The Association of European Research Libraries (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche or LIBER) is a
professional association
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) is a group that usually seeks to advocacy, further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in ...
of national and university
research libraries
A research library is a library that contains an in-depth collection of material on one or several subjects.(Young, 1983; p. 188) A research library will generally include an in-depth selection of materials on a particular topic or set of top ...
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.
Overview
The origin of LIBER sprang from a 1968 meeting of the
International Federation of Library Associations
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is an international body representing the interests of people who rely on libraries and information professionals. A non-governmental, not-for-profit organization, IFLA ...
. Among its founders was Swiss librarian .
LIBER held its first conference in
Strasbourg
Strasbourg ( , ; ; ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est Regions of France, region of Geography of France, eastern France, in the historic region of Alsace. It is the prefecture of the Bas-Rhin Departmen ...
in 1971, and continues meeting annually. Its 2018 conference will take place in
Lille
Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...
. The group also publishes an
open access
Open access (OA) is a set of principles and a range of practices through which nominally copyrightable publications are delivered to readers free of access charges or other barriers. With open access strictly defined (according to the 2001 de ...
journal about librarianship, ''LIBER Quarterly.''
Presidents
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Erland Kolding Nielsen, circa 2005
References
Further reading
;issued by the association
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;about the association
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2006 version)
External links
Official site** (Former site)
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Library associations
Foundations based in the Netherlands
2009 establishments in the Netherlands
1971 establishments in Europe