An opportunity for the LIBER members to get assistance with Out-of-Commerce Works Digitization projects LIBER is one of the signatories of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) setting out key principles on the digitisation and making available of Out-of-Commerce Works (OOC) by publicly accessible libraries and similar institutions in the European Union (read a summary…
DetailsThis first newsletter edition (October 2012) features an overview of the results of the first eight months of the project, an interview with Lily Knibbeler, Head of the Marketing & Services of the National Library of the Netherlands or a video note of Dr. Paul Ayris, Director of University College of London Library Services and…
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85 European experts from national research councils, research performing organisations, universities, academies and stakeholder initiatives have been invited by Science Europe to attend the European Regional Working Group meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC). The meeting aims to prepare the European contribution on the two fundamental topics of Open Access and Research Integrity for the next…
DetailsIn recent weeks LIBER has been represented at global and European forums related to data sharing and digital preservation. A common thread throughout these events has been the identification of low hanging fruit on the path to facilitating access to scientific information. The term ‘low hanging fruit’ is one that has been repeated again and…
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Now entering its sixth year, OA Week is an opportunity for the academic and research community to continue to learn about the potential benefits of Open Access, to share what they’ve learned with colleagues, and to help inspire wider participation in helping to make Open Access a new norm in scholarship and research. Motto: “Set…
DetailsInvitation to participate at 8th OAI Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication 2013 sees the 8th OAI Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication at the University of Geneva and at CERN. These Workshops are major international gatherings where those interested in Scholarly Communication developments can meet, discuss and network. OAI8 will be taking place in…
DetailsThis Blog posting of LIBER President is an overview of a paper given at the 41st LIBER Annual Conference in Tartu, Estonia, in June 2012 1. The Problem What is the problem that this paper is trying to solve? Louise Adler, Chief Executive of Melbourne University Press, has summed up the position of monograph…
DetailsLIBER was represented at a Breakfast meeting on 10 October 2012 with MEPs in the European Parliament to talk about Open Data. On 10 October 2012, the President of LIBER was invited to address MEPs in the European Parliament, as one of five panel speakers on the issue of Open Data. The Parliament, Commission and…
DetailsFollowing a 3 day gathering of key stakeholders in digital preservation from all over the globe UNESCO have drafted a declaration containing recommendations to UNESCO, member states, professional organisations, and industry to address the challenges of digital preservation. Over the 3 days of the conference papers were presented by representatives of practitioners and policy makers concerned…
DetailsThe UNESCO Memory of the World in the digital age conference opened in Vancouver on Wednesday the 26th of September. Here is my run down of day 1 of the conference. Aimed at exploring the main issues affecting the preservation of digital documentary heritage, in order to develop strategies that will contribute to the protection…
DetailsInternational forum for risk management and loss prevention for library collections. Registration is now open. The 4th LIBER collection security conference will be held on Friday November 23 in The National Library of The Netherlands in The Hague. The conference will be organized by the National Library in co-operation with the Dutch National Archives and…
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APARSEN has released a report on trust in digital preservation, which presents a European framework for audit and certification of digital repositories. Trust is fundamental to the working of society – in particular when it comes to unfamiliar digitally encoded information, especially when it has passed through several hands over a long period of time. Has it been preserved properly? Is…
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