Programme

Subject Programme

Foreword
Sound abilities in reading (conceived as a set of literacies: functional, multimedia, information…) are required to any citizen in order to understand the phenomena of our complex, transitional, “liquid” society, and to be able to self-orienteering and learning in such a globalised and interconnected context.

Libraries, archives, documentation and information centers (and museums as well) are vital learning environments that enable their users to acquire, reinforce, improve Information Literacy and therefore a competent use of information. Furthermore, they contribute to meet the 2030 SDGs.

Objectives
o Becoming aware of the strategic relevance of information literacy and of the role played in it by libraries, especially the school library, in the learning process in a complex society.
o Knowing the theoretical basic fundamentals and acquiring the techniques of Bibliography, Librarianship and Documentation, in particularly concerning:
 Information and documentation as an instructional and educational resource
 web 2.0 in media and information literacy education and as a means of communication and outreach of library services addressed to children and pupils
 planning, organization and management of different types of libraries (public, school, academic etc.) as learning environments/commons.

Prerequirements
A basic knowledge of the following fields is appreciated: History, Education, Adult Education, Computer Science (PC, Internet, e-mail), English language

Course Description
The course is divided in three modules:
1) Introduction (on Info-complexity, Media and Information Literacy, Bibliographic research and Academic Writing)
2) Bibliography
3) Librarianship

The course
o Presents and analyzes the definitions of Information Literacy, and, more recently, MIL – Media and Information Literacy, starting from UNESCO and library associations documents;
o Suggests and analyzes approaches and methods of information seeking, taking into account the information overload and digital divide phenomena;
o Reflects on the role of libraries and librarians in contrasting such exclusion phenomena through customized services such as the Reference Library, users’ education, tank to new web 2.0 tools.

Content
Basic concepts of:
1. Bibliography (Referencing): definition; history in brief; types, reference citation and styles; compilation; tools; ISO standards.
2. Librarianship: definition; history in brief; types of libraries; standards, IFLA guidelines and manifestos, automation;
3. Documentation: types of documents, the documentation chain etc.
Cataloging, Indexing (Dewey, CDU, subject and thesauri), OPAC. Collection development and space designing and planning. User education Library services assessment and evaluation.

Core Documentation

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 face-to-face on Tuesdays and Thursdays (h 08:00-10:00 a.m., in "Aula 26", i.e. “Classroom #26”) and through the “Bibliografia e Biblioteconomia L-10" Teams channel. Videorecordings and resources are made available to the students in the Moodle platform. 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 provided by the teacher or by the students themselves); 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 and #4 in “Teaching Resources”) 3) a reading form based on one of the books (see: Teaching Resources #3). Please, kindly note that this part is optional for "studenti frequentanti" (they are allowed to skip it).