São Paulo, 12‐14 November 2009
Dott. Aldo Pirola Direttore Settore Biblioteche, Comune di Milano
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
Associazione Italiana Biblioteche
IFLA Congress
IFLA Congress, Milan, 23
, Milan, 23‐‐27 August 2009
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ITALY BEFORE THE UNIFICATION
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TODAY’S ITALY
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Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena
,
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Biblioteca Vaticana
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The bibliographical heritage of the newly
born Italy was therefore characterized
by an important cultural and historical
tradition to be safeguarded,
safeguarded, but which
was actually
t ll nott very functional
f ti
l as
regards the requirements of the
contemporary situation.
situation.
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REGOLAMENTO ORGANICO DELLE BIBLIOTECHE PUBBLICHE STATALI
BIBLIOTECHE PUBBLICHE STATALI
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Unfortunately
administrative
law
provided that the costs for a public
library should be included among the
optional expenditures of the local
authority.
authority
th it .
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BIBLIOTECHE POPOLARI
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SERVIZIO BIBLIOTECARIO NAZIONALE (SBN)
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Milano
Venezia
Firenze
NATIONAL
Roma
LIBRARIES
Napoli Bari
Potenza
Cosenza
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ISTITUTO
ISTITUTO CENTRALE PER IL CATALOGO CENTRALE PER IL CATALOGO
UNICO DELLE BIBLIOTECHE ITALIANE E PER LE INFORMAZIONI BIBLIOGRAFICHE
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Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale
SBN has
SBN has 69 69 branches
branches and serves
and serves 3793 libraries
3793 libraries
Branches in Lombardy
in Lombardy
ISU Polo SBN ‐ C.I.Di.S.
ISU Polo SBN C I Di S (Loan university service)
LO1 Polo regionale Lombardia (Local
LO1 Polo regionale Lombardia (Local libraries
libraries))
MIL Polo CILEA (Milan Universities
MIL Polo CILEA (Milan Universities))
PAV Polo Università degli studi di Pavia PMI Polo del Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic
PMI Polo del Politecnico di Milano (Polytechnic))
SCM
SCM Polo del Politecnico della cultura, delle arti, Polo del Politecnico della cultura, delle arti,
delle lingue della Fondazione Scuole Civiche di Milano (Civic
Milano (Civic schools
schools))
• USM Polo Università statale di Milano
USM Polo Università statale di Milano
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•
•
•
•
•
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LIBRI MODERNI
SBN:
LIBRI ANTICHI
LIBRI ANTICHI
MUSICA
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http://opac.sbn.it
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In September
In September 2008 the database contained
2008 the database contained::
• 62,500 62,500 bibliographic
bibliographic records of early
printed books (36,000 (36,000 of
of which provide
shelf
h lf marks
k in i participating
in participating
ti i ti libraries
lib i )
libraries)
• about 25,000 authority 25,000 authority records
records of
authors
• 5,500 records
5,500 ,
records of p
publishers
typographers and and booksellers
booksellers
• 2,200 2 200 records of printers
2,200 records
printers’’ devices
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Statistics ICCU
4918 public libraries
4918 public libraries in Italy • 4797 4797 owned
owned by municipalities
• 55 55 owned by Regions
55 owned
• 10 10 owned
owned by Provinces
• 24 24 owned by consortia and 24 owned
and associations
and associations
or corporate bodies
or corporate bodies
• 9 9 owned
owned byy unions of municipalities
p
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ISTAT
ISTAT investigation
ISTAT investigation 2006
11.7 percent of the population of 11 years
11.
of age and older (6,100,
100,000 people) state
h d been
had
b
iin a library
lib
at lleast once iin the
h 12
months preceding the interview
interview..
•For study and/or work 51.7 51.7 percent
percent
•For recreational purposes 36.4 36.4 percent
percent
•For both p
purposes
p
10.5 percent
10.5 p
percent
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ISTAT investigation
i
i i 2006
ISTAT ISTAT investigation
p
Use of libraries byy p
population
•North
North‐
h‐East
16.1 16.1 percent
percent
•North
North‐‐West 13.5 percent
13.5 percent
p
•Centre
11.1 11.1 percent
percent
•South 7.7 percent
7.7 percent
•Islands
9.4 9.4 percent
p
percent
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ISTAT investigation 2006
ISTAT ISTAT investigation
Rate of
Rate of library attendances
• Trentino Alto
Alto‐‐Adige 28.
28.8 percent
• Valle
V ll d’Aosta
d’A t
27 percentt
• Emilia Romagna
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16..1 percent
• Sardinia
S di i
14..6 percentt
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• Lombardy
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14..5 percent
• Veneto
V
14..2 percent
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• The lowest rate is found in Campania
Campania::
6.2 percent
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Th
Y b k off Italian
It li
E l i ti l
The
Yearbook
Ecclesiastical
Libraries is a report of the existence of 1469
libraries,
libraries
, assuming a totall number
lb
b off at
least 5500 existing ecclesiastical institutes
institutes..
There are several kinds of libraries
libraries::
diocesan,, chapter,
diocesan
chapter, monastic and convent
convent,,
parochial,, seminary,
parochial
seminary, of theological faculties
(these are in fact university libraries),
libraries), of
institutes of religious sciences
sciences,, of
ecclesiastical academies
academies,, of Catholic
associations and ecclesial movements
movements..
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BIBLIOTECA EUROPEA BIBLIOTECA
BIBLIOTECA EUROPEA DI
EUROPEA DI
INFORMAZIONE E CULTURA (BEIC)
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REGOLAMENTO RECANTE NORME IN MATERIA DI
MATERIA DI DEPOSITO LEGALE DEI DOCUMENTI DI INTERESSE CULTURALE DOCUMENTI DI
DOCUMENTI INTERESSE CULTURALE
DESTINATI ALL’USO PUBBLICO
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B ll tti
B ll ti ): a quarterly
t l
Bollettino
AIB (AIB Bulletin
Bulletin)
report dealing with librarianship issues on
an internationall scale
l with
h speciall attention
to the innovations in the field.
field.
AIB notizie (AIB News)
News):: this is the
association’s
association
’s newsletter, disseminating news
and information about the association and
its activities,
activities, as well as subjects of interest
emerging from online discussion lists
lists,, etc
etc..
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AIB‐WEB
AIB‐
www.aib.it
www aib it
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