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Research Repository Guide: Open Access

Institutional Repository

What is Open Access (OA)?

Open Access Logo

Open Access is a publishing and distribution model that makes scholarly research literature (articles, book chapters, data, etc.) freely available online, allowing unrestricted access with no reading or subscription fee.  Further information is available on Irelands National Principles for Open Access Policy Statement.

Benefits of Open Access

Open Access Library Guides

Check out our Open Access Library Guide and our Open Access Publish Library Guide for more information.

Green & Gold Open Access

Open Access & Horizon 2020 Obligations

Video - Open Access Publishing the How and the Why


This video explains what Open Access is, why we should publish Open Access, and how to Publish Open Access. This session details the three main routes to Open Access publishing - Green, Gold, and Diamond.

Access the slides below:

The Library, Technological University of the Shannon: Midwest