Enrollment year
2012/2013
Academic discipline
M-STO/08 (LIBRARY MANAGEMENT)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Curriculum
LETTERE MODERNE
Period
1st semester (22/09/2014 - 22/12/2014)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Learning outcomes
Within the framework of the evolving nature of libraries in modern and contemporary age, the course will address a selection of topics including the cultural, social, urban and architectural roles played by libraries in Italy as well as in other countries.
Course contents
Library history in modern age: trends and methodology.
Italian libraries from the Unification.
The role of the library in contemporary society.
Library architecture.
Teaching methods
Lessons will include lectures as well as presentations given by the students either independently or in collaboration with others.
Reccomended or required readings
M. VIVARELLI, Lo spazio della biblioteca. Culture e pratiche del progetto tra architettura e biblioteconomia, Editrice Bibliografica, Milano 2014.
P. TRANIELLO, Storia delle biblioteche in Italia, Il Mulino, Bologna 2014.
Further readings will be assigned in class.
Assessment methods
Oral discussion.
Presentations given in class by attending students form part of the exam.
Non-attending students will produce a paper on an assigned topic.
Further information
Oral discussion.
Presentations given in class by attending students form part of the exam.
Non-attending students will produce a paper on an assigned topic.
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
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