Recently I have been talking a lot about how libraries can offer support to researchers in data management. As part of the Opportunities for Data Exchange project, LIBER carried out a survey of research libraries to measure the perceived demand for such support. A sizable 81% of the respondent libraries reported that data management support was…
DetailsLIBER response to the Communication and the Recommendation to Member States on “access to and preservation of scientific information” Last week, the European Commission published the Communication and the Recommendation to Member States on “access to and preservation of scientific information”. Both documents strongly support Open Access as a way of making the free circulation…
DetailsAt http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/jul/23/finch-report-open-access-research, the Guardian newspaper has published an article showing how UCL (University College London) is assessing current developments in Open Access, concluding that the Gold route brings a number of challenges for Europe's research-intensive universities.
In this eventful week for Open Access the MedOANet project had its first partner Workshop, hosted by FECYT, (the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) on the 16th of July 2012 in Madrid. MedAONet partner workshop The Hague, July 19th 2012 In this eventful week for Open Access the MedOANet project had its first…
DetailsThe Mediterranean Open Access Network Project welcomes and supports the European Commission’s Communication “Towards better access to scientific information” and the Recommendation to Member States on “access to and preservation of scientific information”. Athens, July 18, 2012 The Mediterranean Open Access Network Project (MedOANet; www.medoanet.eu) welcomes and supports the European Commission’s Communication “Towards betteraccess to…
DetailsToday Commissioner Neelie Kroes, Vice-President of the European Commission, has issued a strong statement backing Open Access to research outputs funded by the European taxpayer. Following in the steps of the Finch Report in the UK, the new statement on Open Access policy from Research Councils UK (RCUK), and the UK’s Royal Society Report on…
DetailsThe Russell Group of research-intensive universities in the UK has welcomed in general terms the Royal Society’s Report on Open Data at http://www.russellgroup.ac.uk/russell-group-latest-news/151-2012/5300-royal-society-report-on-open-science/. The Royal Society Report marks a watershed in the UK’s response to the challenges and opportunities of Open Data. The Report notes, nonetheless, that universities have commercial ambitions and these should…
DetailsThe Russell Group has responded to the UK Government’s endorsement of the Finch Report, and its recommendation of Gold Open Access. The Russell Group of research universities in the UK is not positive about the UK Government's response to the Finch Report, nor about the Report's strong recommendations on Gold Open Access. See the Russell…
DetailsThe UK Government has announced free access to all research funded by the British taxpayer within 2 years. The Guardian newspaper, at http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/jul/15/free-access-british-scientific-research, has reported that the British Government has accepted all the major recommendations of the Finch report on broadening access to British research outputs. Read the article for more details. Once implemented in…
DetailsThe final workshop for the AAA study was held in Brussels on the 12th of July. I presented the library requirement for an AAI. Below is this text to accompany my presentation. As Project Officer for LIBER, I have been working as part of the AAA Study group to help define the requirements for the…
DetailsLAG proudly presents a publication “New Library Buildings in Europe – Documentation 2012”, published on the occasion of the 16th seminar of the LIBER Architecture Group, held at the National Technical Library, Prague, 17 to 20 April 2012 For the publication in full-text PDF, please visit the seminar’s webpages: http://liber-lag2012.techlib.cz/en/ You can get access to…
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