A review of the library and information services in Greece: current developments that shape LIS education

Issue title: Greek LIS Education

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Garoufallou, Emmanouel^a | Siatri, Rania^a | Hartley, R.J.^b

Affiliations: [a] Lecturers, Department of Library Science and Information Systems, TEI of Thessaloniki, P.O. BOX 141, GR-57 400, Thessaloniki, Greece. Tel.: +30 2310 791236; Fax: +30 2310 791185; E-mail: mgarou@libd.teithe.gr; rsiatri@yahoo.gr, and Deltos Research Group, Greece | [b] Professor of Information Science and Head, Department of Information and Communications, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK

Abstract: This paper provides a brief review of the development of Greek libraries in order to provide a context for the later papers on education for library and information studies in Greece.

Keywords: LIS education, Greek education, higher education, academic libraries

DOI: 10.3233/EFI-2008-26203

Journal: Education for Information, vol. 26, no. 2, pp. 67-75, 2008