Browsing Περιοδικά, εφημερίδες by Subject "Librarians"
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Beyond preservation: investigating the roles of archivist
(2017)This paper aims to identify through a systematic review the roles that archivists adopt in a changing archival landscape and to illustrate any similarities between the roles of archivist and librarians.Design/methodology/approach ... -
A Day in the Life of an Assistant Librarian
(1991)Contribution to a thematic issue devoted to computerised bibliographic access to mediaeval and renaissance manuscripts. The Corpus of Greek Medical Manuscripts is a new research programme which intends to supersede the old ... -
Divergence and convergence within Greek library education: An applied vs a theoretical approach
(2008)This paper explores the differences and similarities of the three library schools educating librarians and information professionals in Greece. The structure of higher education in Greece has recently undergone major changes ... -
Factors affecting the full use of library and information management systems by library personnel
(2005)Purpose: To provide a general list of factors that affects and determines the full use of library information management systems (LIMS) by library staff. Design/methodology/approach: The factors, which were identified ... -
Greek Academic Librarians Perceptions of the Impact of Google on Their Role as Information Providers
(2008)The increased popularity of Google search engine in the daily routine in one's workplace and in the academic information seeking process is undeniable. "Googling" challenges the traditional skills of librarians as information ... -
Greek libraries’ funding: a Greek tragedy with(out) euros and “katharsis”
(2014)Purpose-The purpose of the paper is to point out the importance, value and the economic status of the public information services (PIS), which are in danger and to propose alternative solutions that the Greek Governmental ... -
A Greek perspective on information literacy
(2010)The article discusses information literacy (IL) in Greece. It highlights the failure of Greek librarians to recognize the importance of developing IL skills in their academic institutions and the lack of IL programs in ... -
Identifying the prevailing images in library and information science profession: is the landscape changing?
(2014)This paper aims to provide a systematic review on library and information science (LIS) profession’s image and stereotypes from 1999 to 2013. In particular, it aims to identify and analyze the prevailing images of librarians ... -
The impact of Twitter on libraries: a critical review of the literature
(2015)Purpose – The paper aims to present a critical review on the adoption and use of Twitter in libraries. Twitter, a microblogging service, is becoming more and more popular amonglibraries as a means of reaching users and as ... -
In praise of the Alexandrian librarians: pioneers in literacy scholarship
(2008)The article highlights the three librarians of the Library of Alexandria, who pioneered the formal study of literary texts in classical Greece in the third and second centuries B.C. Zenodotus, the first official head of ... -
Interview From vision to action: librarians as change agents
(2020)The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) 2019-2024 Strategy was launched at the World Library and Information Congress 2019 held in Athens from 24th to 30th August. The Strategy is the ... -
Kongress-Splitter
(2010)The article provides an overview of different events and news from the library world. Mentioned themes include the awarding of the Access to Learning Award of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation 2010 to the library of ... -
Librarians Skills and Qualifications in a Modern Informational Environment
(2008)Purpose -- The aim of the research is to investigate the qualifications and the skills of the librarian's profession as they are impressed through the job ads. Design/methodology/approach -- A total of 200 job advertisements ... -
Librarians’ support in improving health literacy: a systematic literature review
(2022-05)The last couple of decades health literacy has gained significant momentum among the issues listed as priority within the public health sphere. In addition, the advances of Information and Communications Technology, the ... -
Library Facebook practices for creating and promoting a professional profile
(2015)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to provide an in-depth insight on librarians’ use of the social networking site Facebook as a way to connect and promote interaction with library users. A series of common practices ... -
Measurement of burnout and the influence of background characteristics in Greek academic librarians
(2005)Purpose - The purpose of the present study is to measure levels of burnout among Greek academic librarians and to assess its relation with certain background characteristics. Design/methodology/approach - The Maslach Burnout ... -
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 ... -
Multivariate relationship and discriminant validity between job satisfaction and burnout
(2004)Job satisfaction and burnout are two multidimensional constructs, which represent affective work responses. The present study was designed to examine: the multivariate relationship between burnout and job satisfaction, and ... -
The ptolemaic library project
(2008)This paper discusses the foundation of the Library of Alexandria, probably to be dated under Ptolemy I, and argues for its location within the temple complex of the Mouseion. Modelled in part on Aristotle's library in ... -
Skills developed through library and information science education
(2009)The purpose of this paper is to report a study designed to identify qualifications and skills that library and information science (LIS) students should have when they graduate. Design/methodology/approach -- The reported ...