Preservation and Policies in Hellenic Libraries and Archives: a Nationwide Research

Abstract

The growing interest in the preservation of archival and library collections in Greece and the lack of documentation in this field led to a nationwide survey to explore the preservation status in Hellenic (Greek) cultural institutions, including public, municipal, academic, and bank libraries as well as the General State Archives. This article describes the survey's background and methodology, presents key findings on the preservation management and actions undertaken, provides a sound documentation on the state of the art regarding preservation, and sets future goals.