The Call for Papers for LIBER’s 2015 Annual Conference — to be held in London, UK from 24-26 June — is now open. Submit your papers here for the conference, which will focus on the theme Towards Open Science. Open Science is underpinned by the following broad principles: Transparency in experimental methodology, observation, and collection of data Public…
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On Thursday the 11th of November, the European Parliament Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI), in cooperation with the Committee on Culture and Education held a special hearing on “The Future Development of Copyright in Europe”. The hearing took place on the foot of the announcement by Jean-Claude Juncker that, within the first six months of his…
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LIBER is actively supporting Open Access publications through its own journal, LIBER Quarterly, which operates without publication charges. By considering to publish your own papers in LIBER Quarterly, you may help us in our effort to make it Europe’s best OA journal in Library and Information Sciences. By registering as a ‘reader’ and/or ‘author’,you will…
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At the October Executive Board meeting in Lausanne the LIBER Executive Board agreed to sign the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). The Declaration, initiated in 2012 by the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) together with a group of editors and publishers of scholarly journals, recognises the need to improve the ways in…
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Library professionals from across Europe presented at LIBER’s 2014 Annual Conference in Riga, Latvia. Following the conference, we asked delegates for their opinions about the conference in general, and on each presentation. Using this feedback, we came up with a list of the 10 most highly rated presentations from LIBER 2014. If you enjoy the…
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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…
DetailsOn 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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