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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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OA Publishing Deal Renewals

IReL is in negotiation with the following publishers to renew OA publishing deals: Optica Publishing Group Rockefeller University Press American Psychological Association IOP Publishing PLOS Royal Society of Chemistry Springer Nature Wiley IReL is currently in negotiations with these publishers for a new agreement from 2025. We will update this site when a new agreement …

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National Open Access Monitor, Draft Report: Stakeholder Feedback: Response Dataset

Published: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10245116 This dataset contains the response data from the ‘National Open Access Monitor, Draft Report: Stakeholder Feedback’ Form which was open from 16th to 30th November 2023 under the National Open Access Monitor Project. A PDF reference copy of the Feedback Form is available here: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10141988 The purpose of the form was to capture stakeholder feedback on …

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National Open Access Monitor RFO Training, 23 November 2023

Description: https://irel.ie/national-oa-monitor-openaire-training-rpos-rfos/ Click to view slides here: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10202640 Dashboard Manager Application Form: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/maynoothuniversity/national-open-access-monitor-dashboard-manager-application-form

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National Open Access Monitor RPO Training, 16 November 2023

Description: https://irel.ie/national-oa-monitor-openaire-training-rpos-rfos/ Click to view slides here: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10143612 Dashboard Manager Application Form: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/maynoothuniversity/national-open-access-monitor-dashboard-manager-application-form

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OpenAIRE National Open Access Monitor, Draft Report

Published: OpenAIRE National Open Access Monitor, Draft Report: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10136295 OpenAIRE have been contracted (as per the tender LI2555F here) to deliver a report which:• Provides an initial, baseline analysis of the state of open access in Ireland, both from an overall perspective and domain-level.• Investigates the accuracy and viability of the data on current Irish open access …

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National Open Access Monitor Survey: Organisational Identity: Responses Dataset

Published: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.10100895 This dataset contains the response data from the ‘National Open Access Monitor Survey: Organisational Identity which was carried out between 9th October and 9th November 2023 under the National Open Access Monitor Project: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.8420404 This survey was run to: compile a complete list of Irish research performing organisations (RPO) and research funding organisations (RFO) to be …

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