The result of a collaborative European study, involving research libraries and the research networking community, ‘Advancing technologies and federating communities’ has now been published. The final report from a European study that could pave the way to distributed and collaborative authentication, authorisation and accounting (AAA) for scientific data was published on 18 December 2012.…
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14 December 2012 sees the launch of two statements from the League of European Research Universities on Open Access and Open Data – see http://www.leru.org/index.php/public/news/leru-launches-statements-on-open-access/. The 1-leaf fliers are concise statements, signed off by the LERU Rectors in their recent Assembly, which state the views of all LERU Universities on the importance of Open Access…
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The MedOANet project is pleased to announce the release of the Open Access Tracker. MedOANet (Mediterranean Open Access Network) is a two-year project funded under the Science in Society Programme of the EC 7th Framework Programme. The project enhances existing policies, strategies and structures for Open Access and contributes towards the implementation…
DetailsAn English version of the original French press release of the State and University Library – Lausanne Lausanne, December 7, 2012 The State and University Library Lausanne (BCU Lausanne) launched on December 7, 2012 the http://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch, a platform for older editions of major newspapers of Swiss canton of Vaud. The first stage…
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DetailsLIBER 42nd Annual Conference, Bavarian State Library, Munich, Germany [26-29 June 2013] “Research Information Infrastructures and the Future Role of Libraries” DIRECT LINK: http://www.liber2013.de/index.php?id=40 The Programme Committee invites original presentations and posters on one or more of the following topics. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Collection development (Digital collections) •…
DetailsAn 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…
DetailsNow 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…
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