Alessandra Citti

The crisis as a challenge for growing

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the fundraising activities carried out by two libraries at the University of Bologna (Italy), which could be adopted by other libraries.Design/methodology/approach – The paper discusses the approach adopted and gives examples.Findings – The crisis can be an opportunity to identify weaknesses and strengths and then to study the market and find economic support, but also to improve services in order to meet different needs.Originality/value – The originality of the paper relies on the interpretation of the crisis as a challenge to build a network of library supporters and new interests in library services.

Bibliotecari nel futuro: cambiamento di servizi e di ruoli - 1

The widespread concern for librarians’ future is among the triggers of this paper. The aim of the article is to offer a non-alarmist outline of the future for academic librarians, starting from the analysis of some library roles. Acquisition, cataloguing, lending, reference and information literacy librarians are placed under the lens, investigating what are the future implications of modern technologies. The paper will appear in two different issues. The first part deals with acquisition, cataloguing and lending librarians, while the second one will deal with reference and information literacy librarians. The pattern emerging from the paper shows that there is a positive future for librarians, provided they find further ways to cooperate (with other librarians, engineers, professors and students). Secondly, a more flexible vision of the librarians’ roles will be requested.

Riflessioni sulla transizione a una bookless library accademica

This paper presents some hints, intended for librarians facing the transition to a bookless library. The library disciplinary profile and the availability of electronic resources following that profile should be taken into account. Also the library spaces should be carefully planned, both in a totally paperless perspective and in a blended situation, with paper books stored off-site. The services and the role itself of the librarian will change. In particular, reference should become more and more flexible and should be tailored to digital natives. Since only catalogued resources will be retrievable, special care will be put on cataloguing all the documents. The new bookless library will have a powerful new role as social hub and facilitator in learning. Librarians will have the challenge to prepare this new library.

Personale temporaneo e comunicazione interna in biblioteca

The paper focuses on the various forms of internal communication in libraries, which must take into account also the contract of employment (its duration, duties and wages). A correct communication should adjust knowhow and procedures, in order to reach organizational well-being. Moreover, the different contracts of the staff members should not impact on the quality of the services and therefore should not be perceived by users. The article offers an approach to staff training based on the analysis of library services, and establishes a relation between services and training required.

Percorsi di ricerca bibliografica per laureandi

L’articolo descrive le attivita di information literacy (IL) della Biblioteca del Campus di Rimini per i laureandi dell’Universita di Bologna. L’articolo presenta percorsi di ricerca bibliografica, supportati da riflessioni teoriche ed esemplificazioni. Vengono richiamati alcuni modelli e standard utilizzati, tra cui il processo di creazione dell’informazione di Kuhlthau. I seminari di IL mostrano come affrontare una ricerca, come segmentare un argomento per definirlo, come usare pienamente gli strumenti per la ricerca bibliografica e sfruttare il paratesto dei documenti. L’obiettivo dei seminari e condurre gli studenti ad apprendere un metodo e tecniche per creare un elaborato originale a partire dalla ricerca di letteratura e dalla valutazione critica della stessa.

Le molte biblioteche della moda: ricondurre a unitarietà un panorama diffuso

La moda e una disciplina dalle mille sfaccettature che spazia tra costumi e fashion, storia dell’arte, psicologia, design ecc. I documenti di moda possono essere di vari tipi e formati, come libri, book fotografici, ognuno con un trattamento bibliografico a se. Questi documenti possono trovarsi in vari tipi di biblioteche, ma anche in musei e altri istituti culturali pubblici o privati, che possono aderire oppure no a reti nazionali. Questo articolo fornisce alcune proposte per facilitare la consultazione della documentazione di moda, incluso un metacatalogo.

Serials Control for the Italian Union Catalog of Serials

European and Italian libraries are strongly involved in efforts to facilitate access to European information resources. The Italian union catalogue of serials has evolved from a traditional catalog to a sophisticated resource that provides access to serials services. Serials control is the most recent service of the union catalog with features for end users and professional staff. The software is BASIS Techlib by ID Technology (Italy), affinity partner of Open Text (USA). The ability to customize features presents a very satisfactory, easy-to-use product that might be considered interesting for union catalogs in other countries. Serials Review 2003; 29:169–178.