Sponsorships
LIBER represents and promotes the interests of research libraries in Europe. It encourages the involvement of commercial firms active in the information field in support of its professional activities, and has recently developed a Sponsorship Programme of LIBER Gold Sponsors and LIBER Silver Sponsors. Through this Programme, LIBER sponsors are offered an opportunity for high visibility and close involvement with LIBER’s professional work in Europe over a time limited period, as well as receiving a wide range of specific benefits for the period of the sponsorship.
The number of LIBER Gold Sponsors is limited. The period of sponsorship for a LIBER Gold Sponsor is normally three years, although it may be extended by mutual consent.
The number of LIBER Silver Sponsors is limited. The period of sponsorship for a LIBER Silver Sponsor is normally one year, although it may be extended by mutual consent.
If you would like more information about how to become a LIBER Gold Sponsor or a LIBER Silver Sponsor, please contact Wouter SCHALLIER, LIBER Executive Director, LIBER Secretariat.
LIBER Gold Sponsors
LIBER Strategic Plan and OCLC
By Karen Calhoun and John Chapman (published on Metalogue, 10 December 2009)
Recently, LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche/Association of European Research Libraries) published new strategy documents outlining a vision for 2009-2012. The Strategic Plan identifies five priorities for this time period:
- Scholarly communication
- Digitisation and resource discovery
- Heritage collections and preservation
- Organisation and human resources
- LIBER services
Last month, staff from OCLC and LIBER met in London to discuss how OCLC--a LIBER Gold Sponsor--can best support LIBER's plans. The group identified three of the above LIBER priorities as opportunities for fruitful collaboration.
Digitisation and resource discovery
EuropeanaTravel is an EU-funded project that will channel digital content from European national libraries and LIBER institutions into Europeana.eu, the portal providing access to Europe's digital cultural heritage. The project, described in an English-language fact sheet available from http://www.europeanatravel.eu/multilingual-resources.php started on 1 May 2009 and will run for two years. A joint LIBER-OCLC pilot study was suggested and is being explored. The purpose would be to look at technical and operational issues related to making EuropeanaTravel metadata visible in WorldCat as well.
Heritage collections and preservation
Building from OCLC's role as a service provider for CERL's HPB (Heritage of the Printed Book) database and existing cooperation between CERL and LIBER on the Heritage Collections and Preservation steering committee, a working group with members from CERL, LIBER and OCLC was suggested. The working group would initially focus on improving the HPB through better data synchronisation techniques.
Organisation and human resources
Due to mutual interest in the evolving roles of librarians in research libraries, it was suggested that LIBER and OCLC examine opportunities for collaborative investigation in this area, perhaps taking advantage of work done or underway in OCLC Research. Topics of possible interest include information literacy, librarians as liaisons, librarians in data-centric environments, bibliometrics, and library publishing roles.
Karen Calhoun, Vice President, WorldCat and Metadata Services for OCLC
LIBER and Preservation Technologies
Preservation Technologies website
Preservation Technologies L.P. a world leader in collections preservation for libraries and archives is pleased to be a new sponsor of LIBER.
Bookkeeper™, Preservation Technologies’ deacidification products and services, is approved for use in National Libraries, Archives, University and Research Libraries throughout the world. To date, more than two million volumes and over ten million record and manuscript leaves have been successfully deacidified using Bookkeeper. Preservation Technologies currently has facilities in Europe, the United States, Canada and Japan.
In the spring of 2007, Preservation Technologies will open a state-of-the-art Audiovisual Preservation Laboratory at its headquarters in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, US, with capabilities to capture, duplicate and digitally reproduce all historical formats of magnetic media. The company plans to offer this service at its locations worldwide.
Visit www.ptlp.com for more information about Preservation Technologies, L.P.
LIBER and EBSCO
EBSCO Information Services is the leading service provider for e-journal, e-journal and e-book package and print subscriptions, a suite of e-resource management tools, full-text and secondary databases and related services for all types of libraries and research organizations.
As the agent of the industry, more than half of the subscriptions handled by EBSCO have an electronic component. EBSCO's comprehensive solutions include proven systems to consolidate ordering,invoicing, claiming and renewals as well as assistance with licensing and registration requirements for our e-journal and e-package customers worldwide. EBSCO's 31 Regional Offices, located in 22 countries around the world, serve customers in more than 200 countries and are staffed by information professionals who speak the local language and understand the particular challenges faced by librarians in their areas.
In its seventh decade of business, EBSCO upholds relationships with more than 79,000 publishers globally. These publisher relationships uniquely position us to streamline many aspects of the e-resource life cycle. EBSCO maintains a Dun & Bradstreet financial strength rating of 5A1, the highest awarded, which underscores the importance placed on providing outstanding, ethical service.
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LIBER Silver Sponsors
Sponsorship Programme for LIBER Gold Sponsors and LIBER Silver Sponsors
LIBER GOLD SPONSORSHIP
- The number of LIBER Gold Sponsors is limited
- The period of sponsorship for a LIBER Gold Sponsor is normally three years, although it may be extended by mutual consent.
- In return for a time-limited commitment to support the work of LIBER, the LIBER GOLD Sponsor receives high visibility in association with LIBER’s professional activities.
- The LIBER Gold Sponsor receives the range of benefits listed below.
- The LIBER Gold Sponsor has access to the LIBER Secretariat in connexion with the listed benefits throughout the period of sponsorship.
LIBER GOLD SPONSOR BENEFITS
- Identification and acknowledgement as a LIBER Gold Sponsor on LIBER publicity and literature.
- Permission to promote sponsorship of LIBER in the LIBER Gold Sponsor’s own publicity, including the use of the LIBER logo.
- High visibility for the Gold Sponsor on the LIBER homepage: LIBER GOLD Sponsor’s logo with hyperlink to either LIBER Gold Sponsor’s website or hyperlink directly to LIBER GOLD Sponsor’s own page on the LIBER website for direct and convenient access by LIBER members. LIBER Gold Sponsors will have access to edit this page.
- Opportunity to publish one article annually in the LIBER Quarterly.
- Two free advertisements annually in the LIBER Quarterly.
- One free registration at LIBER Annual General Conferences and 1 further registration at membership rates.
- Full page for either advertisement or text in printed LIBER Annual General Conference programme.
- Opportunity to make one 20-minute presentation at the AGC at an additional fee of €1500. (Presentations limited to four per conference. Gold sponsors will be given priority).
- Opportunity to have a stand at the LIBER Annual General Conferences at an additional fee of €500.
- Free distribution of up to 5 items of trade literature at LIBER Annual General Conferences.
- Access to printed membership lists and other customized lists; and two sets of LIBER membership mailing labels.
LIBER SILVER SPONSORSHIP
- The number of LIBER Silver Sponsors is limited.
- The period of sponsorship for a LIBER Silver Sponsor is normally one year, although it may be extended by mutual consent.
- In return for a time-limited commitment to support the work of LIBER, the LIBER Silver Sponsor receives high visibility in association with LIBER’s professional activities.
- The LIBER Silver Sponsor receives the range of benefits listed below.
- The LIBER Silver Sponsor has access to the LIBER Secretariat in connexion with the listed benefits throughout the period of sponsorship.
- The annual level of Silver sponsorship is €2,000.
LIBER SILVER SPONSOR BENEFITS
- Identification and acknowledgement as a LIBER Silver Sponsor on LIBER publicity and literature.
- Permission to promote sponsorship of LIBER in the LIBER Silver Sponsor’s own publicity, including the use of the LIBER logo.
- Direct link from LIBER’s homepage to LIBER Silver Sponsor’s logo with hyperlink to either LIBER Silver Sponsor’s website or hyperlink directly to LIBER Silver Sponsor’s own page on the LIBER website for direct and convenient access by LIBER members. LIBER Silver Sponsors will have access to edit this page
- One free advertisements annually in the LIBER Quarterly.
- One registration at LIBER Annual General Conferences at membership rates.
- Half page for either advertisement or text in printed Annual General Conference programme.
- Opportunity to make one 20-minute presentation at the Annual General Conference at an additional fee of €2000. Presentations limited to four per conference. LIBER Gold Sponsors will be given priority.
- Opportunity to have a stand at the Annual General Conference at an additional fee of €1000.
- Free distribution of up to 3 items of trade literature at LIBER Annual General Conferences.
- Access to printed membership lists and other customized lists; and one set of LIBER membership mailing labels.
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