The Chair of LIBER’s FIM4L Working Group, Jos Westerbeke, was recently invited to present the group’s work on federated authentication with Single Sign-On (SSO) to the United Nations Library and Information Network for Knowledge Sharing (UN-LINKS). UN libraries were interested in the work of LIBER’s FIM4L group because, together, they are actively searching for the…
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LIBER Quarterly is the peer reviewed, open access journal of LIBER, the Association of European Research Libraries. The journal covers all aspects of modern research librarianship and scientific information delivery. It strives to link Library and Information Sciences (LIS) scholars and research-library practitioners by publishing both theoretical contributions and examples of good practices. The role…
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LIBER’s Linked Open Data Working Group is writing a best-practice guide to library Linked Open Data (LOD) publication. As part of that work, we want to get in touch with people in libraries with experience in this field. Would you like to share your library’s LOD publishing success story? If so, please let us know!…
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Europe’s incoming Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market contains two new exceptions allowing text and data mining (TDM). The Directive is currently being implemented by all member states and must come into force no later than June 2021. Article 3 grants universities, educational establishments and libraries the right to mine in-copyright works to…
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A main outcome of the SSHOC Project, in which LIBER is a partner, is the creation of a SSH Open Marketplace: a first-class research environment offering tools, services, training materials, research papers and other useful resources for digital researchers, particularly those working in the social sciences and humanities. To ensure the SSH Open Marketplace matches…
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LIBER is Europe’s largest research library network. We help our university, national and special libraries to support world-class research. Founded in 1971 and based in The Hague, LIBER is a partner in many European projects which address barriers on the path towards Open Science. For a replacement during maternity leave, LIBER is seeking a Community…
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During this unprecedented global emergency, LIBER calls on European Commissioners, Member State governments, publishers and authors to urgently help libraries, universities and other educational establishments, so that they can continue supplying researchers, teachers and students with access to books, archives and other instructional materials. In our statement, issued 9 April 2020, we ask for: Member…
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Dear LIBER network, The coronavirus is having an unprecedented effect on life and working routines around the globe. Research libraries are also impacted by this crisis. With many physical buildings forced to close, virtual library teams are working harder than ever to provide digital support to students and researchers. On behalf of LIBER’s Executive Board…
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LIBER has won a role in Open Research Europe (ORE): a project which will build a new peer-reviewed Open Access publishing platform so that Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe beneficiaries can publish research openly and free of charge. Funded by the European Commission, the ORE project will run for four years. The platform will start…
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Are you a passionate research librarian or library director who is committed to advancing the work of research libraries across Europe? Are you interested in LIBER’s work and have ideas for shaping the organization’s future strategic priorities? LIBER is seeking two new candidates to serve on its Executive Board! This is a unique opportunity to…
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The coronavirus is having a severe impact on research libraries across Europe. Many LIBER libraries have already adjusted services or even closed entirely. LIBER is also affected. As a result of the coronavirus, we are cancelling this year’s Annual Conference in Belgrade. The next in-person Annual Conference will be held in Belgrade in June 2021.…
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How are Europe’s research libraries responding to the coronavirus? What are the measures which can, and should, be taken? Giannis Tsakonas, head of the university library in Patras, shares what his library is doing now that all academic institutions in Greece are closed. We encourage all libraries to tell us what they are doing by…
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