LIBER, Europe’s largest network of research libraries, has set out its position on European copyright reform through a statement which prioritises three high-level principles. The principles are: Copyright should foster, not hinder, innovation and competitiveness. Access to and use of publicly funded research should not be unduly restricted by copyright. Preservation of, and access…
DetailsFinally, it’s out! If you have been paying attention to European Commission activities, you will have noticed that the Horizon 2020 (H2020) work programme has been released. Designed to boost Europe’s knowledge driven economy, H2020 will provide a whopping €15 billion worth of funding for research and innovation activities in Europe and beyond over the…
DetailsAre you innovative and flexible, and would you like to work for an international library organisation? Are you aware of recent developments in the library sector? Do you have a good oral and written knowledge of English? Do you have a talent for working with stakeholders from different countries? Come join the LIBER team. LIBER…
DetailsOn November 12, LIBER travelled to Brussels for a special event: Copyright and research and innovation policy. The case of Text and Data Mining. The session was organized by Copryright for Creativity and hosted by MEPs Amelia Andersdotter (Swedish, Greens/EFA), Marietje Schaake (Dutch, ALDE ) and Paweł Zalewski (Polish, EPP) in the European Parliament (download the…
DetailsWe take pleasure in inviting you to the next APARSEN webinar on Certification of Digital Preservation Repositories. The webinar will be held on 9 December, 15:00 Central European Time (14:00 UK time) via web-meeting and is scheduled to last 2 hours. Successful digital preservation depends heavily on the longevity of trustworthy archives. Certification of data…
DetailsWe would like to invite you to complete the online survey that has been launched by the RECODE project. The aim of the survey is to identify existing technological barriers to open access and the preservation of research data, as well as to determine any existing solutions that are being used to mitigate these barriers.…
DetailsOpen-access publishing has grown dramatically in the last five years. There have been many positive initiatives to help researchers communicate and access information in a sustainable way. However, as with many paradigm shifts, there are growing pains associated, including predatory journal practices and lack of clarity around terms and options. Elsevier’s Library Connect program recently hosted a…
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Would you like to present at LIBER’s 43rd Annual Conference? Our Programme Committee is now accepting paper and poster proposals that relate to the Conference theme “Research Libraries In The 2020 Information Landscape”. Submissions can be made via this website until 15 February 2014. Topics of interest are listed below. For general information about the…
DetailsOn foot of the closing of Licences for Europe the European Commission had announced the launch of a consultation and a review of the European Copyright framework. LIBER, Europe’s largest network of research libraries, welcomes the European Commission’s launch of a consultation on the copyright framework and calls on the Commission to look at how…
DetailsPaper and poster proposals can now be submitted for IFLA’s upcoming newspaper conference in Salt Lake City, Utah. Through the theme Start Spreading the News! the conference will explore topics such as marketing strategies for online newspaper content and use of news content for research purposes. Examples include, but are not limited to: Use of social…
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The EU-funded ENUMERATE network invites libraries to take its survey on the state of digitisation, digital preservation and online access to cultural heritage in Europe. The ENUMERATE survey will gather data about: digitisation activity the cost of digital collections access to digital collections the preservation of digital heritage materials In return for participating…
DetailsWe’d like your help to make LIBER’s website better. Please share your opinions via a short survey. It should take less than 10 minutes to complete the survey. The results will influence how we change the website in 2014. You can give your views any time up until December 1st. Once we’ve analysed the results, we’ll post…
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