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Webinar Video: Innovating The Ways Metrics Are Applied, Responsible Metrics & Measuring Openness

How can we measure the state of openness of research? Why are responsible research indicators important? What role do institutional managers play in adopting them? Among others, these questions were discussed in this webinar hosted by Charlotte Wien, Head of LIBER’s Innovative Metrics Working Group. Our speakers were Isabella Peters (ZBW Leibniz Information Centre for Economics) and Sarah Slowe (University of…

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September 10, 2019Innovative Metrics Working Group, News, Previous Webinars, Recordings, Uncategorized, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

The Right to Read is the Right To Mine: But Not When Blocked by Technical Protection Measures

Tell us and the Libraries Archives Copyright Alliance (LACA) if you have been blocked from access to electronic content in the context of data mining. Our Copyright & Legal Matters Working Group is working with LACA to gather evidence about what happens when Technical Protection Measures (TPMs) block researchers from accessing content because they have…

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August 1, 20192018-2022 Strategy, Copyright, Copyright & Legal Matters Working Group, Homepage, News, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

Librarians, Your Profession Needs You to Advocate for Libraries & Research!

Are you a research librarian working in Europe? If so, you have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to help shape your national copyright legislation. Speak up for libraries and research so that your library benefits from new activities and services. If you don’t, your library’s ability to serve users could be unnecessarily restricted. This unique situation stems…

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July 30, 20192018-2022 Strategy, Copyright, Copyright & Legal Matters Working Group, Homepage, News, Uncategorized, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

Open Access Books in Academic Libraries: How Can We Adapt Workflows & Cost Management to an Open Scholarly Communications Landscape?

It is an exciting time for those working with the publishing of academic books. The topic of Open Access (OA) books is being widely discussed in many workshops and conferences, and there is growing recognition that scholarly output formats beyond academic journal articles must be included when discussing OA policies, funding and workflows. Building on…

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July 26, 20192018-2022 Strategy, Homepage, News, Open Access Working Group, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

OA Monographs in Europe’s Research Libraries: Best-Practices, Opportunities & Challenges

Over 80% of surveyed LIBER libraries say they distribute Open Access (OA) books via a repository and include them in discovery services or catalogues. A further 40% publish OA books, or plan to do so, and a quarter provides library funding to pay author fees related to OA book publishing. These are among the insights…

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July 26, 20192018-2022 Strategy, Homepage, News, Open Access Working Group, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

Wanted: New Members for the Digital Humanities & Digital Cultural Heritage Working Group

After the successful presentation of the survey results, the Digital Humanities and Digital Cultural Heritage Working Group is already making plans for the coming year. In our new work plan we shift our attention to new topics emerging from the survey. To support our upcoming activities, we are looking for new people to join the…

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July 16, 2019Digital Humanities & Digital Cultural Heritage Working Group, News, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

Open Science Essentials: Towards a Skill Set and Showcases at LIBER 2019

Open science skills for research librarians and researchers are at the heart of the evolution towards openness. LIBER’s Digital Skills for Library Staff & Researchers Working Group is supporting this transition in two ways: by building a digital skills list with a specific focus on Open Science and by highlighting Open Science training programmes relying…

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July 11, 20192018-2022 Strategy, Annual Conference, Digital Skills Working Group, LIBER 2019, News, Working GroupsBy Cecile Swiatek

Meet LIBER’s New Executive Board Members & Working Group Chairs

At LIBER’s 2019 Annual Conference, several new Executive Board members and Working Group chairs were appointed. We are pleased to introduce you to this year’s additions, and appreciate very much the dedication and expertise they are sharing with LIBER. New Executive Board Members The four new members of the Executive Board are: Dr Andreas Brandtner…

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July 11, 2019Annual Conference, Homepage, LIBER 2019, NewsBy LIBER Europe

Plan S: LIBER Calls on Libraries to Share Successes & Challenges On the Road to Compliance

Plan S will be a focal point for Europe’s research libraries in the coming months as systems and working routines are adjusted to meet the plan’s requirements. LIBER appreciates the latest guidance, which matches our strategic goal of making Open Access the main form of scholarly communication by 2020. At the same time, we recognise…

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July 9, 20192018-2022 Strategy, Homepage, News, Open Access Working Group, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

LIBER’s Innovative Metrics Working Group: Achievements So Far & Upcoming Work

When the television series Shōgun was aired, the author of the best-selling story — James Clavell — is supposed to have said, when asked if he liked it, “Who the heck wants to see his cow boiled down into a stock cube?” One could argue that by using traditional bibliometric measures to measure research impact…

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July 8, 20192018-2022 Strategy, Homepage, Innovative Metrics Working Group, News, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

FAIRness of Repositories & Their Data: Research Data Management Working Group Report

The results of two data repositories surveys, carried out by LIBER’s Research Data Management Working Group, are now available. The report, which can be downloaded from Zenodo, summarises the answers given by managers, librarians and technical staff with regards to: The FAIRness of repositories and their data; Misconceptions related to the principles’ definition and implementation;…

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June 24, 20192018-2022 Strategy, News, Research Data Management Working Group, Working GroupsBy LIBER Europe

Case Studies on European Open Science Skilling and Training Initiatives

In a rapidly changing digital world, libraries are regularly re-assessing existing services and offering new ones to support research evolutions. Librarians with up-to-date digital skills can provide invaluable support to library users, and will personally benefit from better career prospects: this is why LIBER’s Digital Skills for Library Staff and Researchers Working Group is working…

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June 24, 20192018-2022 Strategy, Digital Skills Working Group, NewsBy LIBER Europe

Webinar Video: Innovating The Ways Metrics Are Applied, Responsible Metrics & Measuring Openness

The Right to Read is the Right To Mine: But Not When Blocked by Technical Protection Measures

Librarians, Your Profession Needs You to Advocate for Libraries & Research!

Open Access Books in Academic Libraries: How Can We Adapt Workflows & Cost Management to an Open Scholarly Communications Landscape?

OA Monographs in Europe’s Research Libraries: Best-Practices, Opportunities & Challenges

Wanted: New Members for the Digital Humanities & Digital Cultural Heritage Working Group

Open Science Essentials: Towards a Skill Set and Showcases at LIBER 2019

Meet LIBER’s New Executive Board Members & Working Group Chairs

Plan S: LIBER Calls on Libraries to Share Successes & Challenges On the Road to Compliance

LIBER’s Innovative Metrics Working Group: Achievements So Far & Upcoming Work

FAIRness of Repositories & Their Data: Research Data Management Working Group Report

Case Studies on European Open Science Skilling and Training Initiatives

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