EIFL partners with library consortia from developing and transition economy countries.
The benefits of joining EIFL are:
- Access to a wide range of commercial e-resources at greatly reduced or no cost.
- When publishing in open access, authors in EIFL partner countries may be eligible for waived or discounted Article Processing Charges (APCs) negotiated by EIFL.
- Context specific expert advice and support in areas such as copyright, open science, licensing and public library development.
- Access to communities of experts on Diamond open access publishing,
- open access repository set-up and management, and open science training.
- Opportunities to participate in international and national copyright law reform processes and open science policy development.
- Professional development – training and resources – in important library areas including e-resource negotiations and licensing, open access, open science, copyright and digital information literacy.
- Enhancement of professional knowledge and sharing best practices about emerging trends in scholarly communications and technology.
- Gain access to up-to-date information and specialized resources via EIFL’s mailing lists and members’ only website.
- Raise the visibility of your institution and its work by becoming part of a global network.
- Invitation to attend the EIFL General Assembly, an annual learning and knowledge sharing event.