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

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?

• 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?

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?

• 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

How do we realise our mission?

LIBER Strategy 2013-2015

EU PROJECTSPARTNERSHIPS

LIBER CONFERENCE WORKSHOPS

STEERING COMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS

LIBER STRATEGY 2013-2015. RE- INVENTING THE LIBRARY OF THE FUTURE

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS EU projects

APARSEN

EUROPEANA NEWSPAPERSEUROPEANA CLOUD

PASTEURFOSTERRECODE

FORA

LIBER STRATEGY 2013-2015

• 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

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.

Thanks!