We talk about all things “open access” with David Kane from the SETU library. David talks about how research was published in the past and explains why there’s been a shift towards open access publishing over the last number of years. He describes various models of open access publishing and talks about how your University’s library can likely help you achieve open access publishing. The concept of citation is also discussed, which may be especially useful for undergraduate students or individuals new to research.

Here are some links to resources mentioned during the podcast:

• OpenAlex free global research index https://openalex.org


• The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA)’s mission is to advance practical and robust approaches to research assessment globally and across all scholarly disciplines https://sfdora.org/


• Irish Open Access Publishers (IOAP) is a community of practice driven by Irish open access publishers for Irish open access publishers https://www.ioap.ie/


• Green, gold, diamond – different models for open access book https://oabooks-toolkit.org/lifecycle/article/13868103-green-gold-diamond-different-models-for-open-access-books


• SETU Library https://library.wit.ie/


• David Kane’s profile on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidfkane/


• Rob O’Connor on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertoconnorirl/