La Biblioteca Centrale "G. Marconi" del CNR nel Polo delle scienze SBN. Il lavoro svolto e sviluppi futuri

Founded in 1927, the Central Library of the National Research Council (CNR) is the main Italian library devoted to science and technics. Among its tasks, the library collects and preserves the scientific publications and technical reports edited in Italy, thanks to the legal deposit, and is the official repository of the CNR's publications. Its collections contain over 600.000 volumes, of which about 150.000 of scientific antiques with an exceptional historical and cultural value. In 2016, the Central library joined the National Library Service (SBN), collaborating with INGV in the creation of the "Sciences Pole" with the idea to give maximum visibility to its collections and to enhance innovative services. Participating to SBN, the libraries can work independently while being integrated in a cooperative system based on a national network, with significant benefits for librarians and users. In the future, the Central library would like to create a CNR's library network in SBN with the aim of overcoming the fragmentation of the institution and making its collections accessible to everyone.