liber’s role in supporting european research libraries
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LIBER’s role in supporting European Research Libraries
Wouter SchallierExecutive Director
Content
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: [email protected]: wouter.schallierW: www.libereurope.eu