Modern Italian libraries – between tradition and modernity
For centuries, lands currently belonging to the Republic of Italy boasted the greatest and the most illustrious libraries in Europe. From the Middle Ages to Renaissance, they developed extensively and were dominant in the Old World. The present article, however, concentrates on modern Italian librar...
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doaj-1299bc044bd9467087916ecaf0dde71c2020-11-24T22:52:48ZengAdam Mickiewicz University, PoznanBiblioteka1506-36152391-58382011-01-01015(25)24325710.14746/b.2011.15.10122Modern Italian libraries – between tradition and modernityKinga AdamiakFor centuries, lands currently belonging to the Republic of Italy boasted the greatest and the most illustrious libraries in Europe. From the Middle Ages to Renaissance, they developed extensively and were dominant in the Old World. The present article, however, concentrates on modern Italian libraries and provides an extensive review of their functioning today. The following issues are covered in the discussion: types of libraries and their cooperation, legal circumstances, the activity of national libraries, library associations and their initiatives and projects aimed at utilization of state-of-the-art IT infrastructures in librarianship. The article also emphasizes strong and weak points of Italian librarianship and ponders on the following: What is the role of Italian libraries today when they are evidently past their prime times? Can the libraries in question meet the requirements of modern times?http://pressto.amu.edu.pl/index.php/b/article/view/154BibliotekiBibliotekarzeProblemy współczesnych bibliotekWłoskie bibliotekiWspółczesne biblioteki włoskie |
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Modern Italian libraries – between tradition and modernity |
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Modern Italian libraries – between tradition and modernity |
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Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan |
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For centuries, lands currently belonging to the Republic of Italy boasted the greatest and the most illustrious libraries in Europe. From the Middle Ages to Renaissance, they developed extensively and were dominant in the Old World. The present article, however, concentrates on modern Italian libraries and provides an extensive review of their functioning today. The following issues are covered in the discussion: types of libraries and their cooperation, legal circumstances, the activity of national libraries, library associations and their initiatives and projects aimed at utilization of state-of-the-art IT infrastructures in librarianship. The article also emphasizes strong and weak points of Italian librarianship and ponders on the following: What is the role of Italian libraries today when they are evidently past their prime times? Can the libraries in question meet the requirements of modern times? |
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Biblioteki Bibliotekarze Problemy współczesnych bibliotek Włoskie biblioteki Współczesne biblioteki włoskie |
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