Open Access and Horizon 2020

An overview of the open access and open data requirements for proposals for the European Horizon 2020 Funding, 2014. This presentation outlines what open access is, how the Glucksman library can facilitate researchers and advises on publication strategy. Recommended text to researchers: In line with Ireland’s National Principles for Open Access Policy Statement, the project team will apply the ‘green’ Open Access model for this Horizon 2020 funded project. The project team will: •Deposit all of the research articles produced during this project in the University of Limerick Institutional Repository (ULIR); •Ensure that all articles are made open access via ULIR within 6 months of their publication (12 months for the social sciences and humanities); •Ensure that all required metadata, including bibliographic metadata required in section 4 of the Guidelines on Open Access to Scientific Publications and Research Data in Horizon 2020 (Version 1.0, 11 December 2013), accompanies each publication; •Ensure that each publication receives a unique persistent identifier; and, •Provide statistical information on the number of views and downloads of each publication. All items in the UL Institutional Repository will be retained indefinitely and will be migrated to new file formats where necessary to ensure continuing readability and accessibility. ULIR will follow international best practice for the preservation of digital content and aim for perpetual preservation (ULIR Policy Statement)

Transformative CPD in our library workforce; using Open Digital Badges as accreditation in Rudaí23

A digital open badge is an online method of validating informal learning and achievements in education and professional development

The potential use of online tools for scientific collaboration by biology researchers

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to discover the research practices of biology researchers and to assess the suitability of the OJAX++ Virtual Research Environment (VRE) for these researchers. Design/methodology/approach â Usability testing was used to evaluate the usability of OJAX++ in relation to biology researchers. Interviews with biology researchers in a large Irish university were conducted to investigate their research information behaviour, to establish user requirements in their discipline and to evaluate the feasibility of using OJAX++ in their research. Findings - The results show that biology researchers used online tools extensively in their research but do not use social networking tools. E-mail and phone conversations are the preferred methods of collaborating with colleagues. The biology researchers found that OJAX++ was easy to use, intuitive and professionally presented but in its present format, OJAX++ does not fit in with current research practices as they do not use Web 2.0 tools that facilitate tagging. A list of requirements of a VRE for biology researchers is presented. Originality/value - The findings of the study will assist developers of VREs and other web tools to better understand how researchers, in particular biologists, collaborate during the research process and what they require from online research tools. This study gives an important insight into the information behaviour of life science researchers