Research

1.Ideas

2.Plan & Design

3.Data Sourcing

4.Data Governance

5.Data Analysis

7. Impact & Engagement

6. Publishing & Preservation

Ideas

The library helps researchers conduct thorough literature searches to develop and refine research questions. Our approach is structured into five main sections:

• Structured Learning
• Library Resource Guides
• One-to-one consultations
• Researcher Networks on Campus
• Research Impact Areas

Research Skills

Plan & Design

Support for identifying funding opportunities and writing grant proposals is provided by the Research Office and Research Accounts.

Research Data Management (RDM) and Open Research practices that aim to meet institutional policy and funder requirements are supported by the library as follows:

RDM Support
Open Practice Guidance

Data Sourcing

The library supports researchers by offering access to essential resources. These include both digital and physical materials from local sources, such as the University's own research outputs and archives, as well as external sources like open data repositories and subscription-based content and databases.

Using our Heritage collections, Archives and Special collections
Data Collection Tools and Methods

Data Governance

Data Governance broadly covers approaches to working with data during the research cycle and include data organisation, management, storage, and policy. It is often called Data Stewardship and includes including compliance with data privacy and ethical considerations specific to different research fields and data types. A key concept is FAIR data.

Research Data Management Training
FAIR data

Data Analysis

To support researchers in understanding and processing their data while encouraging open practice. The library provides guidance and advice on the use of open tools and methods for data analysis, covering:

Data analysis
Data tools and services
AI for research Digital tools for research

Publishing & Preservation

Open and Digital Publishing The library provides help to enhance the visibility and impact of research through our suite of open publishing platforms.

Routes to Open Access
Making your publications Open Access
Research data publishing
Preservation support

Impact & Engagement

The library advises on how to publish openly and responsibly. Read about the University of Galway statement on responsible research metrics.

Impact Support

Researcher Workshops and Events

Services

We provide open publishing, research data management, digital research support, research skills training, personalised consultations, and more.

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Resources

We offer several resources to support scholarship, including digital collections, archives, special collections, open publications, and open educational resources.

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Building a Sustainable Irish Open Repository Network: Where We Are Now and Where We Are Going

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 10:26:00 +0000
The launch of Open Repositories Ireland (ORI) in December 2024 marked a major milestone in Ireland’s open research infrastructure, bringing together repository managers and staff to enhance repository development, metadata standardisation, and long-term digital preservation. IReL Director Susan Reilly gives the ORI Launch keynote speechThis initiative arises from the NORF Open Access

Open Research Forum on Citizen Science, 7-8 April 2025

Mon, 10 Mar 2025 10:32:00 +0000
To celebrate Citizen Science Month, join us for our next Open Research Forum, “Collaborative Open Research Practices: Building Trust through Citizen Science” at the University of Galway on 7-8 April 2025. With three events over two days, hosted by the Open and Digital Research Team in the Library, this forum will showcase how open research practices such as citizen science can improve scientific

Oksana Dereza

Digital Library Developer
Email: oksana.derezauniversityofgalway.ie
Digital Projects, Using Data in Research, and Digital Publishing Platforms

Rosie Dunne

Research Services Librarian
Email: rosie.dunneuniversityofgalway.ie
091 49 5959
Research Skills, Finding Information, Workshops

Trish Finnan

Digital Publishing and Data Management Librarian
Email: trish.finnanuniversityofgalway.ie
091 49 5961
Research Data Management, DMPs, Open Publishing, OER

Dr Cillian Joy

Head of Open and Digital Research
Email: cillian.joyuniversityofgalway.ie
091 49 5463

Dr Christopher Loughnane

NORF Open Repositories Project Manager
Email: cloughnaneuniversityofgalway.ie
Open Repositories Ireland, NORF National Open Access Repositories

Marie-Louise Rouget

Digital Archivist - Kerby Miller Collection
Email: marie-louise.rougetuniversityofgalway.ie

Dr Jen Smith

Open Research Librarian
Email: jen.smithuniversityofgalway.ie
Open Practice, Open Research

Michelle Tighe

Library Assistant, Open and Digital Research & Collection Management
Email: michelle.tigheuniversityofgalway.ie