Quality Assurance

Policies and Procedures

• Πολιτικές Ανάπτυξης Συλλογών

The purpose of the Collections Development policy is to create a quality collection that will cover the information needs of users, support and promote teaching, educational and research processes. It is drawn up by the BKP and approved by the Rector's Council of the University. Given the uniqueness of the University's departments, the training and collection development strategy seeks to:

1. The representative collection of publications covering the thematic fields of Economy and Sustainable Development, Nutrition Science - Dietetics, Geography and Informatics and Telematics.
2. The timely enrichment of the collection with the aim of meeting current needs but also forming a framework for new perspectives and searches.

Material Selection Criteria:

1. Type
2. Policy followed by the Library regarding the development of special collections (publications of organizations, institutes, etc.)
3. Languages on which it is written/translated to.
4. Level of specialization of the subject categories that should be represented in the collection (textbooks, specialized material).
5. Number of copies available.
6. Policy regarding donations
7. Relevance and longevity of materials.
8. Accuracy of the information.
9. Depth and breadth of the thematic coverage of the selected materials

• Πολιτική Ανάπτυξης Ιστοτόπου

• Αποστολή: Η αποστολή της ιστοσελίδας της ΒΚΠ, σε συνάρτηση με τη συνολική αποστολή της Βιβλιοθήκης, είναι να υποστηρίζει την εκπαιδευτική και ερευνητική δραστηριότητα των μελών του  Πανεπιστημίου, μέσω της συλλογής και της οργάνωσης τόσο των εσωτερικών πηγών (βιβλία, περιοδικά – έντυπα και ηλεκτρονικά – βάσεις δεδομένων, γκρίζα βιβλιογραφία κλπ) όσο και των εξωτερικών, διαδικτυακών πηγών πληροφόρησης. Επιπροσθέτως, η ιστοσελίδα της Βιβλιοθήκης προσπαθεί να παρέχει  πηγές οι οποίες θα διδάξουν τους χρήστες της Βιβλιοθήκης πώς να αξιολογούν την πληροφορία που θα παρέχεται μέσω της ιστοσελίδας.

• Purpose: The Library's website serves as the primary means of disseminating information and information sources to the entire academic community of the University, as well as to any interested citizen.

• Management: The Library's website is controlled by a team that includes the Library's director, the IT manager, and a librarian specializing in electronic information sources. This team is responsible for the design, content, organization, maintenance, updates, and evaluation of the website. These members are the only authorized individuals to upload material to the Library's website.

• Criteria for Selecting External Links: The selection of external links must be consistent with the development policy of the Library's collections. Factors to be considered in the selection include the update rate, jurisdiction, organization, and accessibility of a source. The Library has chosen to offer a number of selected external sources for each scientific or thematic field covered by the University departments. The selected sources reflect the mission of the Library, the research interests of students and faculty, and have educational value. The choices are made by the website development team. Although the links are regularly checked and certified, and all efforts are made to ensure that the provided resources remain relevant to the collection development policy, LIC is not responsible for the content of external websites to which links are provided.

• Evaluation: The Library's website development team will use available tools to assess the use of the websites by collecting statistical data on page views and usability methods.

• Donation Policy

• Terms of Use of Electronic Computers

• Πολιτική Χρήσης Κοινωνικών Δικτύων ΒΚΠ

Collection of statistical data

• Collection of statistical data regarding the use and functions of the Library and Information Centre.

• Participation of the Library and Information Center in the Collection of Statistical Data by the Academic Library Quality Assurance Unit