A principal aim of this work is to stimulate further discussion within and among
national libraries and to underline their leading role in the field of e-services,
especially e-learning and e-reference. Initially we quote a brief introduction to the
history and the mission of the National Library of Greece and continually, we cite
ideas about convenient access to the e-services within a patron-centered framework
where the librarian is the patron himself. Finally we underline the role of the National
Libraries in the social interaction and we give directions for a new more active role
that the librarians of the National Libraries are able to play for the community’s good