1. LIBER STRATEGY 2014-2015
LIBER / CAUL meeting. 27 May 2014. Den Haag

2.  European Research Libraries Association (EU and beyond)
 What makes us unique?
• Big membership (400 members from more than 40 countries)
• Heterogeneuos membership (unlike ARL, for example)
• (Very) low membership fee: very inclusive association
• Representative of the research libraries in Europe
• Operate in the European level (complex policy making, co-existing with
national libary associations)
WHAT is LIBER?

3. • Executive Board (12 Library Directors from all over Europe)
• LIBER Office (5 FTE: 2 FTE LIBER activities; 3 FTE EU projects)
• 3 Steering Committees with several working groups
• 2 Fora
• Conference Programme Committee
• LIBER membership
WHO is LIBER?

4.  To provide an information infrastructure to enable research in LIBER
institutions to be world class
 To enhance the experience of users in LIBER institutions, which is
enriched by the facilities and services which LIBER can offer
 To promote and advocate for European libraries in all European and
national fora where the voice of LIBER needs to be heard
 To develop library and information professionals who are innovative
and can offer leadership to LIBER and to the national/international
library community
What’s LIBER mission?

5. • Represent research library interests in Europe
• Raising research libraries profile
• Influencing European R&D policies and Funding Schemes (H2020)
• Influencing/Supporting European policies (open access, open data,
copyright)
What are LIBER’s main activities?
• Developing a common vision on the future of research libraries
• Spokesman of research libraries in Europe
• Becoming a reference to our members
• Supporting the development of our members
• Policy guidance (copyright, OA, etc)
• EU projects participation

6. How do we realise our mission?
LIBER Strategy
2013-2015
EU
PROJECTS
PARTNERSHIPS
LIBER
CONFERENCE
WORKSHOPS
STEERING
COMMITTEES AND
WORKING GROUPS

7. LIBER STRATEGY 2013-2015. RE- INVENTING THE
LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS EU projects
APARSEN
EUROPEANA NEWSPAPERS
EUROPEANA CLOUD
PASTEUR
FOSTER
RECODE

8. FORA
LIBER STRATEGY 2013-2015

9. • Participate in European Projects and promote LIBER members participation
• Horizon 2020: guarantee opportunities for libraries
• EU projects as a means to realise our Strategy (skills, TDM, RDA, RDM)
• Sinergies with our own communication efforts
• Objectives: get LIBER members to participate
• Research libraries participating in innovative projects
12% (51 members)
of our membership
has participated in
a EU project with
LIBER
EUROPEAN PROJECTS

10. PARTNERSHIPS AND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
 Library Associations: EIFL, IFLA, EBLIDA
 Higher Educations and Research Associations : LERU, Science Europe
 Scholarly Communications Associations: COAR, SPARC Europe
 Annual Conference: 400 delegates, around 30 peer review presentations.

11. Thanks!