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Building a Community of Practice for Diamond Open Access
In a recent piece published in Katina Magazine, IOAP’s own Jane Buggle reflects on the journey of the Irish Open Access Publishers (IOAP) and its growth into a dynamic national community advancing diamond open access publishing in Ireland. The article draws on Etienne...
Talk: The Value of Library Publishing
Talk by Niamh Tumelty (LSE Library & LSE Press) The LAI Library Publishing Group brings you an engaging and timely talk by Niamh Tumelty, Director of LSE Library and Managing Director of LSE Press, reflects on the current pressures facing academic libraries and...
Paola Corti Webinar: Scholarship With an Open Mindset – April 16 @3pm
Announcing: "Scholarship With an Open Mindset" – A Talk by Paola Corti We are excited to announce an inspiring online talk titled "Scholarship With an Open Mindset," to be delivered by Paola Corti on April 16th. This event is hosted by Irish Open Access Publishers...
New IOAP Website
We are delighted to announce this new website. As with all websites it is a work in progress, particularly at the beginning, as we settle in. The website has moved from a Google Sites infrastructure to a WordPress instance. WordPress is a widely-used and...
IOAP Awards 2024
The IOAP Diamond OA Publishing Awards are held biannually. The next call for entries will be announced in Autumn 2025. The winners of the Inaugural Diamond OA Publishing Awards were announced at the Inaugural IOAP Conference, March 12th, 2024. Scroll down to obtain...
OASPA & DOAJ release new Open Access Journals Toolkit.
IFLA's Library Publishing Special Interest Group will hold an Open Session at WLIC2023 in Rotterdam on Tuesday 22nd August at 11.30 am on the theme, Working Together to Expand the Impact of Library Publishing Globally. Keynote Speaker is Eelco Ferwerda (Netherlands),...
WLIC2023 Satellite (google.com)
New #OpenVoices interview with Malavika Legge from @OASPA on APCs, transformative agreements and equitable OA publishing. https://hardimanlibrary.blogspot.com/2023/05/futureofOA.html… Link to: WLIC2023 Satellite (google.com)
Boston, A.J. Manifesto for a New Read Deal. The Scholarly Kitchen, May 18th, 2023.
It’s time for a new serials subscription strategy. One that addresses the present moment in scholarly communication. Open access (OA) articles are waxing, Big Deals continue to wane ... Guest Post – Manifesto for a New Read Deal - The Scholarly Kitchen...
Ma, L., Buggle, J. and O’Neill, M., 2023. Open access at a crossroads: library publishing and bibliodiversity.
The open access movement has gained momentum since the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) first launched twenty years ago. Notably, there has been a drastic increase in the number of open access articles. Concerns have been raised about equality and diversity...
Kane, David. A Diamond in the Rough: EU leaks draft document for scholarly publishing reform. May 5th 2023
A leaked EU document has given great hope to those of us who wish to reform the scholarly publishing system. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/diamond-rough-eu-leaks-draft-document-scholarly-publishing-david-kane/
Older News Articles
OASPA webinar: Scholarly Communication in Crisis: Research Integrity and Open Scholarship. 30/03/2023 Panelists: Dorothy Bishop, Adam Day and b, and Chair, Catriona MacCallum. See this blog post for full information including speaker biographies....
Archived News
Library Publishing Coalition and IFLA Library Publishing SIG Joint Webinar
On 19th November 2024, the LPC and IFLA LIBPUB held a joint webinar – Empowering Communities: Shaping Open Scholarly Publishing in Europe and Beyond. The speakers were Niels Stern (PALOMERA), Margo Bargheer (CRAFT-OA), and Pierre Mounier (DIAMAS). Dr Graham Stone moderated.
Bargheer, M., Mounier, P., Stern, N., & Stone, G. (2024). Empowering Communities: Shaping Open Scholarly Publishing in Europe and Beyond (19 November 2024). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14191189
Recording: Empowering Communities: Shaping Open Scholarly Publishing in Europe and Beyond
IOAP and OIPA Joint Webinar
The IOAP and OIPA held a joint webinar on 24th October, Delivering Open Access for Books by Default: The role of community-led funding models and infrastructures. The speakers were Toby Steiner (Thoth), Dr Joe Deville (Open Book Collective), and Tom Grady (Open Book Futures). Dr Johanna Archbold (IOAP) and Paula Kennedy (OIPA) moderated.
Check out the recording on the IOAP YouTube Channel: Delivering Open Access for Books by Default
OIPA Symposium 2024 Slides and Write-up
The write-up of the OIPA 2024 Symposium in York has been published by UKSG:
The slides from the keynotes (feat. Jane Buggle, Andrew Barker and Sarah Thompson) and lightning talks:
Irish Open Access Publishers
The IOAP hosted a webinar on Open Monograph Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences on Thursday 25th April from 2 – 3.30pm.
- Niels Stern’s slides: https://tinyurl.com/mr26xsuj
- Lucy Barnes’ Slides: https://tinyurl.com/35xmp6d9
- Ellen Breen’s slides: https://tinyurl.com/bdk72z67
- Dr Markus Pauli’s slides: https://tinyurl.com/3hd4r55y
- Recording: IOAP Open Monograph Publishing in the Humanities and Social Sciences 25th April 2024 (youtube.com)
Irish Open Access Publishers
Topic: Inaugural IOAP Conference incorporating the IOAP Awards
Date: 12th March 1-5pm
Recording will be posted shortly
- Dr Patrick Paul Walsh’s slides: https://tinyurl.com/wdpt5yj6
- Dr Laura Rascarolli’s slides: https://tinyurl.com/2ra5u242
Directory of Open Access Journals
Topic: DOAJ Sprint: Demystifying the DOAJ Application, with Judith Barnsby (Head of Editorial, Directory of Open Access Journals)
Date: 29th February 2 – 3pm
Recording: https://youtu.be/1wwPOkIkVPc
Slides: Dymstifying the DOAJ Application
Library Publishing Group of the Library Association of Ireland
Topic: Case Studies in Library Publishing
Date: 22nd February 2-3 pm
Recording: https://youtu.be/I4JeFZ15kXM
Slides/Recording from IOAP Event
Dec 6th, 2023
Title: The Challenges and Opportunities of Diamond Open Access Publishing
Webinar Recording: https://youtu.be/kY57w_DJyF0
Dr Johanna Archbold’s introductory slides here
Dr Bregt Saenen’s slides here
Katrine Sundsbø‘s slides here
15/11/2024
TU Dublin Diamond Open Access Book Nominated for Multiple Awards
News & Events | Diamond Open Access Book Shortlisted For Multiple Awards | TU Dublin
14/11/2024
Lancaster University Library Launches a Guide to Publishing Open Access Monographs, Books, Book Chapters, and Long-form Outputs
A Guide to Publishing Open Access Monographs, Books, Book Chapters and Long-form Outputs – Overview
A Guide to Publishing Open Access books, monographs, book chapters, and longform outputs by Lancaster University Library © 2024 by Lancaster University Library
(opens in a new tab) is licensed under CC BY 4.0
13/11/2024
OASPA Conference 2024
The recordings, slides and interactive mentimeter outputs from this year’s OASPA Conference in Portugal in June are now online. You can find links on the programme.
22/10/2024
Appreciation for Marie O’Neill, IOAP Co-founder, from Dr Johanna Archbold, IOAP Director
I know a good few people couldn’t make our last team meeting in September with the time of year so I wanted to flag with everyone that Marie has stepped back from the the IOAP. We took the time at our last meeting to acknowledge her for all of her work in co-founding the IOAP with Jane Buggle, and thank for her all of her contributions. And of course also acknowledging all of her other Library/Open Publishing activities that support the Open Access and Diamond agenda nationally and internationally, and wishing her well in all of her future endeavours. I’m sure you will all join me in thanking Marie for everything she has done for the IOAP.
16/10/2024
Library Publishing Coalition and IFLA Library Publishing SIG Joint Webinar
Please join us for fascinating insights into the groundbreaking European Diamond OA projects, DIAMAS, CRAFT-OA, and PALOMERA, on Tuesday, November 19th 4 – 5.30pm. This event is free but booking is essential: https://bit.ly/405ctYV
18/09/2024
Ask the Community — Thoughts on a Class Action Lawsuit Brought Against Scholarly Publishers
16/09/2024
Diamond Open Access Strengthening the Ecosystem Community webinar | 10 September 2024. Click here to access the slides or click on the image below.
Also launched at the Diamond Open Access Strengthening the Ecosystem Community webinar | 10 September 2024 was the European Diamond Capacity Hub
Also launched at the Diamond Open Access Strengthening the Ecosystem Community webinar | 10 September 2024 | was the Global Research Initiative on Open Science (GRIOS)
24/06/2024
The IOAP wishes to congratulate the International Scenario Project Team as the recipient of the UCC Research Award in Open Science 2023. The International Scenario Project Team are also the recipients of the IOAP Award: Outstanding Contribution to the Open Access Publishing Field in Ireland, 2024.
12/06/2024
As a partner of the DIAMAS project, Jisc is hosting a webinar specifically aimed at OA institutional publishers in the UK and Ireland.
Update: The slides from this event are now available on Zenodo: https://zenodo.org/records/12549170
The webinar will be held on Tuesday, 25 June (2.30 – 3.30pm) and will feature three short talks where speakers will explore the DIAMAS project in greater depth, and focus on the many findings of recent outputs, such as the landscape report, the sustainability report, and the newly launched Diamond OA Standard, which aims to promote quality in Diamond OA publishing.
Speaker 1: Graham Stone, Jisc
Speaker 2: Vanessa Proudman, SPARC Europe
Speaker 3: Pilar Rico Castro, FECYT | Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología
Webinar presentations from the 25/06 event:
11/05/2024
DIAMAS has published a report on the financial sustainability of institutional publishing and service providers. See D5.1 IPSP Sustainability Research Report (zenodo.org)
02/05/2024
A Case Study: Investing in Open Scholarly Infrastructure in Ireland Will Save Time and Money. It’ll Also Be Good for Research. – The Scholarly Kitchen (sspnet.org)
23/04/2024
Buggle, Jane (2024) IOAP Inaugural Diamond Open Access Publishing Awards 2024 ~ libfocus – Irish library blog
22/04/2024
The IOAP is delighted to offer a bursary to a Masters/PhD student to attend the RESSH Conference in Galway 23-24 May. The bursary covers conference registration fee and two nights’ accommodation in Galway. The application form is here: Application for Bursary to Attend RESSH 2024 (google.com) . Deadline for submissions is close of business on Friday 3rd May. Judges’ decision is final.
18/04/2024
Barnes, Lucy (2024) Open-access books need more support from universities – Research Professional News
11/04/2024
Cronin, Catherine & Czerniewicz (2024) #OER24 The future isn’t what it used to be : #ALTC Blog
02/02/2024
Noonan, Elizabeth (2024) Diamond Open Access at UCC: Journals honoured at the IOAP Inaugural Diamond Open Access Publishing Awards 2024 – The River-side April 2
02/04/2024
Nemecheck, Caroline (2024) Impact Beyond the Numbers: How Do People Really Use Open Access Books? (umich.edu) April 1
19/3/2024
Watkinson, Charles (2024) Dis-counting Open Access in the Humanities – Issuu, Against the Grain, V36 #1
08/03/2024
Rethinking Research Assessment for the Greater Good: Findings from the RPT Project
26/02/2024
Willinsky, John and Alperin, Juan Pablo (2024) The Platform Developers in a Federated Model of Diamond Open Access – the diamond papers (hypotheses.org)
24/01/2024
Martin Eve: CrossRef DOIs, Persistent Discovery, and the Digital Preservation of 7.5m items
Diamond OA Community Webinar. 26th Feb. 3- 5pm GMT. Speakers: Arianna Becerril-García, Redalyc/AmeliCA (tbc)
Martin Halbert, National Science Foundation (NSF), USA
Mochammad Tanzil Multazam, Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo, Indonesia
Reggie Raju, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Please register at https://eu01web.zoom.us/meeting/register/
u5Ukce-gqT0jE9GBBH8lRkKVvQv4lddmWH2z
23/01/2024
DIAMAS Project Results: Navigating Europe’s Institutional Publishing Landscape on Wednesday 7th February, 9 – 10.30am. Registration: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsdumhrT4tGtybJK_wRPQHJfIo6uzfP7Sy#/registration
IOAP and Publish OA hosted DOAJ Sprint: Demystifying the DOAJ Application Form, with Judith Barnsby (Head of Editorial, DOAJ). Thursday 29th February at 2pm. Registration is essential. https://forms.gle/UyHDVedfH6iXJywp6
18/01/2024
Case Studies in Library Publishing. LAI Library Publishing Group Webinar on Thursday 22nd February at 2pm.
Registration for Case Studies in Library Publishing, an event from the Library Association of Ireland’s Library Publishing Group (google.com)
15/01/2024
You say you want a revolution! Could it finally be time to rethink scholarly communications? – Insights (uksg.org)
Supporting diamond open access journals: Interest and feasibility of direct funding mechanisms | Nordic Journal of Library and Information Studies (tidsskrift.dk)
04/01/2024
OASPA has published its conference recordings
10/10/2023
OASPA and DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals) today release a new Open Access Journals Toolkit.
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