« LIBER has joined more than 50 library, archive and research institutions from countries across the European Union and internationally in signing a letter which asks the European Union to engage constructively in text-based discussions at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) on copyright exceptions for libraries and archives.
…« In response to the recent launch of Elsevier’s policy on text and data mining, LIBER has produced a discussion paper which analyses the potential impact of the policy, the associated click-through licence, and the API.
It is understood that Science Direct institutional subscription agreements will be…
« LIBER has submitted its response to the European Commission consultation on copyright rules. On behalf of our network of library members across Europe, we are calling for copyright legislation to better accommodate and nurture the changing nature of research and innovation in the digital age (…)
» … LIBER, has taken the lead on this issue and, in conjunction with Copyright4Creativity, organised a workshop on the 29th of September in London to continue the conversation on the need for legislative and other changes related to text and data mining. European policy makers were invited to…
» Do you need to write a business case for a digital preservation initiative? A new toolkit may help. It provides a step-by-step guide to the writing process, including templates, case studies and other resources.
The Digital Preservation Business Case Toolkit is freely available online. It was…
» The Association of Research Libraries (ARL), the Canadian Association of Research Libraries (CARL), the Confederation of Open Access Repositories (COAR), and the Association of European Research Libraries (LIBER) are pleased to announce the launch of a Joint Task Force on Librarians’ Competencies in Support of E-Research and Scholarly…
