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 2 ITALY BEFORE THE UNIFICATION 3 TODAY’S ITALY 4 5 6 Biblioteca Malatestiana, Cesena , 7 Biblioteca Vaticana 8 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. 9 REGOLAMENTO ORGANICO DELLE BIBLIOTECHE PUBBLICHE STATALI BIBLIOTECHE PUBBLICHE STATALI 10 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 . 11 BIBLIOTECHE POPOLARI 12 SERVIZIO BIBLIOTECARIO NAZIONALE (SBN) 13 Milano Venezia Firenze NATIONAL Roma LIBRARIES Napoli Bari Potenza Cosenza 14 ISTITUTO ISTITUTO CENTRALE PER IL CATALOGO CENTRALE PER IL CATALOGO UNICO DELLE BIBLIOTECHE ITALIANE E PER LE INFORMAZIONI BIBLIOGRAFICHE 15 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 • • • • • • 16 LIBRI MODERNI SBN: LIBRI ANTICHI LIBRI ANTICHI MUSICA 17 http://opac.sbn.it 18 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 19 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 20 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 21 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 22 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 16 16..1 percent • Sardinia S di i 14..6 percentt 14 • Lombardy 14 14..5 percent • Veneto V 14..2 percent 14 • The lowest rate is found in Campania Campania:: 6.2 percent 23 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.. 24 BIBLIOTECA EUROPEA BIBLIOTECA BIBLIOTECA EUROPEA DI EUROPEA DI INFORMAZIONE E CULTURA (BEIC) 25 REGOLAMENTO RECANTE NORME IN MATERIA DI MATERIA DI DEPOSITO LEGALE DEI DOCUMENTI DI INTERESSE CULTURALE DOCUMENTI DI DOCUMENTI INTERESSE CULTURALE DESTINATI ALL’USO PUBBLICO 26 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.. 27 AIB‐WEB AIB‐ www.aib.it www aib it 28