Internet usage in Greek libraries

Annual measurement of the eEurope and i2010 indicators, conducted by the Observatory for the Greek Information Society (Apr. 2007), available at http://www.observatory.gr/page/default.asp?la=2&id=16&pl=424&pk=45&ap=423, visited on 3-9-2007.

CALIMERA Country report: Greece: information on public libraries, local museums and archives (2003), European Commission, IST Programme, available at http://www.calimera.org/Countries/Greece.aspx, visited on 3-9-2007.

Digital strategy 2006-2013 (2007), by Information Society, the Official Greek portal for I.S., available at http://www.infosoc.gr/infosoc/en-UK/sthnellada/committee/default1/top.htm, visited on 3-9-2007.

Doellgast, B. (2003), “Bibliotheken in Griechenland heute”, Bibliotheksdienst, Vol 37 No 3, pp. 286-295.

Eurostat, “The digital divide in Europe”, (2005), Statistics in Focus. Industry, trade and services, No 38, pp. 1-7.

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Eurostat, “Internet activities in the European Union” (2005), Statistics in focus. Industry, trade and services, No 40, pp. 1-7.

Eurostat, “The Internet and other computer networks and their use by European enterprises to do eBusiness” (2006), Statistics in focus. Industry, trade and services, No 28, pp. 1-7.

Eurostat, “Use of the Internet among individuals and enterprises” (2006), Statistics in focus. Industry, trade and services, No 12, pp. 1-7.

Eurostat yearbook 2006-2007 (2007), Eurostat, Luxembourg.

Fifth Six-Month Report of the Observatory for the Greek Information Society regarding broadband development in Greece (Jul. 2007), by the Observatory for the Greek Information Society, available at http://www.observatory.gr/page/default.asp?la=1&id=183&pl=110&pk=398&ap=101, visited on 3-9-2007 (currently available in Greek).

Internet World Stats, Internet usage statistics, available at http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm, visited on 17-9-2007.

National Statistical Service of Greece, NSSG (2007), Hellas in Figures, available at http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/hellas_in_numbers.pdf, visited on 21-11-2007 (in Greek).

National Strategic Reference Framework 2007-2013 (2007), by the Hellenic Ministry of Economy and Finance, available at http://www.mnec.gr/en/economics/National_Strategic_Reference_Framework_for_2007-13, visited on 3-9-2007.

OECD Communications outlook (2007a), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris.

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OECD Information technology outlook (2006), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris.

OECD Science, technology and industry scoreboard (2005), Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, Paris.

Papazoglou, A. and Semertzaki, E. (2001), “Changes and developments in Greek libraries”, The Electronic Library, Vol 19 No 3, pp. 158-167.

Profile of Greek Internet users (2007), conducted by the Observatory for the Greek Information Society, available at http://www.observatory.gr/page/default.asp?la=2&id=183&pl=460&pk=63&ap=430, visited on 3-9-2007.

Profile of Greek Internet users (2005), conducted by the Observatory for the Greek Information Society, available at http://www.observatory.gr/page/default.asp?la=1&id=22&pl=110&pk=255&ap=101, visited on 17-9-2007 (in Greek).

Semertzaki, E. (2006), “History of libraries in Greece: a brief overview”, Conference: Libraries: yesterday, today and tomorrow, Athens, 19 May, 2006, Eugenidion Foundation.

Strategic’s telecoms, IT, Internet and new media observatory: Greece and Cyprus (2002), Strategic International Kataras S.A., Athens, 8th ed.

Study for measuring the indicators of the eEurope and i2010 initiatives for the years 2006 and 2007: Report on the research findings among enterprises (Jan. 2007), prepared for the Greek Information Society Observatory, available at http://www.observatory.gr/page/default.asp?la=2&id=183&pl=460&pk=59&ap=430, visited on 19-9-2007.

Study for measuring the indicators of the eEurope and i2010 initiatives for the years 2006 and 2007: Report on the research findings among private individuals – households (Jan. 2007), prepared for the Greek Information Society Observatory, available at http://www.observatory.gr/page/default.asp?la=2&id=183&pl=460&pk=58&ap=430, visited on 19-9-2007.

Xenidou-Dervou, C. (2001), “Consortia journal licensing: experiences of Greek academic libraries”, Interlending & Document Supply, Vol. 29 No. 3, pp. 120-125.

Further reading

Benchmarking in a policy perspective. Report No. 2: Broadband Internet: final draft, 13 June 2006 (2006), Empirica, Bonn, available at http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eeurope/i2010/docs/studies/wp1_report_broadband_final_draft_june2006.doc, visited on 23-9-2007.

Broadband coverage in Europe: final report, 2006 survey, Data as of 31 Dec. 2005 (Nov. 2006), European Communities DG Information Society, available at http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eeurope/i2010/benchmarking/broadband_coverage_06_2006.doc, visited on 23-9-2007.

Information and Communication Technologies Survey (2004), conducted by the General Secretariat of National Statistical Service of Greece, available at http://www.statistics.gr/gr_tables/S803_SFA_3_ICTSurvey_03.pdf, visited on 3-9-2007 (in Greek).

Information Society benchmarking report (2005), available at http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/eeurope/i2010/docs/benchmarking/051222%20Final%20Benchmarking%20Report.pdf, visited on 19-9-2007.

John, Y.J. and Gorman, G.E. (2002), “Internet use in South Korea”, Online Information Review, Vol 26 No 5, pp. 335-344.

Lu, W. and Du, J. and Zhang, J. and Ma, F. and Le, T. (2002), “Internet development in China”, Journal of Information Science, Vol 28 No 3, pp. 207-223.

Mutula, S.M. (2002), “Current developments in the Internet industry in Botswana”, The Electronic Library, Vol 20 No 6, pp. 504-511.

Xanthidis, D. and Nicholas, D. (2004), “Evaluating Internet usage and ecommerce growth in Greece”, Aslib Proceedings, Vol 56 No 6, pp. 356-366.

Younis, A.R.M. (2002), “The perception and administrative effect of Internet usage in Jordanian university libraries”, Online Information Review, Vol 26 No 3, pp.193-208.