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Επιτροπή των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων
Commission des Communautés européennes
Διαχείριση πληροφοριών
gestion de l'information
H ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΑ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΝΕΩΝ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΩΝ
ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΗΣΗΣ ΣΉΣ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΔΡΑΣΗ ΤΟΥΣ
ΣΤΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΩΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
ETAT DE L'ART DE L'APPLICATION DES NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES
DE L'INFORMATION DANS LES BIBLIOTHEQUES ET LEUR INCIDENCE
SUR LES FONCTIONS DESS EN GRECE
STATE OF THE ART OF THE APPLICATION
OF NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN LIBRARIES
AND THEIR IMPACT
ON LIBRARY FUNCTIONS IN GREECE
Έκθεση/ Rapport
EUR 11036 GR/FR-EN/9
Μίγέθυνση από μικροφωτοόελτίο
Agrandissement à partir d'un original microfiche Επιτροπή των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων
Commission des Communautés européennes
Διαχείριση πληροφοριών
gestion de l'information
H ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΤΟΜΕΑ ΕΦΑΡΜΟΓΗΣ ΤΩΝ ΝΕΩΝ ΤΕΧΝΟΛΟΓΙΩΝ
ΠΛΗΡΟΦΟΡΗΣΗΣ ΣΤΙΣ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΕΣ ΚΑΙ ΕΠΙΔΡΑΣΗ ΤΟΥΣ
ΣΤΗ ΛΕΙΤΟΥΡΓΙΑ ΤΩΝ ΒΙΒΛΙΟΘΗΚΩΝ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
ETAT DE L'ART DE L'APPLICATION DES NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES
DE L'INFORMATION DANS LES BIBLIOTHEQUES ET LEUR INCIDENCE
SUR LES FONCTIONS DESS EN GRECE
STATE OF THE ART OF THE APPLICATION
OF NEW INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN LIBRARIES
AND THEIR IMPACT
ON LIBRARY FUNCTIONS IN GREECE
META
ΜΕΛΕΤΕΣ ΤΟΠΙΚΗΣ ΑΝΑΠΤΥΞΗΣ
ΣΙΝΑ 25,
GR- ΑΘΗΝΑ TT 144
ASSOCIATION D'ETUDES DE DEVELOPPEMENT LOCAL
25, RUE SINA
GR-ATHENES TT 144
Κωδικός δχεδίου: LIB-2/9 - Code Projet: LIB-2/9
ΤΕΛΙΚΗ ΕΚΘΕΣΗ/RAPPORT FINAL
Γενική διεύθυνση
Τηλεπικοινωνίες, Βιομηχανίες της πληροφορίας και καινοτομία
Direction générale
Télécommunications, Industries de l'information et Innovation
1988 EUR 11036 GR/FR-EN/9 Εκδίδεται από την :
ΕΠΙΤΡΟΠΗ ΤΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΩΝ ΚΟΙΝΟΤΗΤΩΝ
Τενική διεύθυνση
Αγορά πληροφοριών και καινοτομία
Κτίριο Jean Monnet
ΛΟΥΞΕΜΒΟΥΡΓΟ
Publié par:
COMMISSION DES COMMUNAUTÉS EUROPÉENNES
Direction générale
Télécommunications, Industries de l'Information et Innovation
Bâtiment Jean Monnet
LUXEMBOURG
ΣΗΜΕΙΩΣΗ
Ούτε η Επιτροπή των Ευρωπαϊκών Κοινοτήτων ούτε κανένα άλλο πρόσωπο που ενεργεί εξ
ονόματος της Επιτροπής δεν ευθύνεται για την ενδεχόμενη χρήση των πληροφοριών που
περιέχονται στο
AVERTISSEMENT
Ni la Commission des Communautés européennes, ni aucune autre personne agissant
au nom de la Commission, n'est responsable de l'usage qui pourrait être fait des
informations ci-après
EKAX — EOK — EKAE, Βρυξέλλες-Λουξεμβούργο, 1988
CECA — CEE — CEEA, Bruxelles-Luxembourg, 1988 III
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The aim of this report is to first of all present the results of a study which
gives a concise appraisal of the present situation of libraries in Greece and
which shows above all the extent to which new technology has been introduced
into the running of these libraries.
LIBRARIES IN GREECE
According to the Greek National Statistics Service, there are around 625
libraries in Greece. They may be sub-divided as follows:
- the national library
32 public libraries
400 municipal or local libraries
21 children's libraries
university libraries and specialized scientific libraries
- monasterys (Mount Athos, Patmos)
- private libraries.
109 of these libraries have classified material. Twenty five either have
access to a computer system or at least use advanced equipment. All these
libraries belong to the university or specialized scientific library
category. The majority of these do not use software intended for automating
libraries.
The computers which these libraries normally use belong to the organisation in
charge of them, and the programs used for the libraries are simple programs
which monitor movements and record the books and periodicals; these programs
function very much as an index. Moreover, very little priority is given to
the needs of libraries in the area of computer services. This means that it
is impossible to introduce "on-line" archive management with a view to making
available various data, titles etc. IV
The study concentrates mainly on libraries which have already introduced new
technology or are planning to do so. The majority of these libraries are in
Athens, with only five being outside the Athens area:
1. The library of the University of Thrace, where there was an attempt to
develop a Greek computerized classification system (Machine Readable
Cataloguing). However, this initiative has not been followed up.
2. The library of the University of Thessaloniki, which had the idea of
setting up a national bibliographic centre, but without any positive
results.
3. The library of the University of Crete at Rethymno, where the Faculty of
Philosophy has introduced new technology in the form of microcomputer
systems.
4. The library of the University of the Aegean, which is beginning to give
some thought to computerization in its central library as well as in the
branches on the islands of the Aegean.
5. The library of the University of Iannina.
With regard to the libraries in Athens, the following are of most interest:
1. The National Library
2. The National Research Centre, including the Documentation Centre
3. The Pantios School of Political Science
4. The Business Training College
5. The "Dimocritos" Research Centre
6. The Greek Chamber of Technology
7. The Agronomy Training College 8. The "Ethnikon Metsovion Politechnion"
9. The Pasteur Institute
10. The National Social Sciences Research Centre
11. The Industrial Training College
12. The "Evangelismos" Hospital
13. The Kallithea town hall library, as well as the libraries of certain banks,
The majority of these libraries are linked to the central computer system
located in the Documentation Centre of the National Research Centre.
This Centre acts as a central network for these libraries and meets their data
processing needs. At the same time, it is also the most important
intermediary network in that it establishes an "on-line" link with the
majority of requesters and transmitters of data ("hosts") in Europe and
America. As far as bibliography is concerned, it serves the whole of Greece.
After an initial consideration of the use of new technologies in Greek
libraries, and on the basis of the information already mentioned, the
following conclusions may be drawn:
1. There have been partial attempts at computerizing libraries, but these
have not led to integrated systems.
There has been no attempt to acquire and use international bibliographical
services in the form of magnetic tapes such as the BNB tapes, the LC
tapes, etc.
3. There has been no development in Greece of a special programme adapted to
the particular situation of Greek libraries, just as there has been no
offer on the market. As a result of this, any service trying to
computerize finds itself obliged to adopt its own solutions. VI
4. There ie a noticeable trend towards th« uee of mlcrocompulor Hvalerne In
library management.
In the light of the above, the main steps to be taken for the development of
computerized systems in university and special libraries are the following:
1. The setting-up of an integrated system which will monitor the movement of
periodicals at national level.
The parallel development of integrated microcomputer systems able to work
both in stand-alone mode and in conjunction with one another.
If these goals are to be achieved, it is absolutely essential that the
material in these libraries be registered and their particular individual
features examined. This has already been done to a large extent.
Stand-alone microcomputer systems will be installed subsequently with the help
of the library staff who are already being given appropriate training in their
use. Once the systems are installed, computerization of the libraries will
take place in three stages:
a. The setting-up of a national data bank.
b. The organizing of an internal loans system between libraries which will
involve a combination of document ordering and teletransmission. In this
way, the user of a library will have access to the material of all other
libraries.
c. The setting up of "on-line" access to the system for outside users.
The reason for choosing microcomputers is partly their versatility, whether in
stand-alone mode or in collaboration with other computers (either via a local
area network (LAN) or as terminals of some central system), and partly their
low cost and "familiarity". VII
It goes without saying that the programs used will be the same throughout all
the libraries; a preliminary study will thus have to be made with a view to
creating a common framework in all the libraries (standardization).
The next stage involves perfecting the network of collaboration currently
being set up between the university and special libraries This will be
achieved by the introduction of advanced technology which will ensure that
documents are copied and circulated from one library to another.
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