This week is International Open Access Week 2025 and MTU Library will be hosting and participating in the following activities:
Monday, 20th October – The Pedagogy of Student Publishing: A Case Study of the International Undergraduate Journal of Health Sciences (IUJHS) | 1p.m. Online
Established by the Department of Biological Sciences and MTU Library in 2021, this webinar will celebrate the success of IUJHS and highlight the pedagogical opportunities of Diamond Open Access publishing.
Delivered by MTU Digital Scholarship Librarian – Sinéad Hanrahan
- Outline how IUJHS was set up and is run
- Explore the impact of IUJHS
- Understand the benefits of Diamond Open Access as a publishing model
- Learn how MTU Library can support and/host Diamond Journals for MTU staff and students
Tuesday, October 21st – Research to Impact Showcase – Kerry North Campus | 09:30-16:00
Our Research Data Management Librarian, Therese Ahern, will be available at the showcase to answer all your questions on funder requirements and compliance with Open Science throughout the research cycle, including:
- FAIR data requirements
- Data Management Plans
- Data collection, storage, GDPR, ethics and security
- Research publishing and APCs
- Increasing your citations with MTU’s open research repository SWORD
We encourage you to stop by and discuss how open access and open science practices can benefit your research.
Thursday, 23rd October – What to Know Before You Submit: Research Ireland Funding Requirements for Research Outputs | 11a.m. Online
Delivered by MTU Digital Scholarship Librarian – Sinéad Hanrahan
- Outline Research Ireland funding requirements for research outputs
- Explain implications for journal selection
- List options available to Research Ireland funded researchers