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Published June 27, 2026 | Version v2
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LIBER Europe is engaging with rights and values for libraries in an evolving society and academic world.

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Université Paris Nanterre
  • 2. Unviersity of Belgrade
  • 3. Sveuciliste u Zagrebu
  • 4. ROR icon National and University Library in Zagreb
  • 5. ROR icon Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • 6. ROR icon Rijksmuseum
  • 7. ROR icon Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
  • 8. ROR icon Université de Lille

Contributors

Description

LIBER Europe (https://libereurope.eu/) is the voice of Europe’s research library community.
LIBER Europe publishes a statement on Rights & Values related to its 2023-2027 Strategy, along with a collection of deliverables from its Rights and Values Taskforce : a survey analysis and findings, a list of references with major texts useful for everyone, a poster presented at the LIBER 2026 annual conference in Trondheim, Norway.

LIBER Europe is engaging with rights and values for libraries in an evolving society and academic world.

This statement demonstrates how European research libraries are serving the common good, strengthening democracy, and benefiting librarians, researchers and citizens.
 
LIBER’s Mission is to enable quality research guided by academic values. These are currently facing growing challenges and can no longer be taken for granted. In order to address this, LIBER, guided by values of collaboration and inclusivity, identifies three strategic priorities where academic libraries should act as key agents of trust and progress in the European research landscape:
- European solidarity and mutual respect as a fundamental principle;
- A strong commitment to make academic values known and respected;
- Enhance and promote integrity and transparency in academic library practices.
 
LIBER focuses on reinforcing research libraries as essential actors in safeguarding and advancing European academic values through their work with researchers, scientific communities, and data infrastructures, and in empowering libraries themselves to act in accordance with these values.
 
Research libraries are not just enablers of research - they can be actors themselves, committed to upholding academic values, including integrity and transparency. LIBER empowers libraries to take meaningful action to:
- Advocate for integrity and transparency in research policies and practices;
- Reinforce public trust in academic and research libraries;
- Increase solidarity across borders through collaboration and aligned principles;
- Contribute to European conversations on academic values.
 
LIBER – nov 2025
 

authors : 

LIBER President 2020-2026

Julien Roche https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4000-2791

LIBER Board members in charge of Rights and Values

Cécile Swiatek Cassafieres https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1066-4559 

Adam Sofronijevic https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8788-5854

LIBER Citizen science WG

Tatijana Petrić https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0445-8671

Alisa Martek https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7179-7315

LIBER FIM4L WG

Jos Westerbeke https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-403X

LIBER Leadership WG

Coen Wilders https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4878-6543

LIBER Research Data Management WG

Mojca Rupar Korosec https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-3711

Naeem Muhammad 

Elisa Rodenburg https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6068-9792

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Additional details

Related works

Is supplement to
Publication: 10.5281/zenodo.7696568 (DOI)

Dates

Issued
2025-11-25
Endorsement and decision to publish by the LIBER Europe Board