For Angela Vinay’s centenary: civil commitment, construction and modernity of nationwide library services (Rome, Central National Library, 24 November 2022)

Abstract

Angela Vinay (1922-1990) was a leading personality in the history of Italian libraries of the twentieth century. Among the numerous and prestigious positions she held, she was the first female president of the Italian Library Association as well as the director of the Central Institute for the Union Catalogue (ICCU), where she conceived and promoted the National Library Service (SBN). This dossier collects the papers of the conference “For Angela Vinay’s centenary: civil commitment, construction and modernity of nationwide library services”, held in her honour at the Central National Library of Rome on the 24th of November 2022.