3. Electronic resources at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki is the largest university in Greece, with
a population of 35,000 active students, approximately 3,000 faculty members
and 9,000 postgraduate students. At the time of the study, the university library
offered access to a wide range of electronic resources, including over 19,000
electronic journals of nearly all major publishers, approximately 400 electronic
books and over 80 bibliographic databases. The vast majority of e-journals and
a significant number of databases and e-books are available through the
Hellenic Academic Libraries Consortium (Heal-Link), while the rest are
university’s subscriptions.
Usage statistics via the information providers are the library’s main source
regarding the extent of use of digital resources. Usage statistics however, are
unable to provide insights into the levels of use among different groups and to
issues like perceived effectiveness of electronic resources or problems
associated with their use.