Dear all,

The Call for Papers and Posters for LIBER 2016 (Helsinki, Finland – 29 June to 1 July) is now open:

http://liber2016.org/programme/call-for-papers/

This year’s topics relate to the conference theme Libraries Opening Paths to Knowledge. The topics are:

1. Content and Processes: Research data management and workflows, new open access publishing models, open science, open data and data reuse, advocacy, open peer review.

2. Services: Shared services, user-led development, crowd sourcing, citizen science, new metrics, engagement and marketing, text and data mining services/

3. Legal & Ethical: Data policies, data protection and the right to be forgotten, copyright.

4. Space & Experimentation: Library as laboratory/makerspaces, data visualisation, digital humanities, building services, innovative uses of institutional repositories, cloud services.

Full details are available on the conference website (http://liber2016.org), along with an overview of the venue and other practical details. The deadline for submission of abstracts is 15 February 2016.

With kind regards,

Friedel Grant
LIBER Communications Officer