On 24 September, COMMUNIA hosted the third Salon of 2025 on the right to e-lend. The event brought together experts to examine the legal obstacles standing in the way of digital lending and discuss policy solutions for empowering libraries in the digital environment. A video recording of the event is now available through Vimeo.
Libraries are essential gateways to knowledge and culture. Yet in today’s digital world, they face significant barriers. Unlike physical books, digital books cannot be lent under fair and consistent conditions. The absence of a clear legal framework for e-lending at both the EU and Member State makes it difficult for libraries to carry out their public mission.
Together with experts, we examined the legal obstacles standing in the way of digital lending and discuss policy solutions for empowering libraries in the digital environment.
On 24 September, COMMUNIA hosted the third Salon of 2025 on the right to e-lend. The event brought together experts to examine the legal obstacles standing in the way of digital lending and discuss policy solutions for empowering libraries in the digital environment. A video recording of the event is now available through Vimeo. […]
Libraries are essential gateways to knowledge and culture. Yet in today’s digital world, they face significant barriers. To shine a light on these challenges, and explore solutions, we invite you to join us on Wednesday 24 September, 15:00-16:00 CEST for an online event where we will examine the legal obstacles standing in the way of digital […]
Today, COMMUNIA is releasing Policy Paper #19 on e-lending (also available as a PDF file), in which we address the shortcomings of the current European legal framework, and present our recommendations for an EU-wide right to e-lend. Libraries play a long-standing part in connecting European citizens to, and enabling their use of, information resources.The services […]
Due to the lack of a clear legal framework for e-lending at both the EU and member state level, libraries are struggling to fulfil their public service mission in the digital environment. We are hosting the first COMMUNIA Salon of this year, online on Wednesday, May 29, 15:00-16:00 CEST, on the occasion of the publication […]
