An idea of library, an idea of profession

Abstract

Starting from Giovanni Solimine’s career and from his decisive contribution to the culture, to the Library and information science community and to the librarians’ one, the article reflects on the importance and the necessity of a continuous and systematic exchange between scholarly and professional world, both for the knowledge’s advancement and for a qualified library service’s development, but also for the growth of employment levels in library sectors and for the awareness’ diffusion of the role played by libraries in society’s growth and improvement.