Strategy
2023-2027

 

Our strategy for the period 2023-2027 focuses on leading developments to get ahead of radical changes happening in the research landscape.

 

We have identified top driving factors that will affect research libraries and LIBER, and formulated strategic undertakings to maintain our strong position in enabling world-class research.  

 

 

Download the LIBER 2023-2027 Strategy

 

How LIBER envisions research libraries developing in the coming years.

 

LIBER Strategy 2023-2027

 

 

The strategy outlines three driving factors impacting research libraries and LIBER.

drive for openness
A drive for Openness comes from academia, the broader society, European governments, and the European Union.
New technologies driving digital transformation
Artificial intelligence and other technological developments will accelerate the digital shift and profoundly affect research and scholarly communication.
Upkeeping Rights and Values
An increasing awareness and demand by society and academia to uphold rights and values in the digital scholarly environment.

LIBER formulated a strategic response to these three driving forces, which consists of five components:

RESEARCH LIBRARIES AS ENGAGED AND TRUSTED HUBS

By 2027, research libraries will be engaged and trusted hubs of their user communities, collaborating with each other and with local, national and international stakeholders in their role as change agents and facilitators, and taking up task in public engagement in research.

 

STATE-OF-THE-ART SERVICES

By 2027, research libraries will provide forward-looking, state-of-the-art services for collections, publishing, and curation of information and (meta-)data. These services will be relevant to and tailored for user groups inside and outside academia.

ADVANCING OPEN SCIENCE

By 2027, in collaboration with researchers, research libraries stimulate, facilitate, co-develop and manage infrastructures and practices designed to take Open Science to the next level.

Two of these elements are fundamental preconditions that will support and sustain our vision.

 

UPSKILLING THE LIBRARY WORKFORCE

By 2027, the staff of research libraries have the necessary knowledge, confidence and skills to take on the organisational and technological changes enabling the new roles and tasks of research libraries.

UPHOLDING RIGHTS & VALUES

By 2027, research libraries embody and uphold values of integrity, diversity and inclusion inside and outside the research community.

Finally, to implement the strategy, we have defined Working Groups & Steering Committees per topic.

Working Groups are the primary units to conduct work on the LIBER strategy and can be seen as the lifeblood of the LIBER community. Between 10 to 15 Working Groups are simultaneously actively working on topics relating to the LIBER strategy, while engaging around 100 to 150 LIBER members. The following Steering Committees will coordinate the strategic work of the Working Groups, monitor their progress, and support the setting up of new Working Groups under the strategy plan.


Steering Committee for:

Research Libraries as Engaged and Trusted Hubs

By 2027, research libraries will be engaged and trusted hubs of their user communities, collaborating with each other and with local, national and international stakeholders in their role as change agents and facilitators, and taking up task in public engagement in research.

Priorities to maintain research libraries as engaged and trusted hubs

STIMULATING COMMUNICATION AND COLLABORATION

Strengthening the positioning of research libraries in the networked environment and leveraging their collaborative strength by:

  1. Telling the ‘story’ of the research libraries’ unique values, services and spaces, and their actual and future roles;
  2. Helping libraries in networking and collaborating with their stakeholders by sharing practices and convening action; and
  3. Continuing LIBER’s advocacy efforts.

ADVANCING THE OPEN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

  1. Stimulating research libraries to build a bridge to society;
  2. Strengthening public engagement (with Citizen Science as a key element); and
  3. And helping academic institutions re-define their societal role in the making and exchange of knowledge.
  • Advancing open knowledge

    ADVANCING THE OPEN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

    1. Stimulating research libraries to build a bridge to society;
    2. Strengthening public engagement (with Citizen Science as a key element); and
    3. And helping academic institutions re-define their societal role in the making and exchange of knowledge.

  • Advancing open knowledge

    ADVANCING THE OPEN KNOWLEDGE SOCIETY

    1. Stimulating research libraries to build a bridge to society;
    2. Strengthening public engagement (with Citizen Science as a key element); and
    3. And helping academic institutions re-define their societal role in the making and exchange of knowledge.

Working Groups

Projects

Committee members

For questions about the Committee’s work, please contact the Chair of the Committee Anna Clements.

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Steering Committee for:

State-of-the-art Services

By 2027, research libraries will provide forward-looking, state-of-the-art services for collections, publishing, and curation of information and (meta-)data. These services will be relevant to and tailored for user groups inside and outside academia.

Priorities to achieve state-of-the-art services:

ORIENTATION ON SERVICE DEVELOPMENT AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES

LIBER can help with the orientation and evaluation of potential new technologies for library services and library users.

REVALUING AND RECONNECTING COLLECTIONS

  1. Opening up and safeguarding (born-) digital collections for future use;
  2. Integrating collections in the workflows of researchers;
  3. Connecting academic heritage collections with collections of the wider GLAM sector.
  • Revaluing collections

    REVALUING AND RECONNECTING COLLECTIONS

    1. Opening up and safeguarding (born-) digital collections for future use;
    2. Integrating collections in the workflows of researchers;
    3. Connecting academic heritage collections with collections of the wider GLAM sector.

  • Revaluing collections

    REVALUING AND RECONNECTING COLLECTIONS

    1. Opening up and safeguarding (born-) digital collections for future use;
    2. Integrating collections in the workflows of researchers;
    3. Connecting academic heritage collections with collections of the wider GLAM sector.

Working Groups

Committee members

For questions about the Committee’s work, please contact the Chair of the Committee Birgit Schmidt.

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Steering Committee for:

Advancing Open Science

By 2027, in collaboration with researchers, research libraries stimulate, facilitate, co-develop and manage infrastructures and practices designed to take Open Science to the next level.

INNOVATIVE ROADS TO OPEN ACCESS

Facilitating multiple, innovative roads to Open Access that establish a default setting of diverse, inclusive, and sustainable access to scholarship and research communication.

FAIR RESEARCH DATA BY DESIGN

Supporting and advocating the collaborative development and management of FAIR research data.

SHAPING AND SUPPORTING OPEN SCIENCE POLICIES AND PRACTICES

Transforming good practices into policies and policies into good practices.

OPENING UP ACCESS TO EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES

Supporting the creation, access, and usage of Open Educational Resources.

RESEARCH ASSESSMENT

Partnering with academia to advance, adopt and implement responsible frameworks for research assessment.

  • Research assessment

    RESEARCH ASSESSMENT

    Partnering with academia to advance, adopt and implement responsible frameworks for research assessment.

  • Research assessment

    RESEARCH ASSESSMENT

    Partnering with academia to advance, adopt and implement responsible frameworks for research assessment.

  • Research assessment

    RESEARCH ASSESSMENT

    Partnering with academia to advance, adopt and implement responsible frameworks for research assessment.

  • Research assessment

    RESEARCH ASSESSMENT

    Partnering with academia to advance, adopt and implement responsible frameworks for research assessment.

  • Research assessment

    RESEARCH ASSESSMENT

    Partnering with academia to advance, adopt and implement responsible frameworks for research assessment.

Working Groups

Projects

Committee members:

For questions about the Committee’s work, please contact the Chair of the Committee Andreas Brandtner.

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Upskilling the Library Workforce

By 2027, the staff of research libraries have the necessary knowledge, confidence and skills to take on the organisational and technological changes enabling the new roles and tasks of research libraries.

Priorities for upskilling the library workforce

Developing a cohesive, modular training programme for high-level and middle management library professionals to help libraries achieve their ambitions.

Helping libraries build competency in emerging areas of library services and operations relating to the strategic priorities of engaged and trusted hubs, state-of-the-art services, and Open Science.

  • Building competency

    Helping libraries build competency in emerging areas of library services and operations relating to the strategic priorities of engaged and trusted hubs, state-of-the-art services, and Open Science.

  • Building competency

    Helping libraries build competency in emerging areas of library services and operations relating to the strategic priorities of engaged and trusted hubs, state-of-the-art services, and Open Science.

Working Groups

Committee members

For questions about the Committee’s work, please contact the Chair of the Committee Heli Kautonen.

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