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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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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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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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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