LIBER’s role in supporting European research libraries

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LIBER’s role in supporting European Research Libraries

Wouter SchallierExecutive Director

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Mission

Who we are

What we do

Some of our activities

Annual Conference

Important changes

Priorities 2009-2012

Benefits of membership

Thank you/Questions

Mission

“LIBER represents and promotes the interests of research libraries in Europe”

Efficient information services

Access to research information

Innovation in end user services

Preservation of cultural heritage

Efficient and effective management

Cf. USA: ARL; Canada: CARL; UK: RLUK

Who we are

Almost 400 institutions, from over 40 countries

Research and national libraries, information centres, research centres, archives …

People with a particular interest in strategic issues for European research libraries

What we do

Meetings, conferences, workshops on strategic issues

Advocacy and lobbying

Sharing professional knowledge, dissemination of documentation

Publication of position statements

LIBER Quarterly (http://liber.library.uu.nl/)

Fostering partnerships and cooperation

Some of our activities

Annual Conference

European Library Passport

Quality and performance

Security Network

Digitisation

Leadership and human resources

LIFE

(Digital) Preservation

Copyright

Library Architecture

SPARC Europe

OAI

DART- Europe

Europeana Travel

Maps

Rare books

PEARL

LIBER Quarterly

Damage atlas

PARSE Insight

DRIVER

VAT

Digital preservation

Scale and complexity of long-term DP and access

Production, dissemination and preservation of research in Europe

European initiatives and EU policy

The choice for research libraries: do it yourself or rely on trusted third parties

PEARL

Principal Europeana Aggregator for Research Libraries

To make metadata and data (full text, images etc.) of European research libraries more visible

To strenghten the concept of one European digital library

Collaboration with national libraries

TEL as the library aggregator for Europeana

Annual conference

http://liber2009.biu-toulouse.fr

Aim: exchange, discuss, recommend

Organising committee + Programme committee

Innovative and strategic topics

Interaction is key: break out sessions, posters, networking

Important changes

Copenhagen -> The Hague

Foundation under Dutch law

Appointment of Executive Director responsible of general management

Appointment of Assistant

Revision of strategy and structure of the organisation

Strategic questions

What are our priorities?

Which services do our members expect?

What is our role vis à vis other organisations (SPARC Europe, EBLIDA, IFLA, CENL, CERL…)?

Which internal organisational structure serves our goals best?

Priorities 2009-2012

Scholarly communication

Digitisation and resource discovery

Heritage collections and preservation

Organisation and human resources

Services for LIBER members

New LIBER structure

LIBER events

17 April 2009: Digital Preservation Workshop “Curating Research 2009 - e-Merging New Roles and Responsibilities in the European Landscape”, The Hague

http://www.kb.nl/curatingresearch

17-19 June 2009: Workshop on Innovations in Scholarly Communication (OAI6), Geneva

http://indico.cern.ch/conferenceDisplay.py?co nfId=48321

LIBER events (2)

30 June – 3 July 2009: “Innovation through Collaboration” - LIBER Annual General Conference, Toulouse, France http://liber2009.biu-toulouse.fr/

19-21 October 2009: Digitisation workshop, The Hague http://www.libereurope.eu/node/391

Why join LIBER?

be part of the biggest network of European library professionals

participate in discussions, activities, collaborations etc. that are relevant to European research libraries

be a partner in projects which LIBER is winning in competitive EU funding applications

contribute to responses and lobbying activities in which LIBER engages at an EU level

contribute metadata records and full-text content to Open Access services (such as the DART-Europe portal of research theses) which LIBER is running on behalf of its membership

Why join LIBER? (2)

receive a reduced fee (minimum 25% and up to 50%) for all LIBER seminars, workshops and conferences for all members of your institution

have voting right in LIBER’s Meeting of Participants and therefore have a voice in the European library landscape

be candidate for election to the LIBER Executive Board

pay a reduced fee for the journal LIBER Quarterly PoD (75 euros instead of 450 euro)

Join LIBER!

Institutions from Central/Eastern Europe have 50% reduction on the annual fee!

175 euro (instead of 350 euro)

= less than 15 euro per month!

= less than 0,5 euro per day!

Application form for membership:

http://www.libereurope.eu/node/200

Thank you! Questions?

Wouter SCHALLIERLIBER Executive Director

(National Library of The Netherlands)P.O. Box 90407

2509 LK The HagueThe Netherlands

T: +31 70 31 40 729F: +31 70 31 40 197M: +31 6 29 04 79 52

E: wouter.schallier@kb.nlSkype: wouter.schallierW: www.libereurope.eu

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