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Music collection
The collection of musical librettos of the University of Palermo consists of a precious documentary heritage, testimony to the lively lyrical and theatrical production between the 18th and 19th centuries. Originally printed to accompany operatic and musical performances, the librettos offer a direct glimpse into the culture, language, and artistic practices of the time. Thanks to digitalization, it is possible to explore rare and often difficult-to-find texts and contribute to the valorization and preservation of the University's musical memory and the local area.
Digitization and platform publishing respond to the University's commitment to promoting open access to knowledge and protecting cultural heritage, making materials that fall into the public domain and can be freely consulted and studied accessible.
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Economist's Library
The "Biblioteca dell'Economista," one of the most ambitious publishing enterprises of the 19th century, is a collection of volumes conceived during the Risorgimento by the publishers Pomba and the Sicilian economist Francesco Ferrara with the pedagogical aim of contributing to the formation of the ruling class of the nascent unitary state. Published from 1850 until 1922, it collects the best of international economic literature translated into Italian.
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The "Ovazza" collection of the Engineering Library
The collection of the "Ovazza collection," owned by the Engineering Library, consists of approximately 815 volumes published from the mid-19th to the early 20th century, with texts and handouts in Italian, French, and German, addressing various topics: electricity and electrical engineering, with particular attention to force measurement instruments and tables of electrical formulas; mechanics and machines; and hydraulics. The volumes contain many engravings and lithographs that allow scholars in the field to delve deeper into the evolution of engineering techniques, as well as physical, mathematical, and astronomical ones. The selected volumes represent a selection of texts preparatory to the university path, and therefore characterized by formal precision and clarity of exposition, leading the reader from the simplest notions to increasingly complex concepts, connecting theories with experimental experience and practical applications."
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Academic Yearbook of the University of Palermo (1841-2008)
The University of Palermo presents the collection of Academic Yearbooks, a valuable documentary source to support historical research and a starting point for understanding the University's history: from the Bourbon period to the present, through unification and the world wars, these texts offer a glimpse into the academic world it once was and how it has changed over time.
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Collections of Mathematics, Computer Science, Ancient Books, Complete Works
Digital collection created to safeguard, enhance, and make accessible the precious book collection of the Mathematics and Computer Science Library of the University of Palermo.
The digitization of the selected texts allows the consultation of unique works while preserving the physical integrity of the originals. The collection is divided into two fundamental sections: the Ancient Books and the Complete Works.
A scientific and historical legacy of great value, now available in digital format.
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Ancient Books Collection Central of Letters
The ancient collection, located in the storage rooms of the former Central Library of Letters, is composed of ancient, rare and valuable volumes belonging to the former Faculty of Letters and Philosophy of the University. The specimens that make up the collection are works dating from 1624 to 1831. The format of each individual volume varies from a minimum of 12 to a maximum of 26 cm.
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Digital collection of the Library of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences
The collection's documents offer a broad overview of the variety of topics and disciplines that characterizes the Library of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Sciences (Biblioteca di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Forestali), with particular attention paid to local texts. These are 10 monographs in good condition, published over a period of time from 1735 to 1869, on various topics relating to agricultural, agri-food, forestry and environmental sciences.
Reading past texts, made accessible to all through the digitalization process, allows scholars and enthusiasts to learn about the botanical notations, agricultural techniques, crops, and forms of livestock farming of the past, which have now disappeared.
Paths
Thematic explorations in the UniPa Digital Library ...new ways to explore our digital libraries.
The Pathways section of the UniPa Digital Library was created with the aim of offering new ways of exploring the University's digital heritage, going beyond traditional archival and bibliographic classifications. Through a network of interdisciplinary relationships, this section offers thematic narratives that connect documents, collections and heterogeneous materials, promoting a cross-cutting and contextualised reading of digital resources. Each path is designed to enhance historical, cultural and scientific content, offering users – scholars, students and citizens – tools to explore specific topics and discover unexpected connections between collections.
