We are pleased to announce the publication of the new IReL Principles for Negotiations. In light of evolving policy and emerging international consensus, the IReL Advisory Committee has reviewed and redrafted IReL’s principles. This process has been informed not only by international discussions but also by feedback from stakeholders and the hands-on experience of the […]
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Save the Date: IReL’s PID Community Webinar
We are thrilled to invite you to attend IReL’s Persistent Identifier Webinar, taking place on Wednesday, 30th July from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (GMT): https://bit.ly/PIDregister As the DataCite and ORCID Consortium Leads, we aim to bring together individuals and institutions to celebrate and discuss PID adoption in Ireland. This event will focus on maintaining […]
Read More →Subscribe to Open (S2O) and IReL
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 […]
Read More →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 […]
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