Università Roma Tre

Library and Information Science (LIS) AY 2018-19
COURSE PROGRAMME

Objectives:
Acquiring adequate theoretical and technical knowledge on commonalities and differences of bibliography and library science, their field of competence and development (the digital one included) in particular concerning:
1) bibliography (reference list) designing and implementation;
2) organization, management, evaluation and promotion of libraries;
3) evolution and usage of technologies for document processing (both for reference and library aims);
4) history of printing and publishing (digital, too).

At the end of the course learners will be able to apply the acquired knowledge to referencing; understand the issues of library management, the implications of ICT usage in the two subjects ("Bibliography" and "Library Science" or "Librarianship"), and in the editorial field, too.

1. MAURIZIO VIVARELLI, Le dimensioni della bibliografia: scrivere di libri al tempo della rete, Roma: Carocci, 2013. ISBN 9788843069088.
2. FREDERIC BARBIER, Storia delle biblioteche dall’antichità a oggi, Milano. Editrice Bibliografia, 2016..
3. CARLO BIANCHINI, I fondamenti della biblioteconomia: attualità del pensiero di S.R. Ranganathan, Milano: Editrice Bibliografica, 2016.

Further teaching materials developed by the teacher will be posted on the Edmodo online learning platform.

Suggested reading (optional): 1. JOSÉ M. PRELLEZO – JESUS M. GARCIA, Invito alla ricerca. Metodologia e tecniche del lavoro scientifico, Roma: LAS, 2007.