Vasilis Satlanis Librarian A short introduction of the

Vasilis Satlanis Librarian A short introduction of the LIBRARY & INFORMATION CENTER UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS

History • 1964: Established along • • • with the University of Patras. 1967: Moved to a prefabricated building in Rio (300 m 2) 1971: The OECD Report 1987: Move to a new building (700 m 2). 1988: first Greek Library subscriber to databases 1989: ILL service Early ‘ 90 s: First LAN installation / 1 st European • • project 1993: Online access to databases via Hellaspac. 1996: Project POLYMNIA EPEAEK I 2002: Project Telephassa 2003: Inauguration of new building

Context • Central Library • A new Branch in Agrinio, after Uo. Patras absorbed the • • Uo. Western Greece. Ten Departmental Branches The Region is also served by Library of the Hellenic Open University Municipal Library of Patras Municipal Library of Aigion Papacharalambeios Public Library in Nafpaktos • •

Collections • Printed collections • Main collection • Reference collection • Course collections, e. g. • Eudoxus Theses and dissertations Donations EDC Audio. Visual Collection • • Electronic collections • ebooks • ejournals • databases • Digital Collections • Kosmopolis • Pleias • Daniilis • Greek Social & Economic Journals

Services • Circulation • Inter. Library Loan • Labs (PC Lab, Foreign • • • Languages) User support User instruction & Information Literacy Support of educational programs (e-learning, open courses) • Advocacy & support for Open Access • E-publishing • Printing/Scanning/Photoco pying

Space • Ten years in this building. • Our building hosts other • • services, including the Network Center & the Printing Services. Four levels ~ 8. 000 m 2 • 400 reading seats & 44 • computers 6 cooperation rooms • 4 individual reading halls • Instruction and events halls

Structure • University Council and the Rectorate Authorities • A seven membered Library Board • Library Administration • Five departments • Acquisition & Technical Services Department • Automation, Research & Development Department • Circulation & Reader Services Department • User Support Department • Administration & Secretariat Department

Memberships • HEAL-Link, the Hellenic Academic Libraries Consortium • Greek Librarians & Information Scientists Association • • (EEBEP) LIBER IATUL

Facts and figures • Not the usual Greek statistics. • All reports are publicly open via our IR • Consistently published since 1988

Loans 40000 32000 Loans 30845 24000 29071 31021 27370 22390 16000 20350 18966 16662 8000 0 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 14087 14653 15196 2010 2011 2012 2009 Chart Title 30000 26239 25288 22500 Visits 15000 14722 14781 19311 16660 12549 7500 8850 6958 5853 0 1 2 3 4 2012 5 6 2011 7 7455 4380 8 9 2010 10 11 12

Events • Since 2005 we have organized three times the Panhellenic Academic Libraries Conference Academic Libraries and Citizens Societies: Establishing bounds of knowledge, democracy and culture in the digital environment Scientific Digital Content: Production, Provision, Preservation Back to the future: the values of the past, our guides for the future • • •

… more events • Many other events during these years helping our staff develop FRBR and Linked Data: implications for libraries Scientific information and institutional repositories Libraries and visually impaired users • • •

… and even more • September 2013. 1 st Erasmus Mobility Week. 20 colleagues from all over Europe in Patras! Our 2 nd Erasmus Mobility Week, September 2015 3 rd Erasmus Mobility week August 2016 • • • Acadelib, 2017 26 -30 June

Projects • CRIS • SELIDA - RFID • Open Courses • APARSEN No. E

Open Access • One of the pioneering libraries in Greece in the adoption of Open Access A mandate for thesis deposition. Member Institution to Bio. Med Central and Royal Society Celebrating each year the Open Access week LIC personnel has conducted many reports about the progress of OA in Greece E-LIS national editors are staff of our Library • • •

Recycling • LIC coordinates the University-wide recycling of electronic • devices. We also assist in the recycling of paper plastic cartridges batteries • •

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