The use and diffusion of geographic information is continuously increasing in the areas of education and research since considered significant for everyday life. As the greatest challenge for libraries is to provide users with the most relevant geographic information, many of them have adapted to the current information climate. Moreover, as librarians are equipped for managing data, they are considered those professionals who have contributed to the development of institutional repositories and the development of many digital collections, changing the information environment. The last few years things have been changing rapidly in Greece considering the dissemination of public geospatial data, as several public sectors are becoming familiar with open access “culture” and provide geospatial data for free. Nevertheless, this tremendous change has left untouched, in the field of geospatial data collections, the Greek academic libraries that constitute the main information providers, covering their institutions strategic agendas. Therefore, libraries should exploit all the advantages of open access environment especially nowadays that financial crisis has affected all aspects of their operation. Throughout this study we aim to highlight this specific absence of digital geospatial collections in Greek libraries and answer the following questions: 1) Do GIS experts use Greek libraries for covering their information/educational needs? 2) Is geospatial collection development considered a necessity for fulfilling their obligations (educational/research/professional)? 3) Is open access crucial in their everyday life (in public and private sector, in universities etc).