The 2025 ICOLC EMEA meeting has kicked off with some lively discussions on Diamond Open Access in Europe and North America. Looking forward to what the rest of the conference brings! with @couperin.org.web.brid.gy & @univcotedazur.bsky.social

Welcome to our first newsletter of the academic year! www.linkedin.com/pulse/septem...

The #OpenCourses initiative is inviting proposals for the development & delivery of professional development courses. Up to €25,000 funding is available, & the final deadline for submissions is 30/10/25. 🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie www.teachingandlearning.ie/invitation-f...

The #OpenCourses initiative is inviting proposals for the development & delivery of professional development courses. Up to €25,000 funding is available, & the final deadline for submissions is 30/10/25. 🔗 Learn more and submit your proposal: opencourses.ie www.teachingandlearning.ie/invitation-f...

IReL Director Susan Reilly on this morning's @osfair.bsky.social panel at @cern.bsky.social entitled “Tracking the Impact of Open Science: Are We Measuring What Matters?”, which explores how we assess the real-world effects of #OpenScience. #OSFAIR25 #OpenScienceMonitoring #OpenInfrastructure #CERN

IReL Director Susan Reilly will be speaking at @osfair.bsky.social at @cern.bsky.social on 16th September. This panel will explore how we assess the real-world effects of #OpenScience. You can read more about this event and Open Science Fair here: www.opensciencefair.eu/panels/impac... #OSFair2025

IReL Director Susan Reilly will be speaking at @osfair.bsky.social at @cern.bsky.social on 16th September. This panel will explore how we assess the real-world effects of #OpenScience. You can read more about this event and Open Science Fair here: www.opensciencefair.eu/panels/impac... #OSFair2025

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Aaron Binchy as our new Open Access Monitor Officer, effective from 1st September. Aaron has been with IReL as Licensing Officer since 2017, & has been the interim project manager for the National Open Access Monitor since 2024. irel.ie/appointment-...

This morning we bid farewell to our home of almost 10 years, @mulibrary.bsky.social, as we move to our new office! We would like to thank the MU Library team for hosting us, and for all of their support through the years. @maynoothuniversity.ie

Our August newsletter is out! Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss our latest updates. #IReLNews www.linkedin.com/pulse/august...

Our August newsletter is out! Don't forget to subscribe so you don't miss our latest updates. #IReLNews www.linkedin.com/pulse/august...

Great milestone for Ireland’s research ecosystem. Congratulations @irelibrary.bsky.social Over 10,000 #OpenAccess publications is a strong signal of progress toward a more transparent and accessible system. #OpenResearch #AcademicPublishing #Ireland

This is a real achievement. Credit to @irelibrary.bsky.social for pushing open access forward and showing what coordinated effort can deliver.

🎉 Congratulations to @irelibrary.bsky.social enabling over 10,000 #OpenAccess publications - a major step for #OpenResearch in Ireland! 🌍📖 This milestone highlights incredible progress toward transparency, accessibility and equitable #AcademicPublishing. Visit👉 treemaps.openapc.net/apcdata/tran...

IReL has reached a major milestone in its commitment to #OpenResearch and publishing transparency in enabling over 10,000 Irish research articles to be published #OpenAccess, and in contributing data on them to #OpenAPC: irel.ie/irel-reaches... #OA

If you missed it last Wednesday's PID Community Webinar, we have made the recording available here: tinyurl.com/2w84jkdr Once again, we'd like to thank all of our speakers and participants for a hugely insightful morning. #PID #PersistentIdentifiers #OpenResearch #ResearchIreland

On 30th July we hosted IReL’s PID Community Webinar, featuring presentations from consortium members sharing their experiences with @orcid.org & @datacite.org integration, along with insights from PID organisation providers. For anyone who missed it, here's a link to the slides: tinyurl.com/ykhabp8n

📣 Last Chance to Register! A reminder that IReL’s PID Community Webinar takes place next Wednesday 30th July from 10:30am-12:30pm. ‼️Registration is essential by Tuesday 29th July‼️ Please register here: bit.ly/PIDregister You can view the programme here: irel.ie/irel-pids-we... Hope to see you there!

Our July newsletter is out! Click through to read and subscribe. www.linkedin.com/pulse/july-2...

IReL is delighted to share that Ireland is ranked #1 in the ESAC Marketwatch global Open Access listings. This is primarily driven by OA publishing agreements from IReL, & is measured by the %of corresponding authored papers, published immediately as OA. #OA2030 esac-initiative.org/market-watch...

We are happy to share the programme for our forthcoming Persistent Identifiers (PIDs) Community Webinar, which takes place on 30 July from 10:30am to 12:30pm (GMT). All are welcome, further details including registration link here: irel.ie/irel-pids-we...

Tomorrow 3rd July, IReL director Susan Reilly will present a session at the @libereurope.bsky.social conference at BCU Lausanne entitled Acting Locally, Thinking Globally: Developing a National Monitor for Open Research. LIBER is Europe’s largest association of research libraries.

Our June newsletter is out! Click here to see our most recent updates: www.linkedin.com/pulse/june-2...

IReL chaired a workshop with @openaire.bsky.social about the National OA Monitor at #CONUL2025 on 29th May. You can view the slides from the workshop, entitled “Enhancing Open Access Monitoring: Moving from Pilot Project to Research Infrastructure” at the link here: zenodo.org/records/1568...

Our series of Open Insights sessions with @openaire.bsky.social on the National Open Access Monitor recently concluded. If you missed any of these sessions but would like to know more, you can read the summaries at the following link: www.openaire.eu/open-insight... #OpenAccess #OA

☀️ Long weekend ahead: Perfect time to listen, read & recharge! Check out KR21's recommendations on LinkedIn ↪️ www.linkedin.com/posts/knowle...

👏 Friday is for sharing & caring! 🔦 Let's shine the spotlight on some upcoming events featuring KR21! 📰 Catch up on the details on LinkedIn 👉 www.linkedin.com/posts/knowle...

A reminder that we are hosting our first Persistent Identifier Webinar on Wednesday 30 July from 10:30am to 12:30pm (GMT): bit.ly/PIDregister. As the @datacite.org & @orcid.org Consortium Leads, we aim to bring together individuals and institutions to celebrate and discuss #PID adoption in Ireland.

Anne Jarvis, Dean of Libraries at Princeton University, gives the keynote address on day 2 of #CONUL25

Bridie and Dolores presenting their poster on the NORF PIDs Roadmap at #CONUL25!

Richard Ovenden, @bodleianlibraries.bsky.social, University of Oxford giving the keynote address now at #CONUL25

The plenary session of #CONUL25 beginning now, entitled Shaping Tomorrow: the next chapter for Irish research libraries.

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 these principles. You can read the full document here: irel.ie/wp-content/u...

Save the date! We are thrilled to invite you to attend IReL’s #PersistentIdentifier Webinar, taking place on Wednesday 30th July from 10:30 am to 12:30 pm (GMT), where we will aim to celebrate and discuss #PID adoption in Ireland. Register your interest here: bit.ly/PIDregister

Closing this Sunday! If you have an interest in #OpenAccess publishing, we want to hear from you. #LISJobsIE #LibraryJobsIE #OA #IrishJobs #UniversityVacancies universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni...

Our May newsletter is here! We talk about our new Mission Statement, the forthcoming @conulconference.bsky.social, and more. www.linkedin.com/pulse/may-20...

#LISjobsIE #jobalert 👇👇👇

Last week to apply! We are hiring an Open Access Monitor Officer to oversee the further development and operation of the National Open Access Monitor. Closing Sunday 25th May at 11:30pm! Apply here: tinyurl.com/b7bmtk5b @laicdgroup.bsky.social @libraryjobs.bsky.social #LISJobsIE #LibraryJobsIE

Subscribe to Open (S2O) is an #OA business model designed to transition scholarly publications from traditional subscription-based access to #OpenAccess (OA) without authors or institutions facing publication charges. IReL has embraced this model in several of our agreements: irel.ie/subscribe-to...

Subscribe to Open (S2O) is an #OA business model designed to transition scholarly publications from traditional subscription-based access to #OpenAccess (OA) without authors or institutions facing publication charges. IReL has embraced this model in several of our agreements: irel.ie/subscribe-to...

We're hiring! IReL seeks to appoint an Officer to oversee the further development & operation of the National OA Monitor. See the application form & full job description here: universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni... Applications must be submitted by 23:30, 25/05/25. #LISJobsIE @openaire.bsky.social

We're hiring! IReL seeks to appoint an Officer to oversee the further development & operation of the National OA Monitor. See the application form & full job description here: universityvacancies.com/maynooth-uni... Applications must be submitted by 23:30, 25/05/25. #LISJobsIE @openaire.bsky.social

Tomorrow at 12pm Irish Time/ 1pm CET! The 5th and final (for now) in our Open Insight sessions with @openaire.bsky.social. Register now: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The @ec.europa.eu has launched two consultations to shape the future European Strategy for #ArtificialIntelligence (#AI) in Science,& has invited the community to participate. Open until 5 June, these will help define the priorities of the upcoming strategy. For more info,visit: tinyurl.com/yby5j5a9

1 week to go! Join the Open Insight Sessions: One Year with the Irish Monitor webinar on May 8. Time: 13:00–14:00 CET | Online Register: shorturl.at/JG6o4 @irelibrary.bsky.social

Join us next Thursday at 12pm Irish Time (1pm CET) for the last in our Open Insights series with @openaire.bsky.social! Register for this free webinar here: shorturl.at/JG6o4

The latest Open Insights session of Irish Monitor brought practical energy & fresh perspective to a topic that is central to the success of #OpenScience. How to make monitoring truly useful for institutions? @irelibrary.bsky.social -Read the recap & learn all the details: shorturl.at/cczsA

Our latest newsletter is out now! Feat. @mulibrarycat.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/april-...

Our latest newsletter is out now! Feat. @mulibrarycat.bsky.social www.linkedin.com/pulse/april-...

Yesterday we attended the annual @lirheanet.bsky.social seminar entitled "Engagement in the Digital Era" with some excellent insights on communities of practice and social media networks in libraries and higher education 💡 lnkd.in/eV3caE5h #LirSeminar2025