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Navigating Ireland’s Open Access

5 Tailored Dashboards for Insights.

National Monitor.

The Broad Perspective.

The National Monitor offers an expansive view, featuring cross-country benchmarking and in-depth breakdowns specific to Ireland. It is meant to serve as a key resource for policymakers, publishers, and anyone interested in a comprehensive national overview. Take a look at the National Monitor for detailed insights into the broader Open Access landscape.
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Dive Deeper with Tailored Dashboards

For RPOs, RFOs, Researchers, and Institutional Repositories, we invite you to explore your individual monitors. Each dashboard is equipped to give you a detailed understanding of your role and impact within Open Access research. Discover how each dashboard works in the sections below.

  • Are you a Research Performing Organisation (RPO)?

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    Step 1a

    Assign a Primary Dashboard Manager

    Nominate a primary dashboard manager by contacting us. If you already have a primary dashboard manager or prefer not to be one, proceed to step 2.

    Step 2a

    Find Your RPO's Monitor Dashboard

    Head to the RPO Monitor page and look up your organization. If you can't find it or it appears under multiple names, please contact us.

    Step 3a

    Validate and approve the results.

    You examine your dashboard and the showcased information to ensure you are satisfied with what you see.

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    Step 1b

    Invite your RPOs Primary Manager via email

    Primary managers will have the ability to invite additional managers. They will also have access to our Sandbox environment for data previews and use of OpenOrgs, OpenAIRE's organization deduplication service.

    Step 2b

    Troubleshoot your Monitor

    We built your profile if it is missing and help you deduplicate your organization’s name via the OpenORgs service.

    Step 3b

    Interact with you Through 1-on-1 expert consultations

    to understand any gaps and deviations within the dashboard to verify the data integrity

  • Are you a Research Funding Organisation (RFO)?

    You

    We

    You
    Step 1a

    Assign a Primary Dashboard Manager

    Nominate a primary dashboard manager by by contacting us. If you already have a primary dashboard manager or prefer not to be one, proceed to step 2.

    Step 2a

    Find Your RFO's Monitor Dashboard

    Head to the RFO Monitor page and look up your organization. If you can't find it or it appears under multiple names, please contact us.

    Step 3a

    Discover Your Monitor and consider joining OpenAIRE (Optional)

    Explore your personalized dashboard at your leisure. You have the option to join OpenAIRE, allowing us to develop a specialized text mining algorithm to enrich your profile. This marks the final step if you choose not to join OpenAIRE.

    Step 4a

    Join OpenAIRE - You provide Information about your funded projects and join OpenAIRE.

    All information is exchanged under confidential agreements and we only make public what you agree on.

    Step 5a

    validate the results and approve for them to be shown on your Monitor dashboard.

    Examine your dashboard in the Sandbox environment and the showcased information to ensure you are satisfied with what you see.

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    Step 1b

    Invite your RFOs Primary Manager via email

    Primary managers will have the ability to invite additional managers. They will also have access to our Sandbox environment for data previews and curation.

    Step 2b

    Troubleshoot your Monitor

    We built your profile if it is missing and help you with any additional issues

    Step 3b

    Interact with you Through 1-on-1 expert consultations

    to understand any gaps and deviations within the dashboard to verify the data integrity

    Step 4b

    Ingest your project metadata and mine the OpenAIRE Graph.

    We infer links to research results: publications, datasets, software, etc, via dedicated text mining algorithms.

    Step 5b

    Refine until you are happy with the results.

  • Are you a Researcher?

    You

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    You
    Step 1a

    Access Your Profile with ORCID iD

    Log in using your ORCID iD to grant OpenAIRE access to your ORCID record. Then, visit the Researcher Monitors to search for your ORCID iD. If it’s not listed, contact us. Note that only research products affiliated with an Irish RPO will be displayed in your profile.

    Step 2a

    Claim Additional Records

    From your profile (click the circle with your initials at the top right), navigate to the 'My ORCID Links' page and allow OpenAIRE to enhance your ORCID record. Search for your research products and claim them. These will appear in your ORCID record following the next update of the OpenAIRE Graph.

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    Step 1b

    Troubleshoot your Monitor

    If your profile is missing, we are here to help build it. Remember, OpenAIRE syncs with ORCID, so research products not in ORCID or unaffiliated with an Irish organization will not appear in your record.

    Step 2b

    Support you in understanding any gaps or deviations within your dashboard and to provide assistance as needed.

  • Are you a Institutional Repository?

    You

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    You
    Step 1a

    Find Your Repository’s Monitor Dashboard & Register to OpenAIRE PROVIDE

    Navigate to the Repository Monitor page and search for your repository. If it is not listed, this indicates that you need to register with OpenAIRE. You can complete this process by following these instructions. If your repository already has a Monitor dashboard but your have not been registered in OpenAIRE PROVIDE, please contact us for assistance.

    Step 2a

    Validate and approve the results.

    You examine your dashboard and the showcased information to ensure you are satisfied with what you see.

    We
    Step 1b

    Invite you as a Manager via email

    As a manager, you will receive access to the PROVIDE dashboard. OpenAIRE PROVIDE is a service designed for Institutional Repository Managers to register, validate, and enrich their records. It also offers insights into usage statistics, including views and downloads. This dashboard allows you to efficiently manage your records and comply with Open Access requirements.

    Step 2b

    Interact with you through 1-on-1 expert consultations

    to understand any gaps and deviations within the dashboard to verify the data integrity