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Open Science In Tu Dublin: An Institutional Perspective, John Donovan, Yvonne Desmond Jan 2020

Open Science In Tu Dublin: An Institutional Perspective, John Donovan, Yvonne Desmond

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Open Science/Open Research/Open Scholarship is becoming more and more important in how research is done in Europe. In this presentation, we try to explain TU Dublin's history of Open Access and Open Data to date and describe our plans for the future.


Open Education Policies In Irish Higher Education And The Role Of Librarians: Review And Recommendations, Aisling Coyne Jan 2020

Open Education Policies In Irish Higher Education And The Role Of Librarians: Review And Recommendations, Aisling Coyne

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This research aims to highlight the role librarians can play in OER policy, development, design, collaboration, publishing, teaching and management. This research will interview key experts, advocates, and librarians working in this area. Semi-structured interviews will be analysed using thematic analysis. The main results of the study for policy are that institutional culture and institutional buy-in are of paramount importance, pervading policy discussions, policy involvement, rewards and incentives, OER use and management. Recommendations from the study are that a national OER policy be created with a timeline for compliance to allow autonomy of the institution and consider institutional culture, librarians …