The course introduces the general principles of Bibliography and Library Science, analyzes the origins, functions and organization of the contemporary library and deepens the theoretical, methodological, technological, technical-application aspects related to programming, management and use of libraries, with particular regard to digital information and documentation as a didactic and pedagogical resource.
The student will have acquired, in terms of knowledge and understanding, the main elements of the discipline of bibliography and librarianship in the scientific and professional field and, in terms of application, the main techniques of production of tools for bibliographic research, both analogical and digital, as well as the techniques of description and retrieval of documentary information and the procedures for measuring and evaluating the operation of cataloging services, bibliographic information and bibliographic databases.
In terms of autonomy of judgement, the student will have the ability to collect and manage the bibliographic tools in relation to the activities of analysis and interpretation of documents and organization of bibliographic sources.
In terms of communication and learning skills, the student will have obtained the skills and competences necessary to orient himself with confidence in the articulation of library economics, in the models and procedures of library services and to transmit the knowledge acquired both through traditional tools, such as inventories and catalogues drawn up in paper form, and through the dynamics related to new information technologies.
The student will have acquired, in terms of knowledge and understanding, the main elements of the discipline of bibliography and librarianship in the scientific and professional field and, in terms of application, the main techniques of production of tools for bibliographic research, both analogical and digital, as well as the techniques of description and retrieval of documentary information and the procedures for measuring and evaluating the operation of cataloging services, bibliographic information and bibliographic databases.
In terms of autonomy of judgement, the student will have the ability to collect and manage the bibliographic tools in relation to the activities of analysis and interpretation of documents and organization of bibliographic sources.
In terms of communication and learning skills, the student will have obtained the skills and competences necessary to orient himself with confidence in the articulation of library economics, in the models and procedures of library services and to transmit the knowledge acquired both through traditional tools, such as inventories and catalogues drawn up in paper form, and through the dynamics related to new information technologies.
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Introduction
Several factors (for example, political, environmental, economic, health and social changes) characterize the complex societies of the 21st century and generate new opportunities, but also crises, disorientation, uncertainty (on a personal level, but also on a productive, cultural and social level) , which can be accentuated by the pervasiveness of technologies and information overload. More in such a complexity, each individual is required to have steady reading, information, media and digital skills to be able to "read", interpret phenomena, orient themselves and learn along the course of life in a globalized and interconnected context. Knowledge infrastructures - libraries, archives, documentation centers and museums - are increasingly becoming learning environments that allow their users to acquire, consolidate and enhance information and media skills to fully exercise the right of citizenship (including the digital one).
The course objectives are as follows:
• Acquiring awareness of the relevance of information and media skills (or information and media literacy, or, in English, "Media and Information Literacy" - MIL) and of the role that libraries of different types are called upon to play in the learning process along the course of life in complex societies.
• Knowing the basic theoretical foundations and acquire the techniques of Bibliography, Librarianship and Documentation, with particular regard to information, documentation, web 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, organization and management of libraries.
Course description
The course is divided into three modules:
1) introductory module, which offers an overview of the information complexity, the "docuverse", the importance of acquiring information and media literacy and the role played by libraries and librarians in this process. Furthermore, the student will be introduced to the search for information for the purpose of the final paper, to the different types of theses and to academic writing.
2) Bibliography
3) Library science.
The course
• examines the definitions of “information literacy” and introduces the concept of “information and media competence” (Media and Information Literacy), starting from the most recent UNESCO documents and those of library associations and institutions;
• indicates and analyzes various approaches and methods of the information search process, with reference also to the phenomena of Information Overload and the digital divide;
• reflects on the role of libraries and librarians in countering the aforementioned phenomena, through the development and supply of personalized services (Reference Library), the care of user training, thanks also to the new tools of social interaction on the net that the web 2.0 delivers.
The basic concepts of bibliography, librarianship and documentation are introduced (definition, areas of expertise, historical notes and relationships between the three disciplines):
1. Bibliography: definition; areas of competence; Background; types; bibliographic citation and citation styles (eg. APA, MLA, Chicago / Turabian etc.); compilation of repertories: the "bibliographic chain"; instruments; ISO standards.
2. Library science: definition; areas of competence; historical notes (history of the library with notes on the history of the book); library types (state, university, public, etc.) - Library legislation - Intellectual property and copyright - Public library: definition, historical background, IFLA guidelines and UNESCO Manifesto - Children's library: definition, historical background, IFLA guidelines and UNESCO Manifesto - School Library: definition, historical notes, IFLA guidelines (with particular regard to the latest) and UNESCO Manifesto - Library as a complex system: organization, programming, management and evaluation - Automation - Information processing and organization - Descriptive cataloging : choice and form of the heading (REICAT) and ISBD - Semantic cataloging: Dewey, CDU, by subject and thesauri - OPAC - Measurement and evaluation - Development of material and digital collections and organization of physical and virtual spaces functional to learning through resources
3. Documentation: Document and documentation - Type of document - Information processing - Document chain.
Teaching Resources
1. Marco SANTORO, Lezioni di bibliografia, Milano: Editrice Bibliografica, 2012. ISBN 9788870757224.
2. Giovanna GRANATA, Introduzione alla biblioteconomia, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2013.
3. one of the volumes to be chosen in the series “Conoscere la biblioteca” (Milano: Editrice Bibliografica).
4. Luisa MARQUARDT, Competenza informativa, booklet accessible through the e-learning platform (Moodle).
The Professor’s teaching resources, handouts etc. are available on the Moodle platform accessible through the e-learning portal.
Furthermore, as a suggested title (useful to the final work or "tesi"): JOSÉ M. PRELLEZO – JESUS M. GARCIA, Invito alla ricerca. Metodologia e tecniche del lavoro scientifico, Roma: LAS, 2007.
Programme
Subject ProgrammeIntroduction
Several factors (for example, political, environmental, economic, health and social changes) characterize the complex societies of the 21st century and generate new opportunities, but also crises, disorientation, uncertainty (on a personal level, but also on a productive, cultural and social level) , which can be accentuated by the pervasiveness of technologies and information overload. More in such a complexity, each individual is required to have steady reading, information, media and digital skills to be able to "read", interpret phenomena, orient themselves and learn along the course of life in a globalized and interconnected context. Knowledge infrastructures - libraries, archives, documentation centers and museums - are increasingly becoming learning environments that allow their users to acquire, consolidate and enhance information and media skills to fully exercise the right of citizenship (including the digital one).
The course objectives are as follows:
• Acquiring awareness of the relevance of information and media skills (or information and media literacy, or, in English, "Media and Information Literacy" - MIL) and of the role that libraries of different types are called upon to play in the learning process along the course of life in complex societies.
• Knowing the basic theoretical foundations and acquire the techniques of Bibliography, Librarianship and Documentation, with particular regard to information, documentation, web 2.0, 3.0 and 4.0, organization and management of libraries.
Course description
The course is divided into three modules:
1) introductory module, which offers an overview of the information complexity, the "docuverse", the importance of acquiring information and media literacy and the role played by libraries and librarians in this process. Furthermore, the student will be introduced to the search for information for the purpose of the final paper, to the different types of theses and to academic writing.
2) Bibliography
3) Library science.
The course
• examines the definitions of “information literacy” and introduces the concept of “information and media competence” (Media and Information Literacy), starting from the most recent UNESCO documents and those of library associations and institutions;
• indicates and analyzes various approaches and methods of the information search process, with reference also to the phenomena of Information Overload and the digital divide;
• reflects on the role of libraries and librarians in countering the aforementioned phenomena, through the development and supply of personalized services (Reference Library), the care of user training, thanks also to the new tools of social interaction on the net that the web 2.0 delivers.
The basic concepts of bibliography, librarianship and documentation are introduced (definition, areas of expertise, historical notes and relationships between the three disciplines):
1. Bibliography: definition; areas of competence; Background; types; bibliographic citation and citation styles (eg. APA, MLA, Chicago / Turabian etc.); compilation of repertories: the "bibliographic chain"; instruments; ISO standards.
2. Library science: definition; areas of competence; historical notes (history of the library with notes on the history of the book); library types (state, university, public, etc.) - Library legislation - Intellectual property and copyright - Public library: definition, historical background, IFLA guidelines and UNESCO Manifesto - Children's library: definition, historical background, IFLA guidelines and UNESCO Manifesto - School Library: definition, historical notes, IFLA guidelines (with particular regard to the latest) and UNESCO Manifesto - Library as a complex system: organization, programming, management and evaluation - Automation - Information processing and organization - Descriptive cataloging : choice and form of the heading (REICAT) and ISBD - Semantic cataloging: Dewey, CDU, by subject and thesauri - OPAC - Measurement and evaluation - Development of material and digital collections and organization of physical and virtual spaces functional to learning through resources
3. Documentation: Document and documentation - Type of document - Information processing - Document chain.
Core Documentation
Subject: Library and Information Science (AY 2022-2023)Teaching Resources
1. Marco SANTORO, Lezioni di bibliografia, Milano: Editrice Bibliografica, 2012. ISBN 9788870757224.
2. Giovanna GRANATA, Introduzione alla biblioteconomia, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2013.
3. one of the volumes to be chosen in the series “Conoscere la biblioteca” (Milano: Editrice Bibliografica).
4. Luisa MARQUARDT, Competenza informativa, booklet accessible through the e-learning platform (Moodle).
The Professor’s teaching resources, handouts etc. are available on the Moodle platform accessible through the e-learning portal.
Furthermore, as a suggested title (useful to the final work or "tesi"): JOSÉ M. PRELLEZO – JESUS M. GARCIA, Invito alla ricerca. Metodologia e tecniche del lavoro scientifico, Roma: LAS, 2007.
Reference Bibliography
Subject: Library and Information Science (AY 2021-2022) Teaching Resources 1. Marco SANTORO, Lezioni di bibliografia, Milano: Editrice Bibliografica, 2012. ISBN 9788870757224. 2. Giovanna GRANATA, Introduzione alla biblioteconomia, Bologna: Il Mulino, 2013. 3. one of the volumes to be chosen in the series “Conoscere la biblioteca” (Milano: Editrice Bibliografica). 4. Luisa MARQUARDT, Competenza informativa, booklet accessible through the e-learning platform (Moodle). The Professor’s teaching resources, handouts etc. are available on the Moodle platform accessible through the e-learning portal. Furthermore, as a suggested title (useful to the final work or "tesi"): JOSÉ M. PRELLEZO – JESUS M. GARCIA, Invito alla ricerca. Metodologia e tecniche del lavoro scientifico, Roma: LAS, 2007.Type of delivery of the course
Teaching Methods Lectures are delivered in remote mode and through the “Bibliografia e Biblioteconomia L-19" Teams channel. Videorecordings and resources are made available to the students in the Moodle e-learning platform "SdeOnline". Some face-to-face activities such as seminars, guided visits, workshops and training may be included, according to the anti-Covid-19 measures.Type of evaluation
a) Assessment at the end of each of the three modules (i.e., “in itinere”), for "studenti frequentanti" (students who attend lessons regularly - at least 80% presence - and actively - e.g., participating in fora, writing short papers and exercises etc., as requested by the teacher) b) Final evaluation is articulated in 3 parts: 1) a preliminary reference citation exercise (based on the documents - books, periodicals etc. - of the students); this part of the exam is optional for the "studenti frequentanti" who already made it along the course (and are therefore allowed to skip it); 2) a multiple choices test OR open ended questions on LIS (see: #1, #2, #3 and #4 in “Teaching Resources”)