| REGULATION
OF OPERATION OF THE MAIN READING ROOM |
The
right to enter and use the Main Reading Room
The
right to use of the reading room belongs to those who are
over 18 years old and possess a valid Reader Bulletin. The
Reader Bulletin is issued by the National Library of Greece
to the readers who need to use the Library, after filing an
application form (along with 2 photographs and the proper
ID). The Bulletin is issued free of charge, is absolutely
personal and is valid for five years. In case the Bulletin
is lost, his owner should report to the National Library of
Greece, and will be replaced. If it is also lost for second
time the National Library of Greece maintains the right not
to issue a new one. For cases where the reader uses the Library
for research only, or is permanent resident of another city
or country, a Provisional authorization of entry is issued.
The entry in the reading room is allowed only to those who
study material of the Library. The readers are responsible
for their personal objects and their personal computers. Books
or other material of the National Library of Greece are not
allowed to be removed outside the reading rooms. The readers
are requested to properly use the library material. They are
also requested to report each attrition of book that they
have received for reading. At the exit the readers may be
asked to open their bag for inspection. The use of cameras,
photographic machines and photographic instrument is not allowed
in the reading room.
The readers are requested:
· to not mark the books
· to not lean their notepad on the book in order to write
· to read big books and newspapers only at the reading desks.
· not to speak loudly, turn off the mobile telephones, not
to bring in foods, liquids, chewing gums, razor blades and
scissors.
In case a book is uncut, it can be reported to the responsible
employee.
Utility books should be repositioned to their place (perimetrically
in the Reading room).
It is notified that cameras monitor all the areas of the reading
room and the Library and the books are marked.
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The
entering procedure
The
reader entering the lobby of the National Library of Greece
puts his bag in a case and keeps the respective key as long
as he is in the National Library of Greece. Those using the
Reading room are required to present their valid ID. The reader
entering the Reading room, presents his Reader Bulletin or
the Provisional Authorization of Entry as well as the Bulletins
of Application Forms, selects a numbered place and waits the
asked items, which will be delivered after 10΄ to 20΄. When
he finishes his study and is to withdraw from the National
Library of Greece, he returns the book to the same employee
from whom he obtained it and receives the white bulletin signed
and stamped, as well as the Reader’s Bulletin. In the lobby
he delivers the white Bulletin to the office of reception
of entry and receives his bag from the case, leaving the key
in the door. In case the reader wishes to study also in the
afternoon of the same day or the next day the same book, he
delivers appropriate marking on the white bulletin. In the
ground floor of the Reading room, general handbooks are available
for free access to the readers. The readers of the National
Library of Greece owe to handle the books carefully, not to
lean notepads or other objects on them, not to write, mark,
or tear the pages. Any attempt of misappropriation of books
is punished according to relative law provisions.
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What
our employees can do for you
The
reception employee
welcomes the new readers, informs them for the use of NLG
(orally and with the relative booklets), directs them to other
Libraries (if they do not fill the conditions for use of the
NLG). He also receives the white bulletin signed and stamped
from the outgoing readers and also checks the books and provides
the authorization for their photocopying.
The employee of the bibliographic service
provides the information on the use of card catalogues, OPAC
and Greek National Bibliographies and serves the readers with
all kinds of bibliographic help.
The employee that issues the Reader’s Bulletin and
Provisional Authorizations checks the information
of readers from the police IDs issues the bulletins and the
authorizations and manages the computerized file of readers.
He also monitors the Reading room via the closed circuit.
The employee in charge of the Reading room
(alternative) receives the Bulletins of application of forms
as well as the Bulletins of Readers, dispatches the bulletins
to the bookstages, delivers books in the readers and manages
the daily file. He provides bibliographic service to the readers
that are already in the Reading room.
The second employee of the Reading room seeks
the books that are found in the two floors in the Reading
room, has the responsibility for the old and infrequent books,
he guides the readers for free access books (in the ground
floor, perimetrically of the room). He also monitors the Reading
room via the closed circuit.
Three employees are assigned to serve the
Bulletins of applications in book stacks of the 5-floor wing.
Two employees are allocated to the book stack
wings of New Literature.
Apart from the above-described work, the whole personnel of
the personal Department of Reading room is also charged with
the following duties:
· Classify each morning the book stages the books of the previous
day, as well as the new material that is received by the Department
of Lists. Each employee is allocated a specific part of the
book stacks.
· Search and locate the requested books. This search is not
simple. If the book is not found in his place in the bookshelf,
the research is continued: in the bookshelf of the books of
other form, in the file of inventory, in the state of withdrawing,
in other places of storage, in the lending file, in the offices
of other departments etc.
· Also, the personnel participate in the work of:
- Receipt of new book material, control and classification.
- Preparation for maintenance, bookbinding and digitization.
- Receipt of book material from the micro photo service.
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The
Service of Bibliographic Information
The Service of Bibliographic Information and service of readers
of National Library of Greece is located at the lobby of the
Library and is responsible:
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For
the management of service of bibliographic information,
including the card catalogues, the databases and other
material in printed and digital form.
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For
the guidance of readers in their research in the card
catalogues, in the headword directory, in the Bibliographies
and in the use of the electronic tools of NLG.
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For
the organized tours in the National Library of Greece.
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The
use of portable computers
The reader/user of a portable computer can ask from the employee
of entry, his wireless connection with the network of National
Library of Greece so that he acquires wireless access to the
internet, right of reading of electronic magazines of the
consortium Heal-Link, as well as searching the OPAC
of NLG. The readers should not leave their computers without
attendance. The National library of Greece does not bear any
responsibility for any losses.
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