Unit PUBLISHING AND LIBRARIES IN THE DIGITAL AGE
- Course
- Italian, classical studies and european history
- Study-unit Code
- A002659
- Curriculum
- Storia europea
- Teacher
- Andrea Capaccioni
- Teachers
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- Andrea Capaccioni
- Hours
- 36 ore - Andrea Capaccioni
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2025
- Offered
- 2025/26
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Discipline linguistiche, filologiche e metodologiche
- Academic discipline
- M-STO/08
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian
- Contents
- The course aims to deepen the stages of scientific article and monograph production and publication, with a particular focus on open-access publishing. During the course, the role of university libraries in the context of scientific communication will also be examined.
- Reference texts
- Andrea Capaccioni, Le biblioteche dell'Università, Milano, Apogeo 2018 (è disponibile anche l'ebook); Andrea Capaccioni, Open access: per un approccio storico e critico, "AIB Studi", V. 58, N. 1 (2018),(open access). Specific instructions for non-attending students will be provided at the end of the course. Working students may contact the instructor during office hours or by sending an email to andrea.capaccioni@gmail.com. Students with disabilities and/or with SLD who, having completed regular accreditation through SOL, have obtained access to University services, can apply for the compensatory tools ensured by law (e.g. textbooks in digital format; teaching materials in accessible formats: presentations, handouts, workbooks, provided if necessary in advance of the lessons), for which consult https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa. For the request, students are invited to ask the teacher, who will put them in contact with the Disability and/or DSA Department Coordinator (prof. Alessandra Di Pilla: alessandra.dipilla@unipg.it).
- Educational objectives
- The course aims to provide students with both theoretical and practical knowledge of scientific communication, with particular focus on two of the main research outputs: the scientific article and the monograph. A specific focus will be dedicated to open access publications and the role of the university library in the dissemination of scientific knowledge. Through seminars, practical exercises, and workshops, students will develop skills in the critical analysis of scientific texts and in the use of digital tools for research and source management. Group activities will foster independent judgment and enhance communication skills, including the use of technical language specific to scientific communication. The course also aims to stimulate autonomous learning through the use of bibliographic and digital resources, and to promote a reflective and informed approach to the production and dissemination of knowledge
- Prerequisites
- In order to be able to understand how to tackle the course, students must have notions of general culture.
- Teaching methods
- The course is structured as follows: frontal lectures on the course topics; seminars and other activities. Students who may be interested in checking the possibility of attending classes remotely (DaD) can visit the following website: Remote Learning Procedure – University of Perugia https://www.unipg.it/didattica/procedura-dad
- Other information
- Please see www.unistudium.unipg.it/unistudium/ For further information please contact andrea.capaccioni@unipg.it. Students with disabilities and / or with SLD, info: https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa
- Learning verification modality
- The exam consists of a final oral examination that assesses the student's knowledge and ability to understand and synthesize the topics covered during the course and deepened through the recommended texts. The oral examination will verify the student's ability to communicate what they have learned and how they do it, including language properties and exposition methods. The exam duration is approximately 20 minutes, but it may vary depending on the course of the examination itself. It begins with a question on a topic chosen by the student. Students with disabilities and/or DSA for the verification test format can benefit from inclusive technologies, compensatory tools, and dispensative measures provided by the regulations. Please contact the instructor well in advance. For more information: https://lettere.unipg.it/home/disabilita-e-dsa
- Extended program
- The course aims as main objective to know the scholarly communications (scientific article, academic monograph) and purposes and functions of the academic library. The main skills that students will acquire: knowledge of the basic elements of scholarly publishing in relationship with academic libraries. The main skills that allow you to apply the knowledge gained will be: students need to know the evolution of scientific communication and the main issues related to the transformation of academic libraries.
- Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile
- Quality education, Gender equality, Reduced inequality, Sustainable cities and communities, Peace, justice and strong institutions