“LIBER is a network where research libraries and other parties interested in scholarly communications come together. Open Access is an issue of particular interest for us, because it’s such a change in terms of moving away from subscriptions, from the traditional library roles towards Open Access, and also what that means for librarians and where…
“We have several people in management from our library who are involved in LIBER communities, in copyright and communications, for example. LIBER gives us an international connection. I come from a rather small country comparatively, and we really need an international perspective on what we do. Research today is truly global and sometimes we need help to…
“I am the managing director of a project called e-Infrastructures Austria, creating a network of the research community in Austria. We are working with LIBER on a European project called LEARN, which is the implementation of the LERU Roadmap for Research Data Management. What I want to say is, come to this institution [the LIBER…
“My involvement with LIBER has just come by chance, through conferences I’ve been at, or through European-funded projects that we’ve been on. The main issue for DCC is Research Data Management, and for me it’s around Data Management Planning. Libraries play a key role in helping researchers, because they’re already managing their data, but all…
“The future changes and challenges for university libraries” was the main topic of discussion for the leaders of four Nordic capital university libraries at a two-day workshop taking place in April. For thousands of years, libraries have been used as a way to gather and preserve knowledge in printed books. With the new age of…
Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen, who is currently Director of Library Network Services at the National Library of Finland was appointed as LIBER’s 11th President at LIBER 2014 Annual Conference. This followed her significant contributions to the development of LIBER during four years as Vice President. She has also been very active in other international networks such as…
OAI9 took place in the University of Geneva on 17-19 June 2015. The CERN Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication takes place every 2 years and is a magnet for all those in Europe (and from further afield) who are interested in new modes of communication for scholarly outputs. Scholarly Communication issues are global issues.…
“I have been a Humanities researcher and educator, and working for LIBER has given me a valuable insight into the infrastructures that support and sustain cultures of research, and which cultivate and preserve knowledge for future generations.” – Dan North, Project Officer, LIBER, The Hague, Netherlands
The Authentication and Authorisation for Research and Collaboration project, AARC, has started from 1 May 2015. A kick-off meeting for partners and interested members of the wider community was held in Amsterdam on 3-4 June 2015. For the next two years, AARC will bring together 20 partners including national research and education networking (NREN) organisations,…
Hege van Dijke has joined the LIBER team as our new Communications & Events Officer. She will work on updating the website and our social media channels, and will take care of the publicity and the organisation of events. She will work in close collaboration with the LIBER projects officers, in order to communicate the work…
On 18 May 2015, STM issued a press release in response to the publication of the Commission’s ‘Communication on Single Digital Market Strategy for Europe’. In this press release, STM addressed the Commission’s suggestion that an exception for text and data mining (TDM) should be introduced as part of the Commission’s ongoing work in updating…
