EBLIDA Position Papers and Statements
General Positions Papers
- A Library Manifesto for Europe
Coordinated by IFLA. Partners: EBLIDA, PL 2030, LIBER and SPARC Europe (20 March 2019).
- Europe needs its libraries - Heritage and Knowledge for a stronger EU - Sofia Declaration from 26 February 2018
- Take down the digital barriers! - Enable Libraries to provide Smart Access to Culture, Information and Knowledge!
Aarhus Declaration
EBLIDA Council & Conference 3 & 4 May 2017, Aarhus, Denmark
SL 1 & SL2 |
- The right to e‐read - An e‐book policy for libraries in Europe
CS | ES | FR | HR | HU | IT | ME | PT | SK
- European Libraries and the challenges of e-publishing - An e-book policy for libraries in Europe
BG | CS | DE | EL | ES | ET | FI | FR | HR | IT | ME | NL | PT | SR | SV
- EBLIDA Key Principles on the acquisition of and access to E-books by libraries
DE | EL | ES | IT | SV | NL | PT | UK
- Library policy for Europe - "Vienna Declaration"
CS | DA | DE | EL | ES | FI | FR | HU | IT | LB | LT | NL | PT | SK | SR
Statements made by EBLIDA at the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Matters (SCCR):
WIPO SCCR 33 (14 to 18 November 2016)
- Statement by EBLIDA on Limitation on Liabilities
- Statement by EBLIDA on Technological Measures of Protection
- Statement by EBLIDA on Contracts
WIPO SCCR 32 (9 to 13 May 2016)
- Statement by EBLIDA on Orphan Works, retracted and withdrawn works and out of commerce works
- Statement by EBLIDA on Cross-border uses (The demand for access to knowledge is not confined to national borders)
WIPO SCCR 31 (7 to 11 December 2015)
WIPO General Assemblies 55 (05 to 14 October 2015)
WIPO SCCR 30 (29 June to 3 July 2015)
Culture and Information Society
- EBLIDA briefing on the e-lending judgement of the CJEU
Case C-174/15 - CJEU ruling of 10 November 2016
Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheken (VOB) v Stichting Leenrecht
EBLIDA Briefing Note, January 2017
- Don’t Go Back on the Deal
[Joint Statement] IFLA, EIFL and EBLIDA call on EU Member States to Deliver on Marrakesh Treaty Ratification
- EBLIDA (EGCIS) Position Paper: Libraries – cultural peaks for information and inspiration
BG | CS | DA | DE | ES | HR | HU | IT | NL | PT |
Information Law
- EBLIDA and IFLA comment on the European Commission’s Communication on modernising EU copyright rules
- Licence Paralysis – Protect Copyright
(EIFL has joined with international and European library organizations – IFLA, LIBER and EBLIDA – to call on governments worldwide to protect library limitations and exceptions in copyright law.)
- New Policy from Elsevier impedes Open Access and Sharing
(EBLIDA's President signed the Statement against Elsevier's new sharing policy that impedes Open Access and sharing)
- The Right to E-read
(successor to the EBLIDA paper E-publishing and the challenges for libraries)
- E-publishing and the challenges for libraries
(Background information paper)
- Orphan Works – Issues and Solutions: Proposal for discussion at the Comité des Sâges’ public hearing
NEWS
EBLIDA Newsletter June 2023
08 June 2023: This Newsletter is focused on Resourcing Libraries in the European Union (RL:EU). Read more >EBLIDA Annual Report 2022-2023
17 May 2023: Now available! Read more >EBLIDA Newsletter May 2023
11 May 2023: Curious about the new phase in the evolution of library thinking? Read about it in our May issue! Read more >EBLIDA Newsletter April 2023
13 April 2023: The April issue is packed with the latest information on EBLIDA Conference & EBLIDA-NAPLE-PL2030 Event, 18-19 April 2023, Luxembourg. Read more >Recommendation on Library Legislation and Policy in Europe
10 April 2023: On 5th April 2023, the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe approved the Recommendation on Library Legislation and Policy in Europe, drafted in collaboration with EBLIDA. Read more >