sponsored degree-awarding programs offered withtin correctional facilities in Indiana, the prison librarian is confronted with the newly heightened responsibility of providing offender-patrons with materials to support academic course requirements. In recognition of the revitalization of an important duty, this article identifies and analyzes the obstacles confronting an Indiana prison librarian when selecting academic materials and making such materials accessible to offender-patrons.