The use of scholarly metrics is one of the most challenging in the current research field. The proliferation of new models of scholarly communication, the changes in the research assessment field and the extensive use of social media applications have shaken the foundations of traditional metrics paradigms. Open Science — which is at the heart of…
The EOSC Stakeholders Open Consultation was launched on June 11th by the High Level Expert Group together with the EOSCpilot project during the 2nd EOSC Summit in Brussels. The High Level Expert Group report Prompting an EOSC in practice discusses the minimum criteria to make the EOSC a viable ecosystem and the rules of participation…
LIBER is looking for a new host for its renowned LIBER Journées programme. Aimed at library directors who are already in leadership positions in their institution, the Journées course focuses on how directors can deliver strategic change as libraries and institutions redefine and transform themselves in a dynamic information and social environment. It is organised by…
The FOSTER Plus Project and the Digital Skills for Library Staff & Researchers Working Group are co-organising the pre-conference Workshop “Open Science and Research Libraries: Let’s build the skills” on July 4th (09:00 – 12:00), before the 47th LIBER Conference Opening Ceremony. Open science is gaining momentum and research librarians are starting to invent new digital models, to…
As Europe’s largest network of research libraries, LIBER has consistently fought for copyright reforms which support research and innovation in Europe. The report adopted by European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee (JURI) on proposed changes to the Commission’s Copyright in the Digital Single Market Directive includes draft compromises which are important to libraries in the digital…
