Enrollment year
2015/2016
Academic discipline
M-STO/08 (LIBRARY MANAGEMENT)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Curriculum
LETTERE MODERNE
Period
1st semester (25/09/2017 - 10/01/2018)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Language
Italian. However, English readings will be suggested as we proceed.
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
Good knowledge of the most popular bibliographic search tools (eg. Pavia University OPAC, SBN union catalogue, etc.), search engines and other web data sources, such as Wikipedia. A basic knowledge of informatics is also desirable.
Learning outcomes
The course will focus on a number of popular bibliographic tools aiming at enhancing the correct use of reliable, up-to-date and rich data sources.
The acquisition of a critical approach towards data and information sources is among the scopes of the course.
Course contents
Bibliographic search tools: how do they work.
Identification and assessment of web resources.
Digital resources for historical and literary studies.
Students should be able to:
- assess the quality of data and data sources
- carry out bibliographic queries
- compile a bibliography
- produce an abstract
Students are required to produce a bibliography on an assigned topic
Teaching methods
The course is held as a seminar. Participants are required to carry out bibliographic and factual queries, and to describe and assess the quality of online resources. They should also be able to write an abstract and to compile a bibliography.
Reccomended or required readings
M. Guerrini, C. Bianchini e A. Capaccioni,La biblioteca spiegata agli studenti universitari , Milano, Editrice Bibliografica, 2012.
A. Capaccioni, Ricerche bibliografiche. Banche dati e biblioteche in rete, Milano, Apogeo, 2011.
C. Bianchini, Il falso in Internet: autorevolezza del Web, information literacy e futuro della professione (Prima parte), "AIB studi", V. 54, N. 1 (2014), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2426/aibstudi-9957; Il falso in Internet: autorevolezza del Web, information literacy e futuro della professione (Seconda parte), "AIB studi", V. 54, N. 2/3 (2014), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2426/aibstudi-10130.
Il web e gli studi storici. Guida critica all'uso della rete. A cura di Rolando Minuti. Roma, Carocci, 2015.
More readings will be suggested as we proceed.
Assessment methods
Students will be asked to produce a bibliography on a subject of their choice.
They will then need to write an abstract and carry out an online search on an assigned topic.
Further information
Students will be asked to produce a bibliography on a subject of their choice.
They will then need to write an abstract and carry out an online search on an assigned topic.
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