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Exchange libraries: Greece’s response to a global trend
(2017)
The purpose of this study is to attempt a brief presentation of book exchange practices, as these are unfolding around the world. Then, the authors focus on free exchange libraries and analyse different aspects of the ...
Große Pläne trotz schwerer Krise
(2012)
The article describes plans for construction of a national library in Athens, Greece, in spite of the nation's ongoing sovereign debt crisis. A description of the library and its facilities is presented, along with an ...
Assistive Technologies in Greek Libraries
(2008)
To investigate the current use of assistive technologies (AT) in Greek libraries, unveil the relationship between AT suppliers and library authorities and achieve a better understanding of companies' and libraries' ...
Cypriot libraries
(1982)
Describes the current state of librarianship and bibliography in Cyprus, with separate sections for the Greek and Turkish sectors. Although there is no national library in the Greek sector there are 5 types of public ...
Mobile information services in libraries: a review of current trends in delivering information
(2014)
This paper aims to review the literature on mobile information services. It considers only peer-reviewed papers published in English between 2004 and 2014. Design/methodology/approach -- The method of systematic review was ...
Online risks obstructing safe internet access for students
(2010)
The purpose of this paper is to provide an overall insight into the factors which undermine safe internet access for students. Safer internet access for students is an issue raised during recent years as the web becomes ...
Eliminating query failures in a work-centric library meta-search environment
(2009)
Purpose - This paper aims to describe how approaches such as semantic based query rewritings and FRBR work entities composition could solve existing problems and improve the overall behavior of a mediated based meta-search ...
Foreign cultural center library use in Cyprus
(1986)
Briefly examines the pupose of foreign cultural centres in Cyprus focusing on library services provided. Analyses use behaviour in UK and US cultural centres in Cyprus in order to determine user characteristics, the library ...
Changes and developments in Greek libraries
(2001)
Greek libraries have experienced a tremendous evolution towards modernization in recent years. The lack of tradition in libraries and the existence of an educational system based on the single textbook did not favour the ...
COVID-19 and library social media use
(2020)
The study aims to explore Greek libraries’ social media presence and library operation and social media use during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdown. Design/methodology/approach Primary data were collected ...