Izaskun Lacunza, LIBER Executive Director, presents LIBER's strategy and LIBER's involvement in The European Library at the Research Library United Kingdgom (RLUK) workshop for members

1. LIBER Strategy 2013-2015
“Re-inventing the library for the future”
LIBER’s involvement in The European Library
Izaskun Lacunza
LIBER Executive Director
Izaskun.lacunza@kb.nl
RLUK meeting
24th
September 2013, London.

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4. WHAT IS LIBER
 400 members
 Participation of
Central, Eastern
and Southern
Europe

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6.  To provide an INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE to
enable research in LIBER institutions to be world class
 To enhance the EXPERIENCE OF USERS in LIBER
institutions
 To PROMOTE AND ADVOCATE for European libraries
in all European and national fora
 To DEVELOP LIBRARY and INFORMATION
PROFESSIONALS who are INNOVATIVE and can offer
LEADERSHIP to LIBER and to the
national/international library community
WHAT’S OUR MISSION?
SERVICES
INTERNATIONAL
APPROACH
NEW
PROFFESIONALS
ADVOCACY
INFRASTRUCTURE

7. THE LIBER STRATEGY. Re-inventing the library for the future
FORAKEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
Special areas of work 2013-2015 Long term LIBER activities

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9. WHAT’S OUR OFFER TO MEMBERS

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11. LIBER’S CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY
UCL, BL,Open
University, University
of Edinburgh,
University of Oxford,
etc

12. LIBER and LIBER MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY PROJECT
Opened up TEL to research libraries
 New content to TEL
 Adaptation to research libraries requests
 New business model
 8 LIBER members
UK LIBER members:
University College London,
University of Oxford

13. Making digitised newspaper content available through TEL
Building of special content browsers for newspapers
 LIBER: Dissemination and exploitation
 LIBER members (mainly national libraries, also BL)
LIBER and LIBER MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY PROJECT

14. Develop a cloud based infrastructure for Europeana
Explore researchers needs
Provide new platform: Europeana Research
LIBER and LIBER MEMBERS CONTRIBUTION TO THE EUROPEAN LIBRARY PROJECT
10 LIBER members
UK: The Open University,
UCL, University of
Edinburgh

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16. LIBER WORK ON RESEARCH DATA
Participation
in Research
Data
Alliance
Collaboratio
n with LERU,
COAR, ARL,
CARL

17. European Commission: Research data e-infrastructure: Framework for action H2020
RESEARCH DATA. WHERE DOES THE COMMISSION SEES LIBRARIES?
Libraries and
LIBER identified as
key
stakeholders!!:
FUNDING
OPPORTUNITIES!!
European
Infrastructure

18. TEXT AND DATA MINING. What LIBER is doing
LIBER leading a request for exceptions and
limitations to copyright in TDM
 More than 60 research institutions and
prominent researchers adhering to our request!
Meetings with the European Commission to
explain our position
 TDM workshop, 27th September, London
Copyright
European
Directive:
review
needed (also
for UK)

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20.  Association at the European level works!
 LIBER and LIBER members contribute to the evolution of The European Library
 European directives and European policies need to be lobbyed in Brussels
 Helps having a European common vision and helps taylor the message at the
national level
 Help us share ideas
 Great source of information !
CONCLUSIONS

21. THANKS!!
QUESTIONS?