LIBRARY OF HISTORY DEPARTMENT

The Department has its own library consisting of about 16,000 volumes, in Greek and other languages (English, French, German, Italian, Russian, Turkish etc.). The book collection is supplemented by 175 periodical titles (40 in Greek and 135 in other languages) and a significant collection of modem maps, mainly historical, political and geophysical maps of Greece and the world.

The subject matter of the Department’ s library material covers all the humanities, with particular emphasis on Greek and world history, the social sciences, art, religion, philosophy, and Greek and Latin language and literature. It should be noted that the collection includes rare old books that circulated illegally during War years, etc. There are also full series of the Greek and Latin Patrologies (Migne) and the Acta Sanctorum on microfilms or microfiches.

The library collection is available to all members of the University community (faculty, graduate researchers, students, administrative, technical and other staff) for on-the-spot study in the reading room, for borrowing or photocopies. Persons who do not belong to the university community may use the library material only in the reading room.

The Department library has a reading room to accommodate 30 readers. Access to the books in the library may be:

a) direct, by the users’ direct access to the stacks, where the books are grouped according to subject matter, and

b) indirect through the fully computerized system.

There are special stands for periodicals where the most recent issues or volumes are displayed, and the Cardex, in which all magazines and newspapers are recorded whether or not the subscription continues. Also at the disposal of users is the «Collective catalogue of periodicals and newspapers» of the libraries of the Ionian University Departments of History F.L.T.I. and the «Collective catalogue of periodicals in Greek scientific libraries» of the National Research Institute which includes all university library periodicals.

The library of the History Department is open daily from 8:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. throughout the academic year; during the vacation periods it is open from 8:00 to 2:30 p.m.

Teaching staff and students have access to the extremely rich collections of the Historical Archives of Corfu, as well as to the rich library and archives of the Reading Society of Corfu and the Society for Corfiot Studies.