LIBER Alert | Research Library and Open Science News | May 17, 2019
This is the 15th LIBER Alert.
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LIBER News
- Impact Playbook Webinar: Join us on May 21 at 1400 CEST to discuss how you can measure impact in your library. We’ll hear from Europeana on their Impact Playbook, and from Leiden University Libraries and the National Library of Wales on how they have used the Playbook. Register
- Europe’s New Copyright Directive: Golden Opportunity or Missed Opportunity for Libraries and Universities? Read
- RDM Support Case Studies: LIBER’s Research Data Management Working Group has published two case studies showcasing research data management support provided by the Delft University of Technology and the University Library at The Arctic University of Norway. Read
- FOSTER Plus Project Results: The FOSTER Plus project, in which LIBER was a partner, has come to an end in April. The FOSTER Portal remains active and the Open Science Training Courses are still available. Read
- Library Carpentry Instructor Training for Librarians: A two-day Library Carpentry instructor training course will take place on 24-25 June, just before LIBER 2019 in Dublin, Ireland. A special rate is available for LIBER library staff. Learn more
- Save the Date – Architecture Seminar: The LIBER Architecture Group will hold its 20th seminar on Designing for Learning and Scholarship at The University of Luxembourg Learning Center, Belval Campus, on 1-3 April 2020. More information will follow.
Network & Open Science News
- EOSC Early Adopter Programme: The EOSC Early Adopter Programme is now OPEN. Researchers and research communities dealing with grand-societal challenges that require the combined use of multiple services and resources are invited to apply to the programme. Deadline for application is 15 June 2019. Learn more
- 2019 Big Deals Survey Report: The Second EUA Big Deals Survey Report is an updated mapping of major scholarly publishing contracts in Europe. Read
Upcoming Events
- Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries Conference, Florence 28-31 May
- Mozilla-Library Carpentry Global Sprint, online 30-31 May
- Erasmus Library Staff Week, Paris 3-7 June
- Open Repositories 2019, Hamburg 10-13 June
- Erasmus Staff Training Week for Librarians, Odense 11-14 June
- Islandora Camp, Dübendorf 17-19 June
- User Experience in Libraries, London 17-19 June
- OAI 11 – The CERN-UNIGE Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication, Genève 19-21 June
- Building Open Science in Europe: The Road Ahead of EU Member States and the EOSC Community, Tallinn 20 June
- EBLIDA-NAPLE Conference, Dublin 24-25 June
- 2019 IIIF Annual Conference, Gottingen 24-28 June
- LIBER Annual Conference, Dublin 26-28 June
- Libraries as Research Partners in Digital Humanities, The Hague 8 July
- DH2019, Utrecht 9-12 July
- SEMANTiCS2019, Karlsruhe 9-12 September
- Open Science FAIR, Porto 16-18 September
- 14th European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning, Delft 16-19 September
- PUBMET2019, Zadar 19-20 September
- Global Media and Information Literacy Week 2019 Feature Conference, Gothenburg 24-26 September 2019
- RDA’s 14th Plenary, Helsinki 23-25 October
- 11th Semantic Web in Libraries Conference, Hamburg 25-27 November
- 77th Estonian DH Conference, Tallin 4-6 December
Call for Papers
- SEMANTiCS2019, Karlsruhe (various deadlines)
- 11th Semantic Web in Libraries Conference, Hamburg (26 May)
- PUBMET2019, Zadar (1 July)
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