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.
Curriculum
teacher profile teaching materials
- aims to provide students with basic knowledge of Bibliography and Library Science
- introduces the essential tools functional to the library profession.
- examines the definitions of ‘information literacy’ (Information Literacy) and introduces the concept of ‘media and information literacy’ (Media and Information Literacy), based on the most recent UNESCO documents and library associations and institutions;
- dwells on the goals of Agenda 2030 and the role of libraries and the different ways (organisational, educational etc.) to achieve them;
- indicates and analyses various approaches and methods of the information retrieval process, also with reference to the phenomena of Information Overload and the digital divide;
- reflects on the role of libraries and librarians in counteracting the aforementioned phenomena, through the development and provision of customised services (Reference Library), user education, thanks also to the new web 2.0 social interaction tools.
The basic concepts of bibliography, librarianship and documentation are introduced (definition, areas of competence, historical background and relationships between the three disciplines):
1. Bibliography: definition; areas of expertise; historical background; typologies; bibliographic citation and citation styles (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian etc.); directory compilation: the ‘bibliographic chain’; tools; ISO standards.
2. Library science: definition; areas of expertise; historical background (history of the library with hints of the history of the book); types of libraries (state, university, public etc.). ) - Library legislation - Intellectual property and copyright - Public library: definition, historical background, IFLA guidelines and UNESCO Manifesto - School library: definition, historical background, IFLA guidelines (with particular reference to the last ones) and UNESCO Manifesto - Library as a complex system: organisation, planning, management and evaluation - Automation - Information processing and organisation - Descriptive cataloguing: choice and form of heading (RE 2. Librarianship: definition; areas of expertise; historical background (history of the library with an outline of book history); types of libraries (state, university, public etc.) - Library legislation - Intellectual property and copyright ) - 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 background, IFLA guidelines (with emphasis on the latter) and UNESCO Manifesto - Library as a complex system Organisation, planning, management and evaluation - Automation - Information processing and organisation - Descriptive cataloguing: choice and form of header (REICAT) and ISBD - Semantic cataloguing: Dewey, CDU, by subject and thesauri - OPAC - Measurement and evaluation - Development of material and digital collections and organisation of physical and virtual spaces functional to learning through resources
3. Documentation: Document and documentation - Document typology - Information processing - Document chain.
MODULE 1 (Information literacy):
1) Luisa MARQUARDT, Information literacy handout (available on the Formonline platform).
MODULE 2 (Bibliography - Referencing):
2) Luisa MARQUARDT, Bibliography Handout (available in the Formonline platform).
MODULE 3 (Library Science/LIbrarianship - 2 text-books):
3a) Giorgio MONTECCHI and Fabio VENUDA, Nuovo manuale di biblioteconomia, Milan: Editrice Bibliografica, 2022.
3b) a volume of your choice in the series ‘Conoscere la biblioteca’ (Milan: Editrice Bibliografica), OR Giovanni SOLIMINE, Cervelli anfibi, orecchie e digitale : Esercizi di lettura futura, Fano: Aras, 2023, OR Luisa MARQUARDT, Contrastare la povertà educativa : una Biblioteca In Ogni Scuola, Rome: Save the Children; Forum del Libro, 2022.
Handouts and teaching materials from the lecturer will be available on the Formonline platform.
Programme
The course- aims to provide students with basic knowledge of Bibliography and Library Science
- introduces the essential tools functional to the library profession.
- examines the definitions of ‘information literacy’ (Information Literacy) and introduces the concept of ‘media and information literacy’ (Media and Information Literacy), based on the most recent UNESCO documents and library associations and institutions;
- dwells on the goals of Agenda 2030 and the role of libraries and the different ways (organisational, educational etc.) to achieve them;
- indicates and analyses various approaches and methods of the information retrieval process, also with reference to the phenomena of Information Overload and the digital divide;
- reflects on the role of libraries and librarians in counteracting the aforementioned phenomena, through the development and provision of customised services (Reference Library), user education, thanks also to the new web 2.0 social interaction tools.
The basic concepts of bibliography, librarianship and documentation are introduced (definition, areas of competence, historical background and relationships between the three disciplines):
1. Bibliography: definition; areas of expertise; historical background; typologies; bibliographic citation and citation styles (e.g. APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian etc.); directory compilation: the ‘bibliographic chain’; tools; ISO standards.
2. Library science: definition; areas of expertise; historical background (history of the library with hints of the history of the book); types of libraries (state, university, public etc.). ) - Library legislation - Intellectual property and copyright - Public library: definition, historical background, IFLA guidelines and UNESCO Manifesto - School library: definition, historical background, IFLA guidelines (with particular reference to the last ones) and UNESCO Manifesto - Library as a complex system: organisation, planning, management and evaluation - Automation - Information processing and organisation - Descriptive cataloguing: choice and form of heading (RE 2. Librarianship: definition; areas of expertise; historical background (history of the library with an outline of book history); types of libraries (state, university, public etc.) - Library legislation - Intellectual property and copyright ) - 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 background, IFLA guidelines (with emphasis on the latter) and UNESCO Manifesto - Library as a complex system Organisation, planning, management and evaluation - Automation - Information processing and organisation - Descriptive cataloguing: choice and form of header (REICAT) and ISBD - Semantic cataloguing: Dewey, CDU, by subject and thesauri - OPAC - Measurement and evaluation - Development of material and digital collections and organisation of physical and virtual spaces functional to learning through resources
3. Documentation: Document and documentation - Document typology - Information processing - Document chain.
Core Documentation
4 textbooks in total:MODULE 1 (Information literacy):
1) Luisa MARQUARDT, Information literacy handout (available on the Formonline platform).
MODULE 2 (Bibliography - Referencing):
2) Luisa MARQUARDT, Bibliography Handout (available in the Formonline platform).
MODULE 3 (Library Science/LIbrarianship - 2 text-books):
3a) Giorgio MONTECCHI and Fabio VENUDA, Nuovo manuale di biblioteconomia, Milan: Editrice Bibliografica, 2022.
3b) a volume of your choice in the series ‘Conoscere la biblioteca’ (Milan: Editrice Bibliografica), OR Giovanni SOLIMINE, Cervelli anfibi, orecchie e digitale : Esercizi di lettura futura, Fano: Aras, 2023, OR Luisa MARQUARDT, Contrastare la povertà educativa : una Biblioteca In Ogni Scuola, Rome: Save the Children; Forum del Libro, 2022.
Handouts and teaching materials from the lecturer will be available on the Formonline platform.
Attendance
To be considered as a regular ‘attendee’, the student must attend at least 75% of the lectures.Type of evaluation
Active participation in the course, in the exercises proposed at the end of each module and in the ‘BiblioLabs’ contribute to the assessment. a) In itinere assessment: paper/exercise (to be posted on the platform) at the end of each of the three modules; participation in the forum and in the proposed activities. b) Final assessment: administration of a battery of mostly closed multiple-choice tests, covering the 3 modules (1st information literacy; 2nd bibliography; 3rd librarianship); the exam also includes the online completion of a reading sheet, with free fields, relating to the text of choice. For the list of institutional texts see: #1, #2, #3 and #4 in ‘Teaching materials’ on the Formonline platform. Measures for foreign students: these are agreed upon on a case-by-case basis, depending on the curriculum, if any, at the university of origin.