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The first floor of the Academy houses the Library of Arsakeia Schools in Psychiko and covers an area of 350 acres.

All our schools share the same library whose main target is:

• To contribute effectively to the Schools’ programme and satisfy the needs of our pupils, teachers, the administrative research and technical staff of Filekpaideftiki Etaireia as far as data and research is concerned
• To serve specific reading public (researchers, university students, etc)
• To acquaint its users with new technologies

The library consists of the following sections:

• The Reading Room

It is the area where visitors to the library can read and make use of the printed material. In this section one can also find books containing data such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, etc as well as books on History, Philosophy and Literature(both domestic and overseas). 

• The Information and Lending Section

In this section, which is adjacent to the Reading Room, one can find the main area of the Library which is essential for borrowing books and generally speaking for the use of the whole Library.

• E – Library

This section is equipped with P/C for public use. It consists of CD-ROMs, CDs, records, cassettes, videos, tapes for individual or group use. Users also have permanent access to the Internet via the Library’s six terminals.

COMPILATION

The Library possesses a variety of scientific, school and children’s writings, magazines, cassettes, records, videotapes, CD-ROMs. In particular, the Library has:

• Books (20,000 volumes)
• Magazines (20 titles)
• Cassettes (50)
• Records (20)
• Videotapes (70)
• CD-ROM (multimedia) (100) 

The processing of the Library’s material rests on international standards. Computerization is supported by the ABEKT system of EIE. Classification is done in AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules) Codes.

The indexing of the subjects depends on

1. The subject headings of the National Library and
2. The Library of Congress Subject Headings

The classification is computed with DEWEY (Dewey Decimal Classification) and the areas covered are the following:

000 General subject

100 Philosophy

200 Religion

300 Social Sciences

400 Linguistics

500 Sciences (Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry, Biology)

600 Technology

700 Fine Arts (painting, Music, Architecture, etc)

800 Literature

900 History-Geography

Lending a book

This is a lending library which can deliver all its material except rare books, cassettes, videotapes, CD-ROM and magazines which are available only for the Schools’ needs.

Lending Conditions

Every interested party is entitled to two books for a two-week period. Magazines, dictionaries, encyclopedias and rare publications are on loan only to be photocopied on the Schools premises.

Services

Users Training-Tours

Training for use of Information Material

Cooperation with teachers for projects of our pupils

Writing of Bibliography