Libraries and Canon-Formation: The Case of English in the Collections of the Library of the Faculty of Humanities, Lisbon University.
The project for researching the role played by libraries in canon-formation (namely through their policies regarding the creation, organization, preservation, and utilization of the collections) will be presented and discussed. We selected the Library of the Faculty of Humanities, Lisbon University,...
| Publicado en: | International Journal of the Book Vol. 10; no. 2; pp. 87 - 96 |
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Common Ground Research Networks
2013
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=hlh&AN=91761695&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: hlh uiTerm: 91761695 longDbName: Humanities International Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 14479516 17TF jtl: International Journal of the Book issn: 14479516 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: 2013 vid: 10 iid: 2 pid: 22359 pub: Common Ground Research Networks artinfo: ui: 91761695 10.18848/1447-9516/CGP/v10i02/36984 ppf: 87 ppct: 9 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P size: 588KB tig: atl: Libraries and Canon-Formation: The Case of English in the Collections of the Library of the Faculty of Humanities, Lisbon University. aug: au: Pinheiro, Alcinda Santos, Fernanda Estacio, Pedro affil: Lisbon University, Portugal su: Academic libraries Twentieth century Modernization (Social science) Portuguese people Universities & colleges Nineteenth century sug: subj: Academic libraries Twentieth century Modernization (Social science) Portuguese people Universities & colleges Nineteenth century keyword: Canon-Formation English Inclusion/Exclusion Libraries Selection/Deselection ab: The project for researching the role played by libraries in canon-formation (namely through their policies regarding the creation, organization, preservation, and utilization of the collections) will be presented and discussed. We selected the Library of the Faculty of Humanities, Lisbon University, a modern academic library, created in 1859, by royal decree of D. Pedro V, following his canonical choice. Actually, the two contemporary rulers of new Britannia--Prince Albert, his cousin, and Queen Victoria--held this king in high consideration for his outstanding contribution to Portuguese modernisation. Representing various fields of study, the collections were decisive to canon-formation in the Faculty of Humanities. Thus, we have been trying to answer the following questions: who has been creating, organizing, preserving, and utilizing the collections, from the mid-nineteenth century onwards? When, where and how? Presently, we are studying the collections in English, namely the works belonging or referring to the long nineteenth century. Richard Garnett's "The International Library of Famous Literature" (London, 1899) is our first case-study. The anthology determined the Western literary, cultural and visual canon at the turning of the century, as evidenced by comparing it to the Portuguese and Spanish editions, published at the beginning of the twentieth century. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: Y custom: Copyright of International Journal of the Book is the property of Common Ground Research Networks and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. item: International Journal of the Book holder: Common Ground Research Networks dt: @attributes: year: 2013 holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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