Abstract
Milan and the region Lombardy boast a very complex and contradictory reality. There are many public and private libraries. Some of them have a remarkable historical tradition and a considerable ancient and contemporary heritage. However, despite this and all the investments of the last years, the local library services seem to be inadequate compared to the increasing demand coming from the cultural, research and occupational world. Among the interventions carried out in the last years, it is worth mentioning the reopening of the "Biblioteca Ambrosiana", the creation of the "Mediateca" (multimedia library) of Santa Teresa (a branch of the "Biblioteca Braidense"), the reorganization of some peripheral libraries, the gradual computerization of the services, the improved coordination, the investment in new technological and multimedia equipment, the creation of new libraries and the highly dynamic library services of the province. Anyway, Milan is still very far from being able to compete with the other big European capitals in terms of library services. The library infrastructures are still largely undersized with respect to spaces, services provided, promotion and coordination.
Highlights
The area of the project is of approximately 65,000 m2, of which 13,000 m2 are destined to the closed archive
Among the interventions carried out in the last years, it is worth mentioning the reopening of the "Biblioteca Ambrosiana", the creation of the "Mediateca" of Santa Teresa, the reorganization of some peripheral libraries, the gradual computerization of the services, the improved coordination, the investment in new technological and multimedia equipment, the creation of new libraries and the highly dynamic library services of the province
The BEIC will be built at the site of the former railway station of Porta Vittoria, facing the Parco Marinai d'Italia: this abandoned area represents one of the many unsolved deficiencies that affect Milan and, despite its closeness to the centre, this area shows various signs of urban and social degradation
Summary
The area of the project is of approximately 65,000 m2, of which 13,000 m2 are destined to the closed archive. The main aims of this library - Biblioteca Europea di Informazione e Cultura, European Library of Information and Culture - are meeting the increasing and diversified cultural demand of Milan and Lombardy, establishing new ways to coordinate the various existing libraries, promoting and managing the computerization process of services and the digitalisation of documents, and raising the city to the level of the other big European capitals.
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