CURRICULUM VITAE
1. PERSONAL DATA
SURNAME
NAME
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
MARITAL STATUS
ADDRESS
TELEPHONES
VARDAKOSTA
IFIGENIA
08/12/1967
MOSCHATO-ATHENS
MARRIED, MOTHER OF TWO CHILDREN
91 PINDOU STR, 183-45 MOSCHATO
2109549170,
MOBILE. 6977941264
ifigenia@ionio.gr, ifigenia@hua.gr
E-MAIL
2. STUDIES
04/2008
PhD student in the Ionian University, Department of Archives and Library
Science. Supervisor Dr. Sarantos Kapidakis.
2004-2006
MSc in Information Science, Department of Archives and Library Science,
Ionian University, Corfu, Grade “Excellent - «9,3»
1986- 1990
Bachelor in Librarianship, Technological Educational Institute of Athens.
Grade “Very Good - 7,52”
1985
1st General Lyceum of Moschato. Grade “Very Good – 17,3”
3. WORKING EXPERIENCE
1995:
1991 – 1992:
Head Librarian/Library & Information Centre of Harokopio University
Organization and support of “Library of Free School of Philosophy
“Plethon”
Organization and Development of “Constantine Mitsotakis Institution
Library”
Organization and Development of Constantine Mitsotakis Personal
Library”
List of I.Depountis personal collection
Organization and Development of a private collection
1991:
List of a private collection (M.Kalligas)
05/1995 - today
1996 – today:
2000 – 2003 :
1993 – 2000 :
4. SEMINARS
2008: “Copyright Law and technologies” / Ionian University and Greek Libarians and
Scientists of Information Union
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2008: Digital Innovation for the Knowledge Society / Athena –Research and Innovation centre
in Information, Communication and Knowledge Technologies
2008: Seminar for “Web of Knowledge” (WoS) / National Documentation Centre
2008: Library 2.0: Web 2.0 for internet services in a library / International Center for Hellenic
and Mediterranean Studies
2008: Creative Commons v.3.0 licenses and Academic Libraries (Workshop), Law School
Library of the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens
2008: «Seminar for the use of Central Interlibrary Loan System VDX» / Heal-Link
2007: Seminar for “Web of Knowledge” (WoS) / National Documentation Centre
2006: 4th two days seminar for Business/ Harokopio University
2004: Seminar for Digital Information / Library & Information Centre of University of Patras
2003: Seminar for “Web of Knowledge” (WoS) / National Documentation Centre
2003: Management and Implementation Higher Education co-funded by the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF) Structural Funds' Operational Programme "Education and
Vocational Training" (Greek acronym, Ε.Π.Ε.Α.Ε.Κ.) Ministry of Education and Cults,
National Management Unit.
2003:“Preserving the web material”/ Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network
(Erpanet), Ionian University
2001:“Total Quality Management”/ Technological Educational Institute of Piraeus- Operational
Programme for Education and Initial Vocational Training (O.P. "Education") (Distance
Learning Programme)
1999: Thessaloniki Spring Course on the Digital Library/ Ticer, Aristotle University of
Thessaloniki
1998: Patras Spring Course on the Digital Library / Ticer, Πανεπιστήμιο Πατρών
1998: Communication-Interview / Greek Association for Business Management
1997: Ermis’s Databases and Internet / National Documentation Centre
1997: Glafka Database and interlibrary loan for articles / National Documentation Centre
1997: Telematics for Libraries / National Documentation Centre
1997: An introduction to the Internet / ELEA
1997: Copyright issues and electronic information / National Documentation Centre
1997: 2nd Annual Meeting of National Network of Scientific and Technological Libraries /
National Documentation Centre
1997: European completion and home economics / Harokopio University
1996: National Network of Scientific and Technological Libraries: current situation and future
perspectives / National Documentation Centre
1996: Fastdoc Workshop / University of Patras
1995: Telematics for Libraries / National Documentation Centre
1995: “New technologies in Library Services” / National Parliament of Greece
1993: 5th International Symposium for archivist’s education / University of Piraeus
1993: Seminar for ΑΒΕΚΤ / National Documentation Centre
1992: Seminars for Paleography and Codes / Institute for Byzantine and Neohellenic Research
1991: Psychology seminars / Cultural Centre of Municipality of Athens
5. CONFERENCES
Research Papers
I.
Conference presentations
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2008: “The relation between information literacy and user education: the case of Library &
Information Centre of Harokopio University” in 1st Scientific Symposium “Information
Literacy and Greek Higher Education” / University of Thessaly
2008: Evaluation of service quality in Library and Information Centre of Harokopio University
in 17th Pan Hellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Ioannina
2008: “Right you are if you think you are: Evaluation of users education seminars held in
Library and Information Center of Harokopio University” in 17th Pan Hellenic Conference of
Academic Libraries / University of Ioannina
2007: «Greek Academic Libraries manager’s aspects for Emotional Intelligence» in 16th Pan
Hellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Piraeus
2007: Lecture on “Management based on teams in Greek Academic Libraries” In the line of the
MSc in Information Science – Management and Organization of Libraries, Athens
2006: «Management based on teams in Greek Academic Libraries» in 15th PanHellenic
Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Patras
2005: «Usability studies of Academic Libraries’ websites: proposals for choosing a method” in
14th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / TEI of Athens
2002: “Marketing implementation in Academic Libraries” in 11th PanHellenic Conference of
Academic Libraries / Technological Educational Institute of Larissa
2001: “Communication meaning and its application in Academic Libraries’ personnel” in 10th
PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Macedonia
1997: “Development and modernization of Harokopio’s University Library” in 6th PanHellenic
Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Athens
II.
Articles
2003: “Quality tools application in an Academic Library» in «Libraries and Information”,
no16, p.17-25.
2002: “The significance of communication and her application in Academic Libraries’
personnel: a first approach” in“Modern Library and Information Services” no15, p.16-32
2002: “The significance of communication and her application in Academic Libraries’
personnel: a first approach» in Proceedings of 10th PanHellenic Conference of Academic
Libraries/University of Macedonia
1998: “Development and modernization of Harokopio’s University Library” in proceedings of
6th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries, Athens, p.315-316
III.
Participations (Congresses, Workshops e.a.)
2008: “Information Literacy and Greek Higher Education” / University of Thessaly
2008: “Library’s information sources in academic community’s service: present and future” /
National Technical University of Athens
2008: Representative of Harokopio University in 19th Managerial Committee of Greek
Academic Libraries
2008: 17th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Ioannina
2008: Representative of Harokopio University in 18th Managerial Committee of Greek
Academic Libraries
2008: 2nd Conference of Art Libraries / Athens School of Fine Arts
2007: 16th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Piraeus
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2007: Software for Libraries, policies and strategies of Greek libraries for the future / Greek
Academic Libraries Consortium
2007: Union Catalogue of Greek Academic Libraries: services and tools for users and
librarians
2007: Representative of Harokopio University in 17th Managerial Committee of Greek
Academic Libraries
2006: 15th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Patras
2006: “Libraries yesterday, today and tomorrow” / Library of Eugenidion Foundation
2006: “Academic Libraries’ role in the preservation of cultural heritage: Institutional
Repositories” / Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2006: Representative of Harokopio University in 15th Managerial Committee of Greek
Academic Libraries
2005: “Archives, Libraries and Law in Information Society” / National Documentation Centre
2005: 14th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / Technological Educational
Institute of Athens
2005: Representative of Harokopio University in 14th Managerial Committee of Greek
Academic Libraries
2004: 13th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries: “Meta – Libraries. Libraries in the
era of Internet and WWW. Towards a new logic of functioning and management”/ Ionian
University
2004: CD-ROM Presentation of “Greek National Bibliography 1989-2000” / Greek National
Library
2004: “Academic libraries: visions, ideas, suggestions for co-operation” / Central Library of
University of Ioannina
2003: “Services for development a digital cooperation among libraries”/ University of Crete
2003: “Presentation of products for digital libraries and management of digital material /
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
2003: “Digital content: modern reality and prospects in Greece and Europe / National
Documentation Centre
2002: “Developing Digital Libraries”, Ionian University / DELOS, Ionian University
2002: 11th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / Technological Educational
Institute of Larissa
2001: 1st European Congress of Psycho-educational research: Cognitive and linguistic growth:
modern inquiring approaches / Harokopio University
2001: Representatives from Higher education for establishing indicators of evaluation /
University of Ioannina-Total Quality Management Unit of Greek Academic Libraries
2001: 10th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries/ University of Macedonia
2001: “Successful project management for libraries: what matters and what does not” /
University of Macedonia Library
2000: 9th PanHellenic conference of academic libraries / National Technical University of
Athens
2000: “Electronic resources: quality evaluation mechanisms workshop” / University of Patras
2000: New advances in information retrieval and information skills development for young
people / Athens College
1999: 8th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Aegean
1998: Forum for Information Services/ Central Library of National Technical University
1997: 6th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / University of Athens
1997: Syntax of internal regulation of operation for Academic Libraries / Technological
Educational Institute of Athens
1997: Continuing education of Library scientists / Greek Librarians Union
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1996: 5th PanHellenic Conference of Academic Libraries / Aristotle University of Thessalonica
1995: 4th PanHellenic Symposium of Academic Libraries / University of Crete, National
Technical University of Crete
1993: 7th PanHellenic Conference of Librarians / Greek Librarian’s Union
1991: 2nd Congress of Greek Bibliography / The Hellenic Literary and Historical Archive,
Educators Association of Athens College
1990: The role of school library in the first and secondary degree of education in Greece and
elsewhere / Educators Association of Athens College
1990: 6th PanHellenic Librarian’s Conference: new technologies and Greek libraries / Greek
Librarians Union
6. TEACHING
1999 – today: User’s Education seminars for first year and post graduates students at
Harokopio University (2 hours seminars in Greek and English language for Erasmus students)
2/2006: 6 hours seminar, titled “Information and its resources” In the line of the programme for
Asklipiio Voulas Hospital.
5/2005: Lecture titled «Team management in Greek academic libraries” In the line of the MSc
in Information Science – Management and Organization of Libraries, Athens, February 2008.
2/3/-8/3/2000: Organization of Education and Professional Training (ΟΕΕΚ) (40 hours
seminar)
7. SCHOLARSHIPS
1986-1987:
Scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation, for achieving the best
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performance in the 1 and 2nd year of studies at the Department of
Librarianship, Technological Educational Institute of Athens.
2005:
Scholarship from Ionian University for the second semester of my post graduate
Studies
8. FOREIGN LANGUAGES
English
Lower of Cambridge (Grade B)
French
Moderate
9. IT SKILLS
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Windows XP, Word, Excel, Access, Power POINT, E-mail, and Internet
Library’s Automation Systems (HORIZON, ABEKT 5.5)
Institutional Repository DSPACE
Databases (Web of Science, EconLit, JSTOR,,OECD, Scopus, OCLC, κ.ά
Statistical programmes: SPSS
Geographical Information Systems: Google Earth
10. SCIENTIFIC INTERESTS
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Academic Libraries Management (Teams, Emotional Intelligence)
Digital Collections (Policies, Collection development, Open access)
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Geographical Information Systems and Libraries
11. INTERESTS
Sports: Bicycling, gymnastics
Hobbies: Reading, collections
12. CONSTITUTIVE LETTERS
Can be provided
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