The Association of European Research Libraries (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche or LIBER) is a professional association of national and university research libraries in Europe. As of 2018 its membership includes some 400 organizations. It operates as a Dutch foundation, with headquarters in the Koninklijke Bibliotheek in The Hague.[1]
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| Formation | 1971 |
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President | Kristiina Hormia-Poutanen |
| Website | http://libereurope.eu |
Overview edit
The origin of LIBER sprang from a 1968 meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations.[2] Among its founders was Swiss librarian Jean-Pierre Clavel.[1]
LIBER held its first conference in Strasbourg in 1971, and continues meeting annually. Its 2018 conference will take place in Lille.[3] The group also publishes an open access journal about librarianship, LIBER Quarterly.[4]
Presidents edit
- Elmar Mittler, circa 1999-2002
- Erland Kolding Nielsen, circa 2005 [5]
References edit
- ^ a b "History". Libereurope.eu. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ Wayne A. Wiegand; Donald G. Davis, Jr., eds. (1994). Encyclopedia of Library History. Garland. p. 347. ISBN 0824057872.
- ^ "Previous Conferences". Liberconference.eu. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
- ^ "Publisher copyright policies & self-archiving", SHERPA/RoMEO, UK: Jisc, retrieved 10 March 2018
- ^ Marko Schweizer, ed. (2005). World Guide to Library, Archive, and Information Science Associations (2nd ed.). IFLA. p. 58. ISBN 3598218400.
Further reading edit
- issued by the association
- Bulletin, 1971–1990
- "European Research Libraries Cooperation: ERLC", LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries, 1–7, 1991–1998, ISSN 1435-5205
- "LIBER Quarterly", LIBER Quarterly: The Journal of European Research Libraries, ISSN 2213-056X
- about the association
- Esko Häkli (2011). Innovation through Co-operation: the history of LIBER 1971-2009. Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press. ISBN 9788763537919.
- Peter Fox (2005), "Changing LIBER", in Erland Kolding Nielsen; et al. (eds.), Die innovative Bibliothek: Elmar Mittler zum 65.Geburtstag, Saur (2006 version )
External links edit
- Official site
- "Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche (LIBER)", Le Dictionnaire (in French), France: Ecole Nationale Superieure des Sciences de l'information et des Bibliotheques, archived from the original on 2018-03-10, retrieved 2018-03-10