Libraries across Europe are rolling out research support services, including for Research Data Management (RDM), and helping libraries to play a key role in this field is essential to one of LIBER’s core strategic objectives: Enabling Open Science. To discuss current developments and initiatives in this field, our Scholarly Communications & Research Infrastructures Steering Committee…
After each LIBER Annual Conference, we ask delegates for feedback so that we can improve future events. In addition to sharing overall opinions about the conference, delegates rate the presentations which they attended. The 2016 survey results are now available, and the following presentations were selected as the 10 best by conference attendees. As you peruse…
Are you a librarian who would like to better understand the implications of Open Science for your work, including the potential opportunities and challenges? If so, you might like to follow a free online course, Open Science at the Core of Libraries. It’s been developed by LIBER Office as part of our participation in the FOSTER project. The…
LIBER’s 2016 Annual Conference in Helsinki, Finland was our biggest yet, with 541 registered delegates and over 40 speakers. How do you summarise three days of intense discussions, inspiring talks, and of course plenty of networking during the lively social events? It’s a tall order but we’ve selected a few highlights. For more information on the conference,…
LIBER’s 45th Annual Conference kicks off this week in Helsinki, Finland. Over 500 delegates will be present for three days of keynote talks, presentations and workshops related to the theme Libraries Opening Paths to Knowledge. The conference will focus on the role of libraries as promoters of open science. It will highlight the work that European research…
LIBER’s Annual Conference is one of Europe’s biggest gatherings of library professionals, and we want to encourage librarians from across Europe to attend. That’s why we offer the Annual Conference Fund allows potential delegates from a number of countries to apply for free conference registration and a €500 grant towards travel costs. For 2016, participants…
Registration is now open for this year’s Annual Conference, to be held in Helsinki, Finland from 29 June to 1 July. As the main network for research libraries in Europe, our Annual Conference is one of the most important yearly gatherings for research library professionals to network and share information and ideas with one another. Early-bird registration…
New library systems are being launched, which will deeply affect how libraries carry out their core procedures and tasks. They include the upcoming cloud-based systems of the world‘s largest suppliers Ex Libris and OCLC, and Open Source systems under construction (e.g. Kuali OLE, KoHa). Libraries in countries across Europe and the United Kingdom are moving to…
The Call for Papers for LIBER’s 2016 Annual Conference in Helsinki, Finland — from 29 June to 1 July — is now open. Submit your proposal before 15 February 2016.
