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13 ANNUAL REPORT EKT
As a result of the upgrading and
further development of EKT’s
management information systems,
there is now a new version of the
National Archive of Greek PhD The-
ses. The improvements optimise
the collection and documentation
procedures for theses, as well as
upgrade the operating systems.
These developments have allowed
for the integration of additional
services facilitating searches
of the National Archive of Greek
PhD Theses, recovery, reading and
long-term preservation of theses.
At the same time, tracking theses
is easier, since their inclusion
in the National archive of Greek
PhD Theses makes them search-
able using search engines, such as
Google.
In addition, every thesis which
is registered with the National
Archive of Greek PhD Theses
is given a permanent URL,
while its continued presence
and its ability to be viewed
in its digital form is ensured.
Since 1985 EKT has been,
by law, the official body
responsible for the National
Archive of PhD Theses.
It plays an active role in
the international portal
DART-Europe, a collaboration
between research libraries
and consortiums of libraries
in Europe, which aims to
improve access to European
PhD theses. In this way, Greek
PhD theses are made available
at DART [
,
where open access is provided
to more than 400,000 PhD
theses from 27 European
countries, using a single
point of search and navigation
environment.
The new version of the National
Archive of Greek PhD Theses
was developed within the
Project “National Information
System for Research and
Technology / Social Networks-
User Generated Content’ -
NISRT. NISRT is co-financed
by Greece and the European
Union – European Regional
Development Fund [Operational
Programme ‘Digital
Convergence’, NSFR]
Technical
information
Action
Resources
Online traffic
of the National
Archive of Greek
PhD Theses from
other countries
62%
United States
12%
Canada
7%
Great Britain
6%
China
3%
Germany
2%
France
2%
Italy
1%
Cyprus
1%
Netherlands
1%
China
1%
Belgium
1%
Turkey
1%
India
