The journey of time. The Ibero-American Year of Libraries through an example of data from the Americanist Library of Seville.

Abstract

Are we aware that time also travels? It may seem at first glance that "time" and "travel" are two concepts that do not quite fit together in the same sentence. We are more aware that time passes and flows, goes away and does not return, but travel? How does time travel? By what formula? Instead, if instead of "time" we use "heritage" (with its broad etymology of "inherited family assets"), and instead of "travel" we use "impact", we may hear a relieved, "ah!" After all, heritage is essentially time (past) and impact is made up of endless travel.