La biblioteca integrata: nuovi modelli, nuove tecniche, alcune esperienze europee e italiane

The connection is the contemporary paradigm, from the semantic web to the 4.0 industry, with the integration of information and services into a global dimension. Libraries have always wanted to integrate their collections and services with other institutions of registered memory (archives, museums, foundations, academies), with other subjects linked to education (schools and universities) and with other social institutions (cultural and recreational centers). In particular, the library increasingly integrates its services on a technical level, through computer protocols; the linked data technology makes it possible to connect data coming from different domains, reusing and enriching existing knowledge. The IFLA LRM conceptual model, RDA (the standard for metadata in the digital age) and the data management software, all oriented towards the RDF model, go in this direction; the connection of data allows the reader to discover more and more precisely the resources of his interest. The “navigare” feature for Elaine Svenonius represents the characteristic of the contemporary and future catalog and takes place thanks to the logical connection between data and concepts. These needs for connection and integration have been implemented by important bibliographic agencies that have developed significant projects. Some European examples are: data.bnf.fr of the BNF, the Swedish national bibliography, the British national bibliography, Datos.bne.es of the Biblioteca Nacional de España and the similar project of the Deustche Nationalbibliothek; in Italy: New Soggettario, Share Catalog, BeWeb.