A week after our 49th Annual Conference (online due to Covid-19) officially ended, all session materials are now online. Two of our sessions were very popular. During both the panel session — From Frenemies to Trusted Partners: How transformation collaboration between libraries and publishers is essential to launch new OA business models — and the […]
LIBER’s first ever virtual conference, LIBER 2020 Online, is now officially over. Thank you to everyone who made our week such a success. The conference attracted a massive 5,544 registrations from over 1,700 people, including staff in 276 LIBER institutions. In one week, we had: 2 Panel Sessions 3 Winners of the LIBER Award for […]
There were 11 submissions to the LIBER 2020 virtual poster session. All authors were asked to share their posters on Twitter, and we promised to make two awards at the end of conference week. Top Poster Abstract – For the poster receiving the highest assessment from the Conference Programme Committee. People’s Choice – For the […]
During our LIBER 2020 Annual Conference week, we asked you to put your running shoes on and show us How To Run A Library. We were so impressed with the entries we received – 27 in total (see them all here). Well done to all the creative and passionate people in our library community! It’s […]
Think you know how to run a library? Show us by taking part in our LIBER 2020 Selfie Contest! We challenge everyone who’s registered for the conference to get some fresh air between sessions and put on their running shoes. Any distance counts! Take a selfie and post it on Twitter (#howtorunalibrary and #liber2020). Bonus […]
Congratulations to the winners of this year’s LIBER Award for Library Innovation, sponsored by OCLC. This award is given to the three abstracts which best describe innovative work within the overall theme of the Annual Conference, based on criteria such as the level of innovation, the impact on the wider library community, originality and the […]
LIBER’s Annual Conference has been running for nearly 50 years, and will continue to do so despite covid-19. This year we’re a virtual event. In the week of 22 June, we warmly welcome you to join us for online sessions and workshops free of charge. Details of each session can be found in the Programme. We […]
The coronavirus is having a severe impact on research libraries across Europe. Many LIBER libraries have already adjusted services or even closed entirely. LIBER is also affected. As a result of the coronavirus, we are cancelling this year’s Annual Conference in Belgrade. The next in-person Annual Conference will be held in Belgrade in June 2021. […]
Due to concerns regarding the coronavirus (Covid-19), LIBER is postponing the opening of registration for our 2020 Annual Conference in Belgrade, Serbia (24-26 June) by two weeks. The situation with the coronavirus is changing quickly and many colleagues are currently unable to commit to attending the conference because of travel limits put in place by […]
The Call for Papers for LIBER’s 2020 Annual Conference in Belgrade from 24 to 26 June, is now open. The deadline for submitting a proposal is 13 January 2020. Guidance and conference topics are outlined in detail below. Building Trust With Research Libraries “In the nonstop tsunami of global information, librarians provide us with floaties and teach […]