EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries) works with libraries to enable access to knowledge for education, learning, research and sustainable community development. Our vision is a world in which all people have the knowledge they need to achieve their full potential.
Teresa Hackett, EIFL Copyright and Libraries Programme Manager, reports on the launch of a new policy document by COMMUNIA setting out four actions to empower European knowledge (...)
For many generations, public libraries have been offering services that promote reading and stimulate creativity through traditional print resources and activities. With digital (...)
Open repositories are a tool for climate action. By increasing the number of climate research papers openly available in repositories, EIFL, COAR (the Confederation of Open Access (...)
Public Lending Right (PLR) gives authors (and other rightsholders) the right to receive payment for the non-commercial lending of books and other works by libraries. About thirty- (...)
In our 2023 Annual Report we share achievements and tell the stories of some of the people who have benefited from our work. The report also celebrates the 20th anniversary of the EIFL Open Access Programme with a special feature about the contribution that the programme has made to facilitating the open sharing of research over two decades.