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Constructing an International Library: The Collections of Journals in Turin's Special Mathematics Library (2018)

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The Special Mathematics Library of Turin University, founded in 1883, was fundamental in the development of two research schools under the leadership of C. Segre and G. Peano. First founded to house a growing collection of international journals acquired through both purchase and exchange from publishing centres worldwide, it later evolved into a ‘presence library’ modelled on the legendary Lesezimmer in Göttingen. A systematic study of the library's history and its directors' policies provides interesting insights into the various aspects of the international circulation of journals and their use at different times and in various contexts in Turin (Turin Academy of Sciences, Società di cultura, national university library, etc.). Sommario La Biblioteca Speciale di Matematica, creata presso l'Università di Torino nel 1883, rivestì un ruolo fondamentale nello sviluppo di due scuole di ricerca, sotto la direzione di C. Segre e di G. Peano. Concepita inizialmente per ospitare una collezione di libri e periodici in costante ampliamento, grazie a una mirata politica di acquisti e scambi con l'estero, essa divenne con il passare degli anni una ‘biblioteca a scaffale aperto’, strutturata sul modello della leggendaria Lesezimmer di Göttingen. Un esame sistematico della storia di questa biblioteca e delle strategie dei suoi direttori fornisce una suggestiva panoramica sulle dinamiche di circolazione internazionale e di utilizzo dei giornali matematici a Torino in una molteplicità di momenti e di contesti (Accademia delle Scienze, Società di cultura, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, ecc.).

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Authors & Contributors
Luciano, Erika
Sørensen, Henrik Kragh
Despeaux, Sloan Evans
Russo, Maria Luisa
Pizzarelli, Chiara
Scalambro, Elena
Concepts
Periodicals; serials
Mathematics
Libraries and archives
Communication within scientific contexts
Chemistry
Societies; institutions; academies
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
18th century
Places
Turin (Italy)
Italy
Great Britain
United States
Sicily
Argentina
Institutions
Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters (1760-)
Turin. Università
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Brazil)
Royal Society of London
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