Open access in Greece explained

Open access scholarly communication of Greece is preserved in repositories maintained by several academic institutions.^[1]

Repositories

There are a number of collections of scholarship in Greece housed in digital open access repositories. They contain journal articles, book chapters, data, and other research outputs that are free to read. As of March 2018, the UK-based Directory of Open Access Repositories lists some 36 repositories in Greece.^[2] The National Hellenic Research Foundation, University of Patras, and University of Piraeus hold the most digital assets.

Timeline

Key events in the development of open access in Greece include the following:

• 2018
  • June: Hellenic Academic Libraries Link (HEAL-Link) issues a declaration supporting open access.

Further reading

• Elisavet Chantavaridou . Open access and institutional repositories in Greece: progress so far . OCLC Systems & Services . 1065-075X . 10.1108/10650750910931922 . 2009 . 25 . 47–59 .
  • Book: Panos Georgiou . Fiori Papadatou . Open access in Greece . Open access in Southern European countries . Lluís Maria Anglada i de Ferrer . Ernest Abadal i Falgueras . 9788469367926 . Madrid . . https://web.archive.org/web/20160410225837/http://www.accesoabierto.net/sites/accesoabierto.net/files/OASouthEurope_04_Greece.pdf . dead . 2016-04-10 . 2010 .
• Creating an Institutional Repository (IR) in Greece: need for information systems strategy? . Angeliki Vos . Master . . Sweden . 2015 .
• Book: Greece . Walt Crawford . Walt Crawford . Gold Open Access by Country 2012-2017 . Cites & Insights Books . US . 2018 .

External links

• Web site: Openarchives.gr . el, en . . Greek science content in the digital public space .
• Web site: Openaccess.gr . el .
• Web site: Hellenic Academic Ebooks . Kallipos.gr . el, en . Greek Research and Technology Network, Σύνδεσμος Eλληνικών Ακαδημαϊκών Βιβλιοθηκών (Hellenic Academic Libraries), and National Technical University of Athens. . ("The purpose of the 'Kallipos' action is the production and delivery of Open Access electronic books, which will be used by the students of Greek universities")
• Web site: . University of Southampton . UK . Browse by Country: Europe: Greece .
• Web site: (Greece) . . 1040261573 . Harvard University . News and comment from the worldwide movement for open access to research . Peter Suber . Peter Suber .
• Web site: Browse by Country: Greece . ROARMAP

  Registry of Open Access Repository Mandates and Policies

  . . UK .

Notes and References

1. Web site: OA in Greece . Open Access in Practice: EU Member States . . 27 March 2018 .
2. Web site: Greece . . University of Nottingham . UK . 27 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090206084105/http://www.opendoar.org/countrylist.php?cContinent=Europe#Greece . 6 February 2009 . dead .