Computer workstations are set up by the Library in all the Branches and are offered to the users for their study and research activity and academic needs. These workstations have access to the Internet and to the electronic resources and services of the Library through its Portal. The authorized use of workstations must conform to the Library’s mission and academic role.

Access to workstations is offered to:

• members the academic community of the University of the Aegean (undergraduate and postgraduate students, faculty members, researchers and administrative staff), by using their institutional account
• visitors, who can will obtain login credentials (username/password) from the Library staff. These credentials are valid for one day only.

There is no time limit for the use of the workstations.

External USB floppy and CD/DVD-ROM drives are available for use on the Library workstations.

Print stations are not available at workstations.

The Library and Information Centre provides free wireless internet access (Wi-Fi) to its users, both at the Central  Library and at all library Branches.

Wi-Fi access is available to:

• members of the academic community of the University of the Aegean (undergraduate and postgraduate students, faculty members, researchers and administrative staff), by using their institutional account.
• visitors,who can obtain login credentials (username/password) from the Library staff. These credentials are valid for one day only.

Wi-Fi users must comply with the Acceptable Use of Wireless Internet Access Services of the Information & Communication Systems Security of the University of the Aegean.

The University of the Aegean Library and Information Centre is enlisted in the Centralized Internship Support System for Greek Higher Education Students “ATLAS” as an Internship Reception Body by participating in the internship programmes for University and Technical Education Institute students. The Internship program aims to increase students’ knowledge and skill sets that enable them to put into practice what they have learned, and benefit from real working conditions.

Internship applicants attending the programme in the Library branches are:

• Students of the Ionian University Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology
• Students of the Department of Library Science and Information Systems of the Technological Education Institute of Athens and Thessaloniki and
• Students of the Units (Schools and Departments) of the University of the Aegean

Applicants must register to the ATLAS support system by selecting the user group they belong to in order to obtain information about the internship opportunities at the University of the Aegean Library. To apply for an internship position, students must contact the Internship Office of their University Unit (School or Department), which is responsible to complete the application.

At the beginning of every new Academic Year, the Library and Information Centre organizes tours to all the facilities for first-year undergraduate and postgraduate students of all University Units (Schools and Departments).

During the tours, the Library staff informs students about:

• the opening hours and operation conduct (loan regulations)
• the collections
• the guidelines for individual search of library materials by accessing the Open Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and
• the membership possess by issuing a Library member card, which is issued by the Library, and enables users to borrow materials and make use of all the Library services.

Returns of EUXODUS textbooks that are part of the Library’s collection fall under the borrowing regulations of the Library. Students of the University of the Aegean who are not entitled to receive free textbooks through the EUXODUS system, such as students who have exceeded the officially set course duration or students in a second cycle, can still attend to their academic needs making use of the EUDOXUS service.

The Library and Information Centre delivers textbooks to students of the University of the Aegean that had been delivered by mistake to other students in previous semesters. If the specific title that the student has declared is available in the Library Branch, the student can claim that from the Library Branch presenting the pin he/she has obtained from EUDOXUS, his/her academic ID or Identification Card and his/her Student Registration number. The student receives the book in request and signs a receipt acknowledgment form upon receipt of the book.

The Library and Information Centre accepts the returns of books that have in error been delivered through the EUDOXUS service to students of the University of the Aegean.
Any student who has wrongly received any book receives a return notification from EUDOXUS to their institutional user account. To return that book, a student must present that book and their Student Registration number to the Library branch. The return is carried out immediately by the Library staff and the student can thereafter make a new request (if they wish to do so).

The Online Integrated Textbook Management Service EUDOXUS is an online service for the immediate and integrated provision of textbooks to students of Universities and Technological Educational Institutes (TEI) nationwide.

Students can visit the EUDOXUS website to obtain information about the available textbooks for each course and directly declare and receive the textbooks they need.

Students can access the EUDOXUS website by using their institutional user account. Users who have not received their login details or experience other access problems should contact the Secretariat of their University Unit (School or Department) or the University Network Centre.

The use of Library materials (such as books, journals, dissertations, etc) are subject to the Law 2121/1993 (on Copyright, Related Rights and Cultural Matters). Based on this law, Library materials (such as books, journals, dissertations, etc) are available for personal study.

Storage, exploitation or reproduction of print copies for commercial use is not allowed in order to protect the interests of rightholders.

In particular, photocopy reproduction of books, journals, print items or other materials is not allowed. Only under certain and special circumstances, photocopy reproduction is allowed for the strictly private use of the user (for example excerpts of books) and non-circulating materials (for example journal articles).
In this case:
a) the user alone is responsible for the photocopy reproduction. The Library staff does not assist users in any photocopy reproduction of Library materials.
b) the photocopy reproduction by the user is for personal use only, or for use by narrow audience (close family and friends).

In any case, users must respect the permitted photocopying limits to ensure that such reproduction does not conflict with a normal exploitation of the work and does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author.
Specifically, only the reproduction of a small portion of copyrighted work, such as a small excerpt of a few pages of a book or a journal is allowed. The reproduction of the entire book or an entire journal issue or/and in multiple copies without the permission of the author or the publisher, it is not allowed under the Law 2121/1993 as it violates the rights of creator/holder, no matter if the act is performed by the user alone or for personal use only.

Users are fully responsible for any legal consequences arising from the violation of these restrictions. In such a case, the user must make full compensation to the natural or legal person who suffered property or ethical damage from illegal actions based on the Law 2121/1993. A felony may be punishable with imprisonment for one year and financial fine from 2.900€ to 15.000€, while heavier penalties may be imposed based on the damage and the circumstances indicated of illegal action.

Every Library Branch has a photocopier for library users. Library users can make copies of the material they are interested in (e.g. excerpts of books etc.), including non-circulating materials (journal articles, excerpts of items of gray literature etc.). Copying is subject to copyright or other intellectual property rights.