...Anna Maria Mouza; Athanasios Taousanis Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of Greece’s economic crisis on public librarians’ obligations. Design/methodology/approach In total, 43 public library managers completed a questionnaire regarding 116 librarian...

.... Originality/value – These findings, which are first recorded in Greece and refer to academic librarians’ duties, will be particularly useful for decision makers to reach the right decisions regarding the implementation of human resource practices, taking into account the individuality of the institutions...

..., it identifies factors which hinder the uptake of marketing, and investigates the evaluation methods used. Design/methodology/approach – There are 151 central and departmental academic libraries in Greece, yet there is limited published research concerning their marketing activities. Therefore...

... for academic libraries is reviewed and accompanied by a survey conducted in July 2010 in order to study the level of risk and disaster preparedness in Greek academic libraries. Findings In Greece, disaster management within academic libraries seems to be dealt with inefficiently, if not completely...

.... Intellectual capital Intangible assets Libraries Analytical hierarchy process Measurement Greece The meaning of the term “intangible asset” is of an asset (i.e. a claim to future benefit) that has not a tangible hypostasis. Among others, Choong (2008) provides an extensive analysis...

...Assimina Vlachaki; Christine Urquhart Purpose The purpose of this research project is to explore the impact of open access initiatives on biomedical research scientific publishing and scholarly communication in Greece. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents the preliminary findings...

... on the development of strategic planning aimed at the central public libraries in Greece and may assist in providing evidence for strategic planning in a national and/or in an institutional level. Originality/value It is one of the very few studies in Greece providing empirical evidence for the strategic...

... libraries Education Greece In today's information society, the efficient utilization and handling of the continuously growing volume of print and electronic material and the various forms of audio‐visual aids presupposes the existence of trained and competent users. A competent user is one who has...

... and creative planning of reading policy in academic libraries should be based on students' reading behavioural patterns. Originality/value Results for the reading patterns for students of academic institutions in Greece have not been available in the past. Availability of such results documented...

... between approaches to, and perceptions of, quality management need to be balanced. An interest for ISO 9000:2000/ISO 9001:2000 has been observed in academic libraries in Greece. Practical implications The study of the current attempts for implementing quality management systems as well as evidence...

... across Greece. Findings Findings suggested that respondents experienced low levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization and moderate levels of personal accomplishment. Of the background characteristics, age, number of years as a librarian and participation in decision‐making were found...