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Research-DRAFT
![Help for Researchers](/libresearch-draft/2.jpg)
Help for Researchers
The Open and Digital Research team offers a range of services and resources for research. Whether you are a PhD researcher, postgraduate student, postdoc, or experienced researcher, and whatever your research needs may be, the Library is here to help. Please view some of the areas in which we can offer assistance below.
1.Ideas
2.Plan & Design
![blue arrow](https://www.universityofgalway.ie/media/library/alwayspublish/blue.png)
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
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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.
Latest news
Ireland's Vision for a Unified Open Repository Network from Open Repositories 2024
Wed, 10 Jul 2024 14:16:00 +0000
The Open Repositories 2024 conference showcased significant advancements in the world of open scholarly publishing. This year's conference provided a platform for discussing various transformative initiatives, focusing on the COAR Notify protocol, RAID Persistent Identifiers (PIDs), and rights retention. One of the highlights for us was the opportunity to present Ireland's vision for a unified
New University of Galway Research Repository now live
Thu, 13 Jun 2024 14:35:00 +0000
We are excited to announce that the new University of Galway Research Repository is live.This new repository shows our commitment to Open Research by providing researchers and their collaborators with a dedicated space for all their Open Research outputs. The repository has improved features to support different media types. This helps ensure that different kinds of research are easy to access,
Attending CONUL 2024 in Belfast to give a talk on ‘Building Community to Coordinate Ireland’s Fragmented Open Repository Network’
Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:52:00 +0000
The Consortium of National and University Libraries (CONUL)
held its 2024 conference this year in Belfast, where I gave a 20-minute
presentation on the National Open Research Forum (NORF) Open Access Repositories Project. The theme of the talk was how the project is bringing the
fragmented repository community together across the island of Ireland. The aim
of the project is to create a
Any Questions, Ask the Team
![Dr Jen Smith](/libresearch-draft/jen.png)
Dr Jen Smith
Open Research Librarian
Email: jen.smith@universityofgalway.ie
Open Practice, Open Research
![Oksana Dereza](/libresearch-draft/OksanaD.jpg)
Oksana Dereza
Digital Library Developer
Email: oksana.dereza@universityofgalway.ie
Digital projects, using data in research, and digital publishing platforms
![Rosie Dunne](/libresearch-draft/Empty-Profile.jpg)
Rosie Dunne
Research Services Librarian
Email: rosie.dunne@universityofgalway.ie
091 49 5959
Research skills, Finding information, Workshops
![Trish Finnan](/libresearch-draft/TrishFinnan.jpg)
Trish Finnan
Digital Publishing and Data Management Librarian
Email: trish.finnan@universityofgalway.ie
091 49 5961
RDM, DMPs, Open Publishing, OER
![Dr Cillian Joy](/libresearch-draft/CillianJoy.jpg)
Dr Cillian Joy
Head of Open and Digital Research
Email: cillian.joy@universityofgalway.ie
091 49 5463
![Dr Christopher Loughnane](/libresearch-draft/ChristopherLoughnane.jpg)
Dr Christopher Loughnane
Post Doctoral Researcher
Email: cloughnane@universityofgalway.ie
091 49 5462
Open Repositories Ireland, NORF National Open Access Repositories
![Marie-Louise Rouget](/libresearch-draft/MarieLousieRouget.png)
Marie-Louise Rouget
Digital Archivist - Kerby Miller Collection
Email: marie-louise.rouget@universityofgalway.ie
091 49 5462
![Chidi Egwu](/libresearch-draft/Empty-Profile-1.jpg)
Chidi Egwu
Digital Library Developer (Engagement and Content)
Email: chidi.egwu@universityofgalway.ie