Subscribe to Open (S2O) is an innovative OA business model designed to transition scholarly publications from traditional subscription-based access to open access (OA) without authors or their institutions facing publication charges. Under S2O, academic libraries continue to renew their subscriptions with the promise that, if enough libraries participate, the journal’s content will be made freely […]
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Vacancy: Open Access Monitor Officer (12 Month Fixed Term Contract)
IReL is seeking to appoint an Officer to oversee the further development and operation of the National Open Access Monitor and to provide coordination support to Open Repositories Ireland (ORI), an organisation dedicated to supporting the development of repositories and repository staff. A robust network of repositories is key to developing a trustworthy national monitor […]
Read More →Next generation OA publishing deals
The NORF Action Plan aspires that “by 2030 Ireland will have implemented a sustainable and inclusive course for achieving 100% open access to research publications.” While IReL’s current suite of over 20 transformative OA publishing agreements have been a success in rapidly accelerating the volume of Irish works make immediately open on publication, they have […]
Read More →Vacancy: Project Support Officer (Specified Purpose Contract)
IReL is seeking to appoint a Project Support Officer to oversee the administration and execution of a broad range of activities, centred around the development and expansion of IReL services. The role will be based in Maynooth University. Salary Scale: €46,241 – €56,265 p.a. (Senior Executive Assistant, 2025) This a full-time, temporary post, for a […]
Read More →IReL continues support for open research infrastructure
IReL is pleased to announce that it is continuing support for open research infrastructure. We have renewed membership agreements with Jisc, the OAPEN Foundation and DOAJ to support vital resources for open scholarship. The three year agreements (2025-2027) are aligned with the National Action Plan for Open Research 2022-2030, which calls for “support [for] the […]
Read More →IReL open access agreements from 2025
The IReL Negotiation Group has been busy finalising the renewal of several of our open access (OA) agreements and putting new OA agreements in place for 2025. All of our OA agreements are negotiated in line with our principles for transformative agreements: American Physical Society (now completed) ASME IOP Publishing (now completed) Optica Publishing Group […]
Read More →National OA Monitor: A Year in Review
It has been an eventful year for the National Open Access Monitor Ireland which was launched last April, and followed by extensive information, training and support sessions organised by OpenAIRE. We are excited to let you know that OpenAIRE will host a series of webinars titled “Open Insight Sessions: One Year with the Irish Monitor”, […]
Read More →IReL extends National Open Access Monitor contract with OpenAIRE
The Irish Research e-Library (IReL) is delighted to confirm the extension of our agreement with OpenAIRE to develop and roll-out the National Open Access Monitor. The original contract, which ended in June 2024, has now been extended for a further ten (10) months, until the end of April 2025. In March 2024, the National Open […]
Read More →IReL and Open Book Collective sign agreement
IReL and Open Book Collective are pleased to announce an agreement allowing IReL members to support the work of diamond open access (OA) book publisher via the Open Book Collective. The Open Book Collective (OBC) is a charity bringing together publishers, publishing service providers, and scholarly libraries to secure the diversity and financial futures of […]
Read More →Minister O’Donovan extends congratulations to stakeholders on 20 years of IReL
On the occasion of the launch of IReL’s Executive Report 23/24, Patrick O’Donovan, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, has extended his congratulations to everyone who has been involved in building the shared service that is IReL. This report marks the 20th anniversary of the foundation of IReL. As a shared […]
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