Conference on Trends in LIS Distance Education at the University of Parma, Parma, Italy, March 25-26, 2004

The presenters at the conference:
Standing: Terry, Lucia Bertini, Pat Dixon, Paola Capitani, Maria Cristina Di Martino
Sitting: Giada Costa, Ana Maria Tammaro

 

Breakfast before the presentation at a local café.

The Palazzo della Pilotta in Parma that now houses a theater, museums, and the Palatina Library

 

Serena Sangiorgi, Library of University of Parma, Lucia Bertini, University of Florence, and Maria Cristina Di Martino,
President of Italian Library Association at the Palatina Library in the Pilotta Palace in Parma.

The Bodoni Museum in the Palatina Library

Examining the exhibits at the Bodoni Museum

 Tour of the library conducted by Giuseppe Filipponi

 

Serena Sangiorgi shows Terry the catalog cards from 17th century that support the contention
that Parma had the first card catalog in a major research library.

 The monument to the Resistance Fighters against the Fascists in Parma

Terry in front of Toscanini's House in Parma

Across the street from Toscanini's House is a plaque to the memory of some
of those who lost their lives in World War II.

As the sun sets over the Parma River, we prepare to leave Parma.

For photos of Venice: http://cpanel.ischool.illinois.edu/~weech/Italy/Venice/Vce.htm
For photos of Verona:
http://cpanel.ischool.illinois.edu/~weech/Italy/Verona/Ver.htm
For photos of Florence: See
http://cpanel.ischool.illinois.edu/~weech/Italy/Florence/Fl.htm
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Rev. 5/3/04