Today (14 September 2016) the European Commission released its long awaited draft proposals for a Directive on Copyright and the Digital Single Market. LIBER has released a statement in response to this development outlining the need to go further to ensure that legal certainty is achieved. A well-functioning and competitive market for research and innovation;…
LIBER recently established a Metrics Working Group, within the remit of the Scholarly Communication and Research Infrastructures Steering Committee. The members of the Working Group stem from a variety of research libraries and research institutions and are all considered experts in the field having extensively worked with or studied traditional as well as alternative (i.e.…
LIBER is hosting a number of initiatives or networks to enhance the re-invention of the library to become better suited for the Open Science paradigm in Europe and globally. The Working Group on Open Access has been put together to further advance the shift towards openness. The Working Group first met in Helsinki, during LIBER’s…
On 22-23 June 2016, OpenMinTeD organised its third stakeholder workshop at the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries in Newark, just outside of New York City.
The International Workshop on Mining Scientific Publications featured speakers from OpenMinTeD, as well as speakers who presented their text and data mining research results. LIBER being the lead on the dissemination and stakeholder engagement activities of the OpenMinTeD project, helped organise the workshop.
Our fourth Emerging Leaders Programme will take place between July 2017 and July 2018. Following on from the successful completion of three Emerging Leaders Programmes, we’re delighted to confirm that the Programme will continue to be directed by Janet Wilkinson (University Librarian and Director of the John Rylands Library, University of Manchester) and Roger Fielding…
At the end of September, as part of the FutureTDM project, we will be holding a high profile event to discuss text and data mining (TDM) and what can be done to improve uptake in the EU. Why is TDM important? Because using machine technology to sift through big data can help us further our…
A factsheet on Federated Access to Digital Resources at Libraries has been developed by the LIBER Office, as a result of our work for the AARC Project. It provides a basic explanation of federated identity management, the benefits for libraries and end-users, as well as recommendations for action and links for further reading. The conclusions of…
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 is looking for a part-time Community Engagement Project Officer who can support our engagement-related activities, as well as supporting stakeholders and end-users of project outputs. Open Science is not going to happen if we continue to work in separate silos. That’s why much of LIBER’s work in EU projects relates to stakeholder networking and engagement.…
At the end of the afternoon of the first day of the LIBER conference in Helsinki, a World Café session on LIBER’s new strategy framework was held. Despite competition with the sunny weather in Helsinki, more than 100 attendees participated in discussions at 15 tables. The topic for discussions was the draft strategy framework for the…
LIBER — along with other European library and cultural heritage organisations — has released a position paper ahead of the European Commission’s upcoming proposals on reforming the current copyright framework (expected in autumn 2016). The paper sets out recommendations for copyright reform, including: Further harmonisation of exceptions and limitations related to libraries, education and research; A clear…
LIBER, the Association of European Libraries, represents over 420 institutions from across Europe. LIBER is a non-governmental association of the research libraries of Europe, formed under the auspices of the Council of Europe and having the status of a consultative body with that Council. The strength of LIBER lies in its network: best-practice development within…
