32449 - History of Books and Library Science

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Docente: Lucia Sardo
  • Credits: 12
  • SSD: M-STO/08
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Ravenna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Cultural Heritage (cod. 9076)

Course contents

Introduction to the class. Library science: definition. The library: structure and management of libraries. Library services: collection management, cataloguing, reference, preservation of library materials, evaluation of services. History of libraries and book history.

Readings/Bibliography

Giorgio Montecchi – Fabio Venuda, Manuale di biblioteconomia. Milano: Editrice bibliografica, 2022

Lorenzo Baldacchini, Il libro antico. 3. ed. Roma: Carocci, 2019

One text of your choice from:

David Lankes, Guida alla biblioteconomia moderna. Milano: Editrice bibliografica, 2022.

Anna Bilotta, La biblioteca pubblica contemporanea e il suo futuro. Milano: Editrice bibliografica, 2021. 

Non-attendees will add to the above bibliography:

Carlo Bianchini – Mauro Guerrini, Guida alla biblioteca per gli studenti universitari. Milano: Editrice bibliografica, 2019

The bibliography will be supplemented by readings provided during the course

 

Students who are affected by learning disability (DSA) and in need of special strategies to compensate it, are kindly requested to contact the Teacher, in order to be referred to the colleagues in charge and get proper advice and instructions.

Teaching methods

Illustrative and in-depth Power Point presentations.

The materials used during the lectures and further study materials will be available on Virtuale

Assessment methods

Oral exam, beginning with a subject choosen by the student.

It will be evaluated very positive the student's ability to demonstrate the acquired knowledge in a personal and critical way, using an appropriate language.

The final assessment will be based on the following indications:
- insufficient: lack of basic knowledge and inability to produce a correct interpretation of texts and/or problems

- sufficient: possession of basic knowledge; interpretation mostly correct, but conducted with imprecision and little autonomy

- good: possession of intermediate level knowledge; interpretation fully correct, but not always precise and autonomous

- excellent: possession of knowledge at a high level; interpretation of problems not only correct but conducted with autonomy and precision. Excellent oral expression skills

Teaching tools

Frontal Lectures and exercises

Office hours

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