Julien Roche
President
LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche / Association of European Research Libraries)
LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche – Association of European Research Libraries) is the voice of Europe’s research library community. For nearly 50 years, LIBER has worked together to meet the mission of Enabling World Class Research by representing the interests of their institutions, their universities and their researchers in several key areas. Some 420+ national, university and other libraries are part of LIBER and the wider network includes goal-oriented partnerships with other organisations in Europe and beyond. The 2023-2027 Strategy outlines LIBER’s main areas of focus, including key topics such as Copyright Reform, Digital Humanities, Open Access, and Research Data Management. The Strategy is executed thanks to the dedication of the hundreds of volunteers who serve on our Executive Board, Steering Committees and Working Groups. LIBER’s participation in international projects is also key to the execution of its Strategy.
Every year, the LIBER community comes together at the Annual Conference — a major event for research library professionals from around the world.
LIBER has six main aims:
- High-quality services for all users of library and information services
- Intellectual freedom and access to scholarship
- Collaboration with campus, local, national, European and global partners
- Stewardship of collections and institutional resources, in the most appropriate format
- Leadership, innovation and a willingness to embrace opportunities for change
- Inclusivity, equality of opportunity and fulfilment of potential
