Conference of European National Librarians
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov 2021 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | National Libraries and Sustainability | — |
| 29 Nov 2021 | Anthony Agotha Cabinet member | National Libraries and Sustainability | SRC |
| 08 Feb 2016 | Andrus Ansip Vice-President | Copyright | — |
| 08 Feb 2016 | Andrus Ansip Vice-President | Copyright | SRC |
Mission & Goals
The objectives of CENL are to support the European national libraries in their role to - Give everybody fast, comprehensive, multilingual and longterm access to their collections and information, and wherever appropriate without cost - Safeguard European national cultural heritage and knowledge - Do research and development to improve user services of national libraries - Promote cultural diversity and multilinguality as basic values of the European culture - Cooperate with other cultural heritage institutions, universities, publishers and information providers on a European as well as on a global level
EU Legislative Interests
Digital Single Market Initiative Interested members of CENL meet on several occasions to discuss copyright law and related information law issues that affect national libraries. The main focus is to discuss developments relating to EU copyright law, privacy and public sector information law as well as share best practices around licensing / public private partnerships.
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
CENL is no member of any other association.
Organisation Members
https://www.cenl.org/member-libraries/