Are you a librarian who would like to better understand the implications of Open Science for your work, including the potential opportunities and challenges? If so, you might like to follow a free online course, Open Science at the Core of Libraries. It’s been developed by LIBER Office as part of our participation in the FOSTER project. The…
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LIBER is looking for a part-time Community Engagement Project Officer who can support our engagement-related activities, as well as supporting stakeholders and end-users of project outputs. Open Science is not going to happen if we continue to work in separate silos. That’s why much of LIBER’s work in EU projects relates to stakeholder networking and engagement.…
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At the end of the afternoon of the first day of the LIBER conference in Helsinki, a World Café session on LIBER’s new strategy framework was held. Despite competition with the sunny weather in Helsinki, more than 100 attendees participated in discussions at 15 tables. The topic for discussions was the draft strategy framework for the…
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LIBER — along with other European library and cultural heritage organisations — has released a position paper ahead of the European Commission’s upcoming proposals on reforming the current copyright framework (expected in autumn 2016). The paper sets out recommendations for copyright reform, including: Further harmonisation of exceptions and limitations related to libraries, education and research; A clear…
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LIBER, the Association of European Libraries, represents over 420 institutions from across Europe. LIBER is a non-governmental association of the research libraries of Europe, formed under the auspices of the Council of Europe and having the status of a consultative body with that Council. The strength of LIBER lies in its network: best-practice development within…
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LIBER has officially responded to the European Commission’s consultation on the Horizon 2020 programme ‘Science with and for Society’. As described by the Commission, the programme aims to “build effective cooperation between science and society, to recruit new talent for science, and to pair scientific excellence with social awareness and responsibility”. This includes objectives such…
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LIBER’s 2016 Annual Conference in Helsinki, Finland was our biggest yet, with 541 registered delegates and over 40 speakers. How do you summarise three days of intense discussions, inspiring talks, and of course plenty of networking during the lively social events? It’s a tall order but we’ve selected a few highlights. For more information on the conference,…
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LIBER is in charge of running the OpenAIRE FP7 Post-Grant Open Access Pilot. The pilot recently completed its first year of operation, and has already committed its first €1 million in funding, out of €4 million total. Some results of the work done so far are included in a progress report. Highlights include: 421 funding requests…
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LIBER’s 45th Annual Conference kicks off this week in Helsinki, Finland. Over 500 delegates will be present for three days of keynote talks, presentations and workshops related to the theme Libraries Opening Paths to Knowledge. The conference will focus on the role of libraries as promoters of open science. It will highlight the work that European research…
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The European Commission recently held an open consultation seeking views on the role of publishers in the copyright value chain, including potentially expanding neighbouring rights to publishers. LIBER’s Executive Director Susan Reilly recently attended a high-level working lunch with MEP Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, to present the view of research libraries on this issue.
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On 14 June 2016 I presented the FutureTDM and OpenMinTeD projects, in which LIBER is a partner, at the Member State Expert Group on Digitisation and Digital Preservation meeting in Luxembourg. I was asked to talk about Text and Data Mining techniques using Cultural Heritage data, since large Cultural Heritage datasets have become available through digitisation.…
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LIBER has responded to the EC consultation on the role of publishers in the copyright value chain. On behalf of the LIBER Copyright Working Group, who compiled this response, we would like to thank our LIBER members who provided invaluable feedback. Members can also submit their own responses to the consultation which closes tomorrow, Wednesday…
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