Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Library & Information Centre: A new-old library

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Library and Information Centre (AUTh Library) is a rather new library, 90 years old. Yet, its collections go back till the 10th century AD thanks to donations by professors, donors and other benefactors. This paper shortly presents the history of the AUTh Library

Integrating library and cultural heritage data models

Libraries create and preserve bibliographic data using the MARC family of standards to encode and interchange them. Aggregation and exposure of these data into the Semantic Web universe is a key issue in libraries and is approached on the basis of library data conceptual models. Examining the way that data are represented in each data model, as well as possible mappings between different data models is an important step towards interoperability. This paper aims to contribute to the desired interoperability by attempting to map core classes and properties between two well known conceptual models, namely BIBFRAME and EDM. BIBFRAME aims to transform the widely used MARC data structure in libraries to the Linked Data context and EDM is the model developed and used in the Europeana Cultural Heritage aggregation portal

Panel: What role can RDA/RDF play in the transition to linked library data? Question 1 : RDA has been painstakingly aligned with the LRM; BIBFRAME has not. One of the most talked about areas of concern is the absence of an expression entity in BIBFRAME. Could this, or other incompatibilities between RDA and BIBFRAME, have significant impacts?

This presentation was presented as part of the panel 'What role can RDA/RDF play in the transition to linked library data?'. The panel was moderated by Crystal Clements, Theodore Gerontakos (University of Washington Libraries). The slides include the presenter's answer to the following question: RDA has been painstakingly aligned with the LRM; BIBFRAME has not. One of the most talked-about areas of concern is the absence of an expression entity in BIBFRAME. Could this, or other incompatibilities between RDA and BIBFRAME, have significant impacts

Representing and integrating bibliographic information into the Semantic Web : A comparison of four conceptual models

Integration of library data into the Semantic Web environment is a key issue for libraries and is approached on the basis of interoper- ability between conceptual models. Several data models exist for the representation and publication of library data in the Semantic Web and therefore inter-domain and intra-domain interoperability issues emerge as a growing number of web data are generated. Achieving interoperability for different representations of the same or related entities between the library and other cultural heritage institutions shall enhance rich bibliographic data reusability and support the development of new data-driven information services. This paper aims to investigate common ground and convergences between four conceptual models, namely Functional Requirements for Bibliographic Records (FRBR), FRBR Object-Oriented (FRBRoo), Bibliographic Framework (BIBFRAME) and Europeana Data Model (EDM), enabling semantically-richer interoperability by studying the representation of monographs, as well as of content relationships (derivative and equivalent bibliographic relationships) and of whole-part relationships between them

Highlights of library data models in the era of Linked Open Data

Semantic Web technologies and Linked data form a new reference framework for libraries. The library community aims to integrate its data with the Semantic Web and as a result new library data models have been developed. In this context, significant research effort focuses on the alignment between the library models with relevant models developed by other communities in the cultural heritage domain. However there exist several issues concerning the interoperability between all these data models. This paper seeks to contribute in the interoperability of four models, namely FRBR, FRBRoo, EDM and BIBFRAME. It highlights the commonalities and the divergences between them by using a case bibliographic record and by exploring how this record is represented by each one of them

Alternative Metrics for the Evaluation of Scholarly Activities : An Analysis of Articles Authored by Greek Researchers

Recently, altmetrics have emerged as alternative means of measuring scholarly impact, aiming at improving and complementing both traditional and web-based metrics. The aim of the present study is to contribute to the altmetrics literature by providing an overview of the coverage of altmetrics sources for the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) publications. We used Scopus to collect all research articles stating AUTh as the affiliation of at least one author and published from 2010 to 2016. The altmetric data originated from Altmetric Explorer, a service provided by Altmetric.com. Only 17% of all publications retrieved from Scopus had some kind of mentions, while there was a clear increasing trend over the years. The presence of altmetrics was different from each Altmetric.com attention source. Around 81% of all mentions came from Twitter. Facebook was a distant second, followed by news outlets. All other sources had very low or negligible coverage. The overwhelming majority of tweets had been posted by members of the public, who do not link to scholarly literature. Medical Sciences had by far the highest number of publications with altmetric scores, followed, in a distance by Sciences. However, Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences publications exhibited a significant altmetric activity. More research is needed in order to get a better insight into the altmetric landscape in Greece and develop an understanding about the kind of influence altmetrics measure, and the relationship, if any, between altmetric indicators and scientific impact

Factors that Influence Information-Seeking Behavior : The Case of Greek Graduate Students

The purpose of this survey is to determine the information-seeking behavior of graduate students of the Faculties of Philosophy (8 Schools) and Engineering (8 Schools) at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Discipline did not seem to affect information-seeking behavior critically. The Majority of the sample demonstrated a low to Medium level of information-seeking behavior. This survey revealed the need for improving the level of graduate students' information literacy skills

Exploring the information seeking behavior of Greek graduate students : A case study set in the University of Macedonia

This paper describes a survey designed to determine the information seeking behavior of graduate students at the University of Macedonia (UoM). The survey is a continuation of a previous one undertaken in the Faculties of Philosophy and Engineering at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). This paper primarily presents results from the UoM survey, but also makes comparisons with the findings from the earlier survey at AUTh. The 254 UoM students responding tend to use the simplest information search techniques with no critical variations between different disciplines. Their information seeking behavior seems to be influenced by their search experience, computer and web experience, perceived ability and frequency of use of e-sources, and not by specific personal characteristics or attendance at library instruction programs. Graduate students of both universities similar information seeking preferences, with the UoM students using more sophisticated techniques, such as Boolean search and truncation, more often than the AUTh students

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Library & Information Centre: A new-old library

The Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Library and Information Centre (AUTh Library) is a rather new library, 90 years old. Yet, its collections go back till the 10th century AD thanks to donations by professors, donors and other benefactors. This paper shortly presents the history of the AUTh Library