IReL Announces New ACM Open Access Agreement – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
IReL is pleased to announce a new OA publishing agreement with @acm-asu.bsky.social. Under this new arrangement, authors across participating IReL institutions will be eligible for uncapped OA publishing rights with ACM,subject to standard article review & acceptance processes: tinyurl.com/2dy9v9ka
10.02.2026 12:22 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
IReL Announces New ACM Open Access Agreement – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
IReL is pleased to announce a new OA publishing agreement with @acm-asu.bsky.social. Under this new arrangement, authors across participating IReL institutions will be eligible for uncapped OA publishing rights with ACM,subject to standard article review & acceptance processes: tinyurl.com/2dy9v9ka
10.02.2026 12:22 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Thanks to @irelibrary.bsky.social @unioflimerick.bsky.social is supporting @ceu-press.bsky.social participation in #OtF the for 3 years (2026-2028)!
➡️ Funding #OA book publication AND allowing UL access to selected CEU closed content
#WinWin #OpenAccess #Monographs #DiamondOA
03.02.2026 17:00 — 👍 4 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Thanks for your support 😘
Find out more about how your library can support @openingthefuture.bsky.social and @openbookcollective.bsky.social on their websites
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03.02.2026 16:57 — 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
IReL members supporting Diamond Open Access – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
Since 2025,IReL has been promoting and coordinating member supports for #DiamondOpenAccess publishing. We are pleased to announce more participants in our Diamond OA programme in 2026:@unioflimerick.bsky.social @myiadt.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @tcddublin.bsky.social irel.ie/irel-members...
03.02.2026 14:23 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
A graphic saying "TUS joins the Datacite consortium via IReL" on a blue background with the IReL, TUS and Datacite logos
We are happy to share that Technological University of the Shannon (TUS) has joined the @datacite.org Consortium via IReL! Learn more about DataCite and how it supports research: irel.ie/datacite/ @tuslibrarymidlands.bsky.social @tuslibrarymidwest.bsky.social
27.01.2026 15:54 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
IReL signs new OA agreement with AIP Publishing – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
IReL is pleased to announce a new 3-year #OpenAccess agreement with @aip.bsky.social. The agreement covers 8 participating institutions and expands access to AIP’s portfolio of physical sciences research while supporting a sustainable, transparent transition to OA publishing:
irel.ie/irel-signs-n...
26.01.2026 16:01 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
The @ec.europa.eu has launched a public consultation on the European Research Area (ERA) Act, and they want to hear from research and innovation communities, including higher education, training institutions, & research performing organisations. Have your say before 23 January: tinyurl.com/7x2b2xkk
07.01.2026 12:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
ACS Read-Only Agreement for 2026 – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
From 1st January 2026, IReL’s new one-year agreement with the American Chemical Society (ACS) will provide read-only access to ACS. Unfortunately, despite extensive negotiations,an agreement on pricing and terms for OA publishing could not be reached. Read our full statement: irel.ie/acs-readonly...
08.01.2026 12:14 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
European Commission - Have your say
European Commission - Have your say
The @ec.europa.eu has launched a public consultation on the European Research Area (ERA) Act, and they want to hear from research and innovation communities, including higher education, training institutions, & research performing organisations. Have your say before 23 January: tinyurl.com/7x2b2xkk
07.01.2026 12:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
An image of a snowy mountain in Ireland, with a caption saying "Season's greetings and warm wishes from all of us at IReL"
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy & peaceful Christmas break, & to thank you for all your support and collaboration throughout the year. A reminder that we will be closed for the holidays from the evening of Friday 19th December 2025,reopening on Monday 5th January 2026.
18.12.2025 15:45 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Welcome - IReL Executive Report 2024-25
It’s been a landmark year for IReL. You can read all about how we continue to transform the Irish research landscape in our Executive Report here:
mu.foleon.com/irel-report/... #OpenAccess #OA #ResearchIreland @deptoffhed.bsky.social @researchireland.ie @iua-official.bsky.social
19.12.2025 11:35 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
An image of a snowy mountain in Ireland, with a caption saying "Season's greetings and warm wishes from all of us at IReL"
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a happy & peaceful Christmas break, & to thank you for all your support and collaboration throughout the year. A reminder that we will be closed for the holidays from the evening of Friday 19th December 2025,reopening on Monday 5th January 2026.
18.12.2025 15:45 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
The Company of Biologists Read & Publish Agreement Renewed for Three Years – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
IReL is delighted to announce the renewal of its five-journal #ReadAndPublish agreement with @biologists.bsky.social. Building on the success of our previous partnerships, we have signed a new agreement that will run from 1 January 2026 to 31 December 2028: irel.ie/the-company-... #OpenAccess
18.12.2025 14:53 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Visual reading: New Parternship with the Irish Research e-Library. Logos at the bottom: De Gruyter Brill, IReL
We're delighted to announce an agreement with @irelibrary.bsky.social, which gives researchers, staff and students at 18 participating IReL member institutions access to our complete collection of #journals and allows affiliated authors to publish their research #OA in our journals at no extra cost.
17.12.2025 10:20 — 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Strengthening Open Repository Collaboration in Ireland – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
Open Repositories Ireland has recently strengthened their collaboration with IReL, forming a key alliance with the National Open Access Monitor. ORI, launched in December 2024 under the NORF Open Research Fund, is led by the @uniofgalway.bsky.social & a consortium of partners irel.ie/strengthenin...
10.12.2025 09:17 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
Congratulations to @unioflimerick.bsky.social who has just subscribed to Central European University Press' Opening the Future programme via IReL! Our members have access to a range of opt-in Diamond OA offers:
ceup.openingthefuture.net/news/161/ @weareceu.bsky.social @openingthefuture.bsky.social
08.12.2025 12:11 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Opening the Future
Happy to announce @unioflimerick.bsky.social has supported @ceu-press.bsky.social's OtF programme, after it was hosted by @irelibrary.bsky.social. We and the Press are really grateful to both the library at Limerick, and to IReL for facilitating this! ceup.openingthefuture.net/news/161/
08.12.2025 09:55 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
Image with text "MTU joins the Datacite consortium via IReL", with the IReL, MTU and Datacite logos visible.
Munster Technological University (@mtu.ie) has officially joined the @datacite.org consortium through IReL! This partnership enables researchers to register DOIs for datasets & other research outputs, ensuring greater visibility, accessibility, and impact. Learn more about it here: irel.ie/datacite/
04.12.2025 15:14 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
The Our Future Memory Movement has just announced IReL’s support of the Statement on the Four Digital Rights of Memory Institutions. IReL's Governance Committee has also given its support to the Statement: tinyurl.com/2fat2z4c #OurFutureMemory #InternetArchive
01.12.2025 12:28 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
TUs and IOTs join IReL-Emerald agreement – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
We are pleased to announce that from January 2026, Ireland’s Technological Universities and Institutes of Technology will be joining IReL’s agreement with @emeraldpublishing.bsky.social! Read more: irel.ie/tus-and-iots...
27.11.2025 10:04 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We’re thrilled to welcome the announcement of INSPIRE, a major step forward in strengthening Ireland’s research ecosystem. Launched today by James Lawless TD, Minister for @deptoffhed.bsky.social, the Working Group report underscores the critical role of IReL as foundational research infrastructure.
26.11.2025 12:24 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Great blog post here from @openaire.bsky.social on our packed workshop at #NORFest2025, which brought together librarians, data stewards, and #OpenScience practitioners to shape the next phase of Ireland’s #OpenResearch monitoring! @norfireland.bsky.social #NORFest
18.11.2025 12:46 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
cOAlition S Strategy 2026-2030
1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge.
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
12.11.2025 10:40 — 👍 6 🔁 13 💬 1 📌 1
Some very interesting insights emerging at this afternoon's #NORFest2025 workshop on public engagement with @engagedroadmap.bsky.social @norfireland.bsky.social #NORFest #CitizenScience
07.11.2025 15:26 — 👍 7 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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