74051 - Libraries Management

Learning outcomes

The course introduces the knowledge of the principles and tools of service management of archives and libraries, and aims to develop the knowledge of the methods of management. After completing the course the student knows the models and management tools, methods and problems of librarianship and of  the archival management. He knows how to design and manage a critical management models of the library and archivistical service.

Course contents

The course will illustrate the strategic application of tools utilised particularly in a librarian context for the formation, management, development, valorisation and promotion of the collections and services, for the optimal use of human and financial resources, for fundraising, for the appraisal of the satisfaction and needs of the user and for the evaluation of the quality of services. Topics such as management and collection development, aims and services, inter librarian cooperation, benchmarking, communication, gauge and evaluation of quality, customer satisfaction, marketing and organisation of spaces will be dealt with. The student will be able to evaluate critically the relation between the documentary collections, the services and uses not only from the point of the view of the overseer but also from the user and therefore actively participate in the social and cultural arrangement and handling of documents and of their retrieval and their organisation for the purposes of personal use. 

Readings/Bibliography

Guida alla biblioteconomia, a cura di M. Guerrini, con G. Crupi e S. Gambari, collaborazione di V. Fugaldi, Milano, Editrice Bibliografica, 2008 (p. 22-55, 137-171, 196-211, 250-309).

Giovanna Granata, Introduzione alla biblioteconomia, Bologna, Il Mulino, 2009 (p.61-98, 123-205).

Biblioteche e biblioteconomia: principi e questioni, a cura di Giovanni Solimine e Paul Gabriele Weston. Roma, Carocci editore, 2015, p.137-151, 175-204, 467-497.

Fiammetta Sabba, Biblioteche e carte d’autore, tra questioni cruciali e modelli di studio e gestione «AIB Studi» 56 (2016) 3.

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For those not attending the course, we recommanded one of the following:

Carlo Bianchini, Book Number: uno strumento per l'organizzazione delle collezioni. Manuale ad uso dei bibliotecari, Milano, Bibliografica, 2017.

S.R. Ranganathan, Il servizio di reference, Firenze, Le Lettere, 2010.

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To consolidate the foundations of librarianship we recommend the following:

Giorgio Montecchi - Fabio Venuda. Manuale di biblioteconomia. Quinta edizione interamente riveduta e aggiornata. Milano, Bibliografica, 2013.

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures and active student participation with practical exercises in the lecture room on problem solving in the library.

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Assessment methods

The exam consists of an oral interview to assess the knowledge of the topics discussed during the lessons and the recommended bibliography, and the critical and methodological abilities matured by the student.

They will consider:

- Mastery of the content

- The ability to synthesize and analyze the themes and concepts

- The ability to know adequately and with appropriate language to the subject matter.

You will notice that inadequate training and / or language gaps will lead to vows that will not suffice. Lack of training, inappropriate language, lack of orientation within the bibliographic materials offered during the course will be evaluated negatively.

Teaching tools

Projection of illustrative slides and analysis of practical models of questions dealt with through information technology support, visits to libraries and documentation centres.

Teaching also takes place in 'blended learning'. Gradually will appear at e-learning page of the course (...) material for consolidation and deepening. Access to the page of the e-learning is possible with the institutional credentials and a password that will be provided in class or with e-mail by the teacher.

Office hours

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