The Royal Irish Academy and the Irish Research Council held a forum on Open Access in May 2013. More Details - http://www.ria.ie/about/our-work/policy/ria-initiatives/making-open-access-work-for-ireland.aspx

1. Understanding
Ireland’sIreland’s
National Open AccessNational Open Access
Guidelines
Patricia Clarke,Patricia Clarke,
Co-Chair , National Steering
Committee on Open AccessCommittee on Open Access
Health Research Board

2. Why is OA publication important (1)Why is OA publication important (1)
High-level principled argumentHigh level principled argument
• Results of publicly funded research should be
publicly availablepublicly available
• OA enables research findings to be shared with the• OA enables research findings to be shared with the
wider public, creating a knowledge economy with
better informed citizensbetter informed citizens
• OA enhances knowledge transfer to sectors that• OA enhances knowledge transfer to sectors that
can directly use knowledge to produce better goods
and servicesand services

3. Why is OA publication important (2)Why is OA publication important (2)
Practice based pragmatic argumentPractice-based pragmatic argument
• Improves research efficiency
Enables reuse of research outputs• Enables reuse of research outputs
• Provides the basis for better research monitoring and
evaluationevaluation
• Preservation of research outputs ensures our cultural
heritage is protected and curatedheritage is protected and curated
• Scientific outputs are kept in formats that ensures
they are permanently usable and accessiblethey are permanently usable and accessible

4. National Steering Committee onNational Steering Committee on
Open Access Policy
“Coordinate activities and combine
expertise at a national level toexpertise at a national level to
promote unrestricted, online access
t t t hi h lt f hto outputs which result from research
that is wholly or partially funded by
the State”

5. National MembershipNational Membership
• Funders: HRB, SFI, HEA, IRC, Teagasc,
Marine Institute, DAFM, and EPA
• Researchers : IUA, HSE ,IOTI, DIT, WIT,
RCSI
• Library and repository: CONUL, IUALG,y p y , ,
Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI), RIAN

6. Phased approach
Organisation
Phased approach
1. Broaden infrastructure coverage
National
oade as uc u e co e age
beyond universities
2 Increase number of publicly funded
International
2. Increase number of publicly funded
publications made available
U OA t d l ti l i t3. Use OA to develop a national picture –
funding acknowledgements and value-
added metrics
4. Promote OA to any underlying researchy y g
data and materials
5 Develop sustainable long-term solutions5. Develop sustainable long-term solutions

7. National Principles for Open AccessNational Principles for Open Access
Policy Statement
- Definition of Open Access
Reaffirm:
- Freedom of researchers
I i ibilit d- Increase visibility and access
Support international interoperability link to- Support international interoperability, link to
teaching and learning, and Open Innovationteaching and learning, and Open Innovation

8. Defining Research OutputsDefining Research Outputs
“include peer-reviewedinclude peer-reviewed
publications, research data and
other research artefacts which feed
the research process”the research process

9. General principles (1)General principles (1)
All researchers to have deposit rights for in- All researchers to have deposit rights for in
an OA repository
D itDeposit
- post-prints/ publishers version & metadata
- peer-reviewed journal articles and
conference publications. Others whereconference publications. Others where
possible
at time of acceptance for publication- at time of acceptance for publication
- in compliance with national metadata
t d dstandards

10. General principles (2)General principles (2)
- Release- Release
immediate for meta-data
R t bli h i ht li iRespect publishers copyright, licencing
and embargos (not normally exceeding 6
months/ 12 months)
- Green route policy – not exclusivep y
- Suitable repositories
Research data linked to publications- Research data linked to publications

11. High level principlesHigh-level principles
Infrastructure and sustainabilityInfrastructure and sustainability
- Depositing once, harvesting, interoperability
d l t tiand long-term preservation
Advocacy and coordination
- Mechanisms for and monitoring of
implementation, awareness raising andimplementation, awareness raising and
engagement for ALL
Exploiting Open AccessExploiting Open Access
- Preparing metadata and national value-added
t imetrics

12. SignatoriesSignatories

13. An Evolving Agenda
• Leadership – demonstrate engagement with
issues raise awareness and complianceissues, raise awareness and compliance
• Infrastructure – access for all and national
picture
• Clarity - costs of implementation, copyrightClarity costs of implementation, copyright
• Use – recognise intrinsic value of research,
i t d t iimpacts and metrics
• Research data

14. Ireland is well-placed to
d lideliver
Dr Patricia Clarke
S i P li A l tSenior Policy Analyst
Health Research Board
pclarke@hrb.ie