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Multilingualism within Scholarly Communication in SSH. A literature review
Full text linkIt is undeniable that scholarly publication is boosted nowadays by the use of the English language, but this does not (and cannot) mean that the other languages have to be obliterated as scientific and cultural agents, equally valid and indispensable. Therefore, multilingualism is an expression of bibliodiversity that has to be protected and cherished, particularly in the area of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), a field in which culturally and societally relevant studies are made in local languages, when approaching areas such as cultural heritage, education, migration, public administration. The main goal of this paper is to present a literature review in order to identify the main aspects influencing language selection and the use of multilingualism within scholarly communication, allowing for putting forward recommendations for future initiatives aiming at enhancing multilingualism, particularly in connection with the opportunities deriving from Open Science.It is undeniable that scholarly publication is boosted nowadays by the use of the English language, but this does not (and cannot) mean that the other languages have to be obliterated as scientific and cultural agents, equally valid and indispensable. Therefore, multilingualism is an expression of bibliodiversity that has to be protected and cherished, particularly in the area of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH), a field in which culturally and societally relevant studies are made in local languages, when approaching areas such as cultural heritage, education, migration, public administration. The main goal of this paper is to present a literature review in order to identify the main aspects influencing language selection and the use of multilingualism within scholarly communication, allowing for putting forward recommendations for future initiatives aiming at enhancing multilingualism, particularly in connection with the opportunities deriving from Open Science.
Albano Sorbelli in Florence. Bibliology and Historical method at the Istituto di Studi Superiori
Full text linkStarting from the dissertation submitted in 1899 by Albano Sorbelli to the Istituto di Studi Superiori in Florence (later transformed in the University of Florence, 1924), the text examines his historic and bibliological training, the relationship between History and Bibliology and the role of the Philology and Philosophy Section of the Institute, founded in 1859 under the direction of Gino Capponi. The historical courses held by Pasquale Villari and Achille Coen, also Director of the Library, toghether with the archival and bibliographic classes and exercices held at the Paleography and Diplomatics School directed by Cesare Paoli, gave him the opportunity to better understand and strenghten the link between History and Bibliography, defining and starting his professional career. A final short overview of the manuscript confirms the skill of Albano Sorbelli in managing historical sources and classifying them, and foretells his attitude to historical bibliography and Library Science.Il testo prende spunto dalla tesi di perfezionamento di Albano Sorbelli, discussa a Firenze nel 1899, per raccordare agli anni della formazione fiorentina i due poli della sua attività professionale e scientifica (l’interesse per la Storia e l’interesse per la Bibliologia), indagando il peculiare nesso tra Bibliologia, discipline storico-letterarie e metodo storico istituito nella Sezione di Filosofia e Filologia dell’Istituto di Studi Superiori, fondato nel 1859 sotto la presidenza di Gino Capponi e trasformato in Università nel 1924. Il rapporto di Sorbelli con gli storici Pasquale Villari e Achille Coen, che fu anche direttore della Biblioteca, e Cesare Paoli, docente presso la Scuola di Paleografia e Diplomatica, influì sullo sviluppo dei suoi futuri interessi bibliografici e biblioteconomici, La breve analisi del manoscritto evidenzia l’attitudine all’ordinamento e classificazione delle fonti, l’inclinazione alla bibliografia repertoriale e storica e l’attenzione alla nascente scuola storico-giuridica
Presente e futuro delle biblioteche accademiche nella percezione e nelle opinioni di coloro che le guidano. Una breve panoramica internazionale
Full text linkThis synthetic overview starts with a recent book: Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectives on Library Management, eds. Patrick Lo et al. (Cambridge, MA; Kidlington, UK: Chandos Publishing, 2019). The book collects thirty interviews with leaders of libraries belonging to institutions of high prestige in the international field. Important informative and narrative elements emerge from the conversations. Specifically, they concern the profiles of respondents, the challenges faced, the changes taking place (change management, digital innovation, new services, new ways of relating to researchers and students). In its second part, the article compares the results of this research project to other similar studies of the same period. The final part presents a few words about the future perspectives of academic libraries in the world.Questa sintetica panoramica prende le mosse da un recente volume: Patrick Lo et al., eds,Conversations with Leading Academic and Research Library Directors: International Perspectiveson Library Management (Cambridge, MA; Kidlington,UK: Chandos Publishing, 2019). Il libro raccoglie trenta interviste somministrate a leader di biblioteche appartenenti a istituzioni dialto prestigio internazionale. Dalle conversazioni emergono importanti elementi informativi e narrativi sui profili degli intervistati, sulle sfide affrontate e sui cambiamenti in atto (cambiamento organizzativo, innovazione digitale, nuovi servizi, nuove modalità di relazione con ricercatori e studenti). Nella sua seconda parte l’articolo mette a confronto gli esiti di questo studio con altre ricerche e indagini simili dello stesso periodo.La terza parte presenta alcune considerazioni sulle prospettive future delle biblioteche accademiche nel mondo
The Paris Principles 60 years later. Conversation with Diego Maltese
Full text linkIntervista a Diego Maltese, membro della delegazione italiana che partecipò alla Conferenza internazionale sui principi di catalogazione (ICCP)Interview with Diego Maltese, member of the Italian delegation that attended the International Conference on Cataloging Principles (ICCP
Is cataloguing the “poor relation”? Some reflections
Full text linkL’articolo, prendendo spunto dal titolo di un volume di Rossella Dini, Il parente povero della catalogazione, intende essere una riflessione sul posizionamento dell’attività catalografica rispetto alle altre attività della biblioteca, e una riflessione su cosa è, o vorremmo che fosse, la catalogazione. A una veloce ricognizione delle definizioni di catalogazione e dei cambiamenti nella catalogazione tout court segue una analisi a più ampio raggio della questione del ruolo e del posizionamento dell’attività catalografica nella contemporaneità biblioteconomica. The article, taking its cue from the title of a book by Rossella Dini Il parente povero della catalogazione (The poor relative of cataloguing), is intended to be a reflection on the positioning of the cataloguing activity in relation to the other activities of the library, and a reflection on what cataloguing is, or we would like it to be. A quick reconnaissance of the definitions of cataloguing and the changes in cataloguing tout court is followed by a wider-ranging analysis of the question of the role and positioning of catalographic activity in contemporary librarianship
The early history of the Book and Archival Heritage Institute Library of the Tuscany Region, Italy (SBL): (1972-1984)
Full text linkIl saggio presenta la biblioteca del Servizio per i beni librari e archivistici della Regione Toscana (SBL) dal 1972 al 1984, anno di fondazione e anno d’uscita dai ruoli di Luigi Crocetti. La ricerca, purtroppo, non ha potuto utilizzare tutte le fonti a causa dell’indisponibilità dell’Archivio della Regione Toscana. Il contributo si muove sul doppio binario della ricerca storica e della memoria personale di alcuni protagonisti. La biblioteca si caratterizza per essere un caso unico in Italia: punto di riferimento per i bibliotecari toscani e italiani per la loro formazione; costituzione di un catalogo informatizzato, unico esempio di progetto informatico nato all’interno dell’amministrazione: partecipato dai bibliotecari, realizzato in tempi brevi e a basso costo.The essay presents the history of the library of the Service for Book and Archival Heritage of the Region of Tuscany (SBL) from 1972, the year of its foundation, to 1984, the year of Luigi Crocetti’s retirement. The contribution moves on the double track of historical research and the personal memories of some protagonists. The library is characterized by being a unique case in Italy: a reference point for Tuscan and Italian librarians
Bibliography of Graziano Ruffini
Full text linkBibliografia di Graziano RuffiniBibliography of Graziano Ruffin
Foundations of the information science. History and contemporary theories
Full text linkIt presents the result of theoretical research on the history of information science from its theories and concepts. From the systematization of the collected data, a framework has been built in which information science is divided into three major moments: the founding period, in which information science was born as a result of five distinct phenomena (the 1960s); the period of expansion of the problems, with the constitution of six sub-areas (1970s to 1990s); and contemporary perspectives, presented here from the identification of twelve distinct approaches developed in the last twenty years. Next, the six dimensions of the information concept are presented in which the most significant conceptual advances have been made over these decades. Its findings show that the diversity of theories is an enriching factor for the field, but also produces the need for systematization and mapping works.It presents the result of theoretical research on the history of information science from its theories and concepts. From the systematization of the collected data, a framework has been built in which information science is divided into three major moments: the founding period, in which information science was born as a result of five distinct phenomena (the 1960s); the period of expansion of the problems, with the constitution of six sub-areas (1970s to 1990s); and contemporary perspectives, presented here from the identification of twelve distinct approaches developed in the last twenty years. Next, the six dimensions of the information concept are presented in which the most significant conceptual advances have been made over these decades. Its findings show that the diversity of theories is an enriching factor for the field, but also produces the need for systematization and mapping works
No full textThe Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication (CIP) Program and its sister program the Preassigned Control Number (PCN) Program have provided prepublication metadata to publishers since 1971. For the first three decades, CIP publishers submitted paper applications, and CIP staff manually keyed the information into the Library of Congress’s local cataloging system. Between 1999 and 2003, the Library developed an in-house online CIP and PCN system with separate backend modules, the EPCN Traffic Manager and the ECIP Traffic Manager. In 2017 the Library let a contract to completely overhaul the aging online system and replace it with a custom application on a ServiceNow platform. The intensive design and development phase, followed by the controlled chaos surrounding implementation, resulted in a stable, functional, and state-of-the-art application named PrePub Book Link (PPBL). PPBL brought both the CIP and PCN programs into the future with an overall improved user experience, increased security, advanced account management, dynamic Web forms, enhanced ONIX integration and workflows, and features such as the MARC Editor and the customizable CIP data block generator. As the CIP Program prepares for the next 50 years, continued development of PPBL will enable the CIP and PCN programs to thrive
The responsibility for the documentary sources management and preservation. Digital fragility and ethic commitment
Full text linkThe contribution examines topics related to the management, keeping and use of digital documentary resources with specific attention to their ethical dimension. This aspect is analyzed at a general level and specifically with reference to the need for professionals to carefully re-define the organizational models, the platforms planning and activities related to the fruition of digital assets. The author analyses the dynamic complexity of the contemporary digital heritage and the consequences required to professionals in term of high level of knowledge and competences and full respect of guiding principles and scientific methods in each domain. The digital environment implies also flexibility, integration capacity, a permanent exercise of responsibility, a continuous updating of specialized knowledge and an interdisciplinary approach. The success in the qualified mediation between conflicting interests and principles, at the basis of the digital curation and preservation complexities, is strictly connected to the mediators’ recognition of the civil value of their function.Il contributo affronta i temi della gestione, tenuta e fruizione delle fonti documentarie digitali dedicando attenzione alla dimensione etica di tali compiti. La questione è analizzata sia sul piano generale sia nello specifico con riferimento alla necessità per i professionisti di operare con cura nella ridefinizione dei modelli organizzativi, nella riprogettazione delle piattaforme applicative e nelle attività finalizzate alla fruizione dei patrimoni. L’autrice analizza la complessità dinamica delle fonti contemporanee, soprattutto digitali, che impone a chi opera nel settore non solo un alto livello di conoscenze e competenze e pieno rispetto dei principi guida e del metodo scientifico di ciascun dominio, ma anche flessibilità, capacità di integrazione, un esercizio costante di responsabilità che richiede il continuo aggiornamento delle conoscenze stesse e abitudine alla interdisciplinarità. Il successo nella mediazione qualificata tra gli interessi e i principi contrastanti che rendono complessi i processi di cura e conservazione digitali è strettamente correlato al riconoscimento da parte del professionista del valore civile della sua funzione