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National Open Access Monitor Survey Outcome: Webinar Recording

A public webinar was hosted as part of the National Open Access Monitor Project on 3rd May, to provide an overview of the project and the first stakeholder survey “Defining Requirements”; to review the results of the survey in detail; and to advise on next steps for stakeholders. The recording and slides are now available: …

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National Open Access Monitor Survey “Defining Requirements” Update

Survey Outcome The results of the first stakeholder survey of the National Open Access Monitor Project “Defining Requirements” have been published: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7822366. The purpose of the survey was to capture stakeholder input on the tender requirements for the National Open Access Monitor. The survey was designed to: Arrive at a community-agreed definition for open access …

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National Open Access Monitor Survey: Defining Requirements

The first stakeholder survey for the National Open Access Monitor Project is now open https://maynoothuniversity.onlinesurveys.ac.uk/national-open-access-monitor-survey-defining-requirements  This survey will close on 28th February 2023. The purpose of this survey is to capture stakeholder input on the tender requirements for the National Open Access Monitor. The tender will be based on the specifications of the NORF National Action Plan (2022), NORF …

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National Open Access Monitor: Advisory Group

Andrew Simpson, Associate Librarian (Education, Research & Clinical Support), Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Caleb Derven, Head of Digital Scholarship and Systems, University of Limerick Edie Davis, Programme Officer, Research Policy, Science Foundation Ireland Fran Callaghan, Assistant Librarian with Responsibility for Digital Publishing & Data Services, Maynooth University Kevin Kiely, Software Developer, Trinity College …

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Irish ORCID Steering Group

The strategic agenda for the consortium is set by the Irish ORCID Steering Group. It facilitates the Irish research community to: identify goals share knowledge monitor progress, and encourage the system wide adoption of ORCID in Ireland. The current membership of the Irish ORCID Steering Group is: Fran Callaghan Maynooth University (IUA Representative) Tim Conlon …

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APA, IReL reach ‘read and publish’ agreement

The American Psychological Association and IReL have reached a “read and publish” agreement that will combine reading access to APA journals with immediate open access publishing for IReL authors. Read the full press release on APA’s website.  Further information on the agreement. 

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