Resources

LIBER regularly produces factsheets, case studies and other resources. This page links to our most important updates and results.

You can keep up with the latest LIBER news by signing up for LIBER Alerts. In addition, we publish LIBER Quarterly – a peer reviewed, open access journal which seeks to cover all aspects of modern research librarianship and scientific information delivery.

Copyright & TDM

• IMPLEMENTATION GUIDANCE – Europe’s New Copyright Directive: Golden Opportunity or Missed Opportunity for Libraries and Universities? (2019)
• OPEN LETTER – LIBER Calls for the Deletion of Articles 11 and 13 (2019).
• OPEN LETTER – Europe Needs A Broad & Mandatory TDM Exception (2018)
• UPDATE – European Copyright Reform: How Did We Get Here & What Happens Next? (2018)
• CALL FOR ACTION – Copyright Reform: Help Us Ensure an Effective TDM Exception! (2017)
• COPYRIGHT REFORM PRINCIPLES – TDM Exception: Four Essential Points For Copyright Reform (2017)
• OPEN LETTER – LIBER Signs Open Letter Calling for a Revised Text and Data Mining (TDM) Exception (2017)
• GUIDE – A Basic Guide to EU Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for Libraries (2016)
• FACTSHEET – A Copyright Exception for Text and Data Mining (2015)
• STATEMENT – LIBER Response to STM Statement on Text and Data Mining (2015)
• STATEMENT – LIBER Response to the Public Consultation on the Review of EU Copyright Rules (2014)
• FACTSHEET – Text and Data Mining: The Need for Change in Europe (2014)
• STATEMENT – Copyright In The Digital Age (2013)

Digital Humanities

• REPORT – Europe’s Digital Humanities Landscape: A Study From LIBER’s Digital Humanities & Digital Cultural Heritage Working Group (2019)

Digital Skills

• CASE STUDIES – LIBER Digital Skills Working Group: Case Studies on Open Science Skilling and Training Initiatives in Europe (2019)

Innovative Metrics

• SCHOLARLY METRICS REPORT – Scholarly Metrics Recommendations For Research Libraries: Deciphering the Trees in the Forest (2018)

Open Access & Open Science

• STATEMENT ON PLAN S GUIDELINES – LIBER’s recommendations for cOAlition S as regards the implementation of Plan S (2019).
• A VISION FOR OPEN SCIENCE – Summary of thoughts resulting from a LIBER 2018 / EOSCpilot Workshop (2018)
• EUROPEAN OPEN SCIENCE CLOUD – Quotes and Sketchnotes from The European Open Science Cloud: Austria takes initiative (2018)
• OPEN SCIENCE ROADMAP – LIBER’s Open Science Roadmap for Research Libraries (2018)
• OPEN SCIENCE CAFE – Organise Your Own Open Science Cafe / DIY Kit (2017)
• OPEN ACCESS PRINCIPLES – Open Access: Five Principles for Negotiations with Publishers (2017)
• DECLARATION – LIBER Endorses the European Open Science Cloud Declaration (2017)
• COURSE – Open Science At The Core of Libraries (2016; on FOSTER website, an EU-funded project in which LIBER was a partner)
• FACTSHEETS – Librarian Competency Profiles for RDM, Open Access, Scholarly Communications (2016)
• DECLARATION – The Hague Declaration (2015)
• STATEMENT – LIBER Statement on a European Open Science Cloud (2015)
• POSITION PAPER – European Open Science Cloud for Research (2015)
• PUBLICATION GUIDELINES – LIBER’s Open Access Publication Guidelines (2014)

Federated Access

• FACTSHEET – Federated Access to Digital Resources at Libraries (2016; developed as part of the AARC project, in which LIBER was a partner)

Research Data Management

• REPORT – FAIRness of Repositories & Their Data: A Report from LIBER’s Research Data Management Working Group (2019)
• WEBINAR SERIES – See all past and planned Webinars
• FACTSHEET: Implementing FAIR Data Principles: The Role of Libraries (2017)
• SURVEY & INFOGRAPHIC – Research Data Services in Europe’s Academic Research Libraries (2016)
• FACTSHEET – Libraries & Research Data: Towards a new leadership role. (2015)
• INFOGRAPHIC – Libraries & Research Data: Towards a new leadership role. (2015)
• CASE STUDIES – 11 Case Studies on Research Data Management in Libraries (2014)
• RECOMMENDATIONS – Ten Recommendations for Libraries to Get Started with Research Data Management (2012)