Enrollment year
2013/2014
Academic discipline
M-STO/08 (LIBRARY MANAGEMENT)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
1st semester (21/09/2015 - 23/12/2015)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Language
Italian and English
Learning outcomes
The role of national libraries.
Sir Anthony Panizzi and the library of the British Museum.
Course contents
Sir Anthony Panizzi from Brescello, exile, scholar, librarian.
The reorganisation of the library of the British Museum as a prototype of the modern national library.
The role of national libraries in the digital era.
Teaching methods
Lessons will range from a lecture to a discussion and may involve work by the students either independently or in collaboration with others.
Reccomended or required readings
L. Fagan,The life of Sir Anthony Panizzi, London 1880 (a selection)
E. Miller, Prince of librarians. The life and times of Anthony Panizzi of the British Museum, London 1967 (a selection)
Antonio Panizzi 1797-1879. Mostra documentaria, a cura di M. Festanti, Reggio Emilia 1979;
C. Dionisotti, Un professore a Londra. Studi su Antonio Panizzi, a cura di G. Anceschi, Novara 2002
M. Isabella, Risorgimento in esilio. L’internazionale liberale e l’età delle rivoluzioni, Roma-Bari 2011, pp. 319 s.
Assessment methods
Oral discussion.
Non-attending students will produce a paper on an assigned topic.
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
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