The LIBER Executive Board met at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, for its annual October Executive Board meeting. During the meeting, the following topics were discussed: European Projects and Activities The Board discussed Horizon2020 project in which LIBER will be involved. This included OpenAire2020, commencing in January 2015, and as part of which LIBER will…
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Today, at a breakfast meeting in the European Parliament, LIBER joined EBLIDA in making the case for the role of libraries in improving access to information and knowledge in the digital age. The event, hosted by MEP Sylvie Guillaume and organised by EBLIDA, served to highlight the need for copyright reform by examining the role…
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LIBER’s highly successful international leadership development programme is designed to shape the next generation of senior leaders in European research libraries. Through workshops, training and individual tutoring, it helps participants prepare for the next step in their careers as library directors. This summer, the LIBER office spent two days with the programme participants and made…
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The NMC Horizon group recently released its 2014 Library Report, one of a series of annual reports which aim to identify and describe emerging technologies likely to have a large impact over the coming five years in every sector of education around the globe. As described on their website, the NMC Horizon Report > 2014 Library…
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LIBER wishes to recruit a full-time Executive Director who will drive forward its strategic goals and future development. This challenging and rewarding role offers: a unique opportunity to work with European research libraries and library organisations in forging closer co-operation at a pan-European level a position at the forefront of research library developments in Europe,…
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In May 2015, LIBER will launch its first Leadership Journées Programme exclusively for Library Directors. This will take place at Sciences Po (Paris Institute of Political Studies) in the heart of Paris from 20-22 May 2015 (Wednesday-Friday). The Paris Institute of Political Studies is ideally located on the Left Bank in the 7th arrondissement, near the River…
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On the eve of the closing of the European Consultation on Science 2.0, LIBER has issued a statement both welcoming the Consultation as a step towards strengthening the competitiveness of European research, and calling on the European Commission to take measures towards enabling Open Science. In commenting on the position statement, LIBER President, Ms. Kristiina…
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This week the 4th plenary of Research Data Alliance took place in Amsterdam. Over 500 delegates came from across the globe to discuss all things research data related. Researchers, data scientists, IT and infrastructure professionals and providers, policy makers, funders, educators, and libraries are just some of the stakeholders that were represented amongst the participants.…
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FOSTER (Facilitate Open Science Training for European Research) is a 2-year, EU-Funded (FP7) project, carried out across 8 countries by 13 partners, including LIBER. The primary aim is to produce a Europe-wide training programme that will help researchers, postgraduate students, librarians and other stakeholders to incorporate Open Access approaches into their existing research methodologies and…
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Save the date! LIBER’s next Annual Conference will take place in London from 24 to 26 June, 2015. It will be hosted by Senate House Library, Imperial College Library, LSE Library and UCL Library Services. The 2015 Conference website will be available in October 2014. In the meantime, this promotional video gives a sneak preview…
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On 29 August, the National Library of Latvia — home of the LIBER 2014 Annual Conference — was officially opened. An impressive list of VIP guests formally addressed the Opening Ceremony in the Concert Hall. They included the President of the Republic of Latvia, Mr Andris Bērziņš; Her Royal Highness Princess Petra Laurentien of the Netherlands, Princess of…
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