GESTIONE DIGITALE DELL'INFORMAZIONE

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

STAR02B

Academic Year of enrolment:

2024

Year of supply:

2025/2026

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 2nd Cycle Degree in HISTORICAL STUDIES AND WRITING HERITAGE FROM ANTIQUITY TO THE CONTEMPORARY AGE

Disciplinary Sector:

Library Management

Is part of:

DIPLOMATICA E GESTIONE DELLE RISORSE MANOSCRITTE, A STAMPA E DIGITALI

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

BRUNI FLAVIA

Cycle:

Second semester

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

108

Prerequisites:

Basic IT skills and essential knowledge of digital humanities are required as per the syllabus of the corresponding examination in the undergraduate degree.

Objectives

Providing knowledge and tools needed by those who want to approach library work, encouraging the development of specific professional skills especially in the digital and digitisation field.

Contents

The course will examine the role of libraries and of the librarian as an information specialist from antiquity to the contemporary world. Methodologies, techniques and digital resources related to the field of library science will be presented, with a focus on the organisation and management of libraries.

Extended Syllabus

1.Information science and cultural heritage: libraries, archives and museums
2.Databases, digital archives and digital libraries
3.The Italian law for cultural heritahe: protection and promotion
4.Library Organisation and Management
5.Construction and development of collections
6.Catalogues and cataloguing in Italy and in the rest of the world
7.The National Library Service
8.Digital resources in the library
9.Metadata and Standards for Libraries
10.Copyright and Licences
11.The National Plan for the Digitisation of Cultural Heritage
12.Library work: types of libraries and other relevant institutions

Recommended Bibliography

- Giovanni Solimine and Paul Gabriele Weston (ed.), Biblioteche e biblioteconomia. Principi e questioni, Roma, Carocci 2015;

- Fabio Ciotti (ed.), Digital Humanities: metodi, strumenti, saperi, Roma, Carocci, 2023, up to p. 225 + 2 chapters of your choice from the second part (pp. 229-371).

Additional, not mandatory reading suggestions will be provided during the course. The presentations used during the classes will be available through course channel on the FAD Moodle platform.

Students who could not attend the course will also add:

- Giovanni Solimine, La biblioteca. Scenari, culture, pratiche di servizio, Roma-Bari, Laterza, 2010.

Texts for the exam can be agreed upon on the basis of each student’s interests.

Teaching Methods

Lectures with the aid of computer and multimedia/internet resources. Students will be invited to submit their original works or theoretical insights on course topics of their choice for discussion in the class. Some classes will have a hands-on approach; there will also a few library visits for a more in-depth field study of the course content; external speakers may be invited for specific classes and seminars.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

An oral exam will ascertain knowledge and understanding of the topics presented in the classes and covered by the textbooks indicated for preparation. The test is intended to verify the knowledge and critical ability to elaborate the theoretical-practical contents of the discipline. The final assessment will also take into consideration the clarity and coherence of the exposition and the level of mastery in the use of technical language.

Contacts/More Information

Further information might be provided both in the class and through the FAD Moodle platform; students are therefore invited to subscribe to the course channel.

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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