The Library of the Hellenic Statistical Authority was established in 1953 and it constitutes a separate Section of the Statistical Information and Publications Division. It is a specialised library and focuses on the economic and statistical sectors. Its mission is the management, conservation and preservation of all the ELSTAT publications, printed and electronic, as well as the dissemination of information concerning statistical, financial and management issues and generally issues relating to science and humanities.
The users have open access to the Library, whereas the material cannot be borrowed as it is in continuous daily use. The Library is equipped with computers, printers and photocopy machines, which are available to the users. The Library’s collection numbers about 70.000 volumes of monographs and periodicals and it is enriched with new material on an annual basis. Every semester, an Information Bulletin is published with the most recent publications. The most important part of the Library’s collection consists of the publications of the Hellenic Statistical Authority (in printed or electronic form) and the publications of other countries’ statistical authorities. It also comprises publications of international organizations, such as Eurostat, OECD, United Nations, IMF etc.
Through the on-line library catalogue the users can easily search and retrieve the information they want (by choosing among the different fields e.g. “title”, “author’ etc). The libraries information system ADVANCE, based on UniMarc structure, is used for the automation of the Library’s functions.
In addition to all these, the Library runs the “European Statistical Data Support Centre of Greece (ESDS)”, through which it offers free guidance to the users on how to search for European statistical data and publications through Eurostat’s formal website.
Hours of operation:
Visit to the Library: 09:00-13:00, Monday to Friday
Communication via telephone: 08:00-14:00, Monday to Friday
The Library of the Hellenic Statistical Authority is a specialised economic-statistical library.
All users are welcome to use the Library and the European Statistical Data Support (ESDS) Centre of Greece, which is run by the Library.
All users have open access to the Library’s reading room. No visitor is permitted to enter other parts of the Library without the prior permission of the Library staff.
Users are welcome to ask the Library staff for help.
The European Statistical Data Support (ESDS) Centre of Greece provides guidance to users in order to retrieve European statistical data and publications through Eurostat website. The Centre does not extract tables from databases for users, since all data and publications are provided free of charge.
Computers and printers are available to users so that they can have access to the on-line library catalogue, as well as to the ELSTAT and Eurostat websites.
Conduct of users:
Users should maintain quiet and good order in the Library’s reading room.
Users should not place the used material back on the shelves, but leave it in order on the tables.
Users should fill in the User Form handed to them by the Library staff each time they visit the Library.
Eating and drinking are prohibited in the Library.
Mobile phones should be switched off while using the Library.
Personal belongings should not be left unattended, as the Library accepts no responsibility for the loss of any unattended item.
Users should respect the Library staff who may ask to inspect any bag or publication being taken out of the Library.
Care must be taken of all Library items and material. No user may mark, mutilate or annotate books. Any marking, damage or loss of material should be replaced or compensated by the user who caused it.
Borrowing
The Library material cannot be borrowed, since it is in continuous daily use.
Only the staff of the Hellenic Statistical Authority is entitled to borrow Library material.
Data dissemination cost
Users should photocopy part of the material on their own and pay the corresponding cost per page.
The cost of the data provided in electronic format depends on the kind of the survey as well as on the requested data. Users should have with them their own means of storage for the recording of the data (CDs/DVDs/flash discs etc.).
Users can buy the ELSTAT printed publications in the ELSTAT Bookshop on the ground floor of our premises. On-line orders are also welcome through the ELSTAT portal at “Products and Services”– “Orders from the pricelist”.
All publications can be downloaded for free through the ELSTAT portal at “Digital library”.
