Geological collections assume an undisputed importance since they gather materials for their relevance asspecific geological events or for mineral and rock group representativeness, or for historical and educationalsignificance. SiLiBA, the lithotheque of geological cherts at the Earth and Geoenvironmental Department of the Universityof Bari Aldo Moro is an example of the scientific and educational value of Universities’ geological collections.It is composed of about 900 samples of primary and secondary geological cherts coming mainly from minesand deposits in Apulia and Basilicata (Italy) and from some regions of Croatia. The lithotheque is connected toa laboratory for the characterisation of chert samples. SiLiBA cherts have been studied by means of a non-invasive protocol (Delluniversità et al. 2019) thanks to which, through macroscopic and mesoscopicobservations, colourimetric measurements and chemical and micropaleontological analyses, a very largeamount of original data, as well as images at different scale, has been produced and collected in a database. Naturally, for the collection dissemination a fundamental role is played by the most widespread and innovativetools, especially in the historical period we are experiencing, in which the global virtual connection of people,things and ideas is essential for continuing to interact with each other, exchange information and improvethemself, both in life and work. With a view of economic sustainability and resource optimization and in order to create a global connectionbetween archaeologists and geologists, the collection promotion has been improved by means of a dedicatedwebsite. It is articulated into submenus and includes sections containing archaeological information on procurementand manufacturing of cherts in the Prehistory, history of the lithotheque, publications and events and activities,including experimental archaeology laboratories and tutorials. The website focus is the section concerning the database reports, thanks to which the visitor can consult allthe data sheets, setting geographic or geological or by name criteria searching. The SiLiBA site is enriched bya section reporting the interactive 3D reconstruction of the most representative samples. Even if the input of some data is not yet complete, the site is online and explorable. The future goal is tocreate a social profile in order to reach as many users as possible, especially in school and universitycommunities, and to publish interesting and original contents that can move people closer to geologicalcollections and to the Earth sciences and to the archaeology field.
Strategies for enhancement and promotion of SiLiBA, the lithotheque of the University of Bari (Italy)
Fioretti Giovanna
;Eramo G.;Monno A.;Muntoni I. M.
2022-01-01
Abstract
Geological collections assume an undisputed importance since they gather materials for their relevance asspecific geological events or for mineral and rock group representativeness, or for historical and educationalsignificance. SiLiBA, the lithotheque of geological cherts at the Earth and Geoenvironmental Department of the Universityof Bari Aldo Moro is an example of the scientific and educational value of Universities’ geological collections.It is composed of about 900 samples of primary and secondary geological cherts coming mainly from minesand deposits in Apulia and Basilicata (Italy) and from some regions of Croatia. The lithotheque is connected toa laboratory for the characterisation of chert samples. SiLiBA cherts have been studied by means of a non-invasive protocol (Delluniversità et al. 2019) thanks to which, through macroscopic and mesoscopicobservations, colourimetric measurements and chemical and micropaleontological analyses, a very largeamount of original data, as well as images at different scale, has been produced and collected in a database. Naturally, for the collection dissemination a fundamental role is played by the most widespread and innovativetools, especially in the historical period we are experiencing, in which the global virtual connection of people,things and ideas is essential for continuing to interact with each other, exchange information and improvethemself, both in life and work. With a view of economic sustainability and resource optimization and in order to create a global connectionbetween archaeologists and geologists, the collection promotion has been improved by means of a dedicatedwebsite. It is articulated into submenus and includes sections containing archaeological information on procurementand manufacturing of cherts in the Prehistory, history of the lithotheque, publications and events and activities,including experimental archaeology laboratories and tutorials. The website focus is the section concerning the database reports, thanks to which the visitor can consult allthe data sheets, setting geographic or geological or by name criteria searching. The SiLiBA site is enriched bya section reporting the interactive 3D reconstruction of the most representative samples. Even if the input of some data is not yet complete, the site is online and explorable. The future goal is tocreate a social profile in order to reach as many users as possible, especially in school and universitycommunities, and to publish interesting and original contents that can move people closer to geologicalcollections and to the Earth sciences and to the archaeology field.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
