Il controllo bibliografico nell’era digitale: identificatori, metadati, punti d’accesso e rispetto del contesto culturale e linguistico

Abstract

The paper takes up and develops the inaugural speech held the author at the International Conference Bibliographic Control in the Digital Ecosystem (Florence, 8th-12th February 2021). The idea of universal bibliographic (UBC) control has been present for centuries in the history of cataloguing and is based on the humanistic ideal of sharing recorded knowledge produced anywhere in the world. In the contemporary era, IFLA has played a central role in universal bibliographic control, stimulating national bibliographic agencies and other institutions to promote standards and collaborations that go beyond the national sphere, leading to multicenter and even more cooperative bibliographic control. The tradition of cataloguing also grows and is enriched by the dialogue with different communities and users’ groups. The free reuse of data can take place in contexts very different from the original ones, multiplying for all the opportunities for universal access and the production of new knowledge: the UBC, therefore, must now look at interoperability and flexibility in the dialogue with the various communities of stakeholders and with the cultural institutions.