Fran Callaghan
@francallaghan.bsky.social
Librarian. Open Access bore. He/Him. Thinks about the Roman empire exactly 0 times a day. No idea where John Rogers is.
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1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge.
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
1/ cOAlition S announces its 2026–2030 strategy, guided by a refreshed, shared vision: a scholarly communication system that enables rapid, open, transparent & equitable sharing of trustworthy scientific knowledge.
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
www.coalition-s.org/coalition-s-...
#OpenScience #ScholarlyComm #Plan_S #OpenAccess
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Librarians, let's talk rights retention and open licences this week. 📣
#RightsRetention is a key policy tool for achieving 100% open access immediately. Just knowledge, shared. See the card 👇
#RightsRetention is a key policy tool for achieving 100% open access immediately. Just knowledge, shared. See the card 👇
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Librarians, let's talk rights retention and open licences this week. 📣
#RightsRetention is a key policy tool for achieving 100% open access immediately. Just knowledge, shared. See the card 👇
#RightsRetention is a key policy tool for achieving 100% open access immediately. Just knowledge, shared. See the card 👇
Google, you're really not helping here!
August 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Google, you're really not helping here!
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Not if you publish in a genuinely open-access journal like @ojastro.bsky.social...
Open Access is great but in astronomy where arXiv is universal it’s basically harmful to the financial model of research
June 26, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Not if you publish in a genuinely open-access journal like @ojastro.bsky.social...
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We are delighted to share that @iqda-mu.bsky.social have ingested the MACMORRIS collection into the Repository - Mapping Actors and Communities: Modelling Research into Renaissance Ireland in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...
June 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
We are delighted to share that @iqda-mu.bsky.social have ingested the MACMORRIS collection into the Repository - Mapping Actors and Communities: Modelling Research into Renaissance Ireland in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Century.
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...
Find out more: dri.ie/news/new-col...
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Just noting the crucial role that school and university libraries have in teaching critical information skills.
June 8, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just noting the crucial role that school and university libraries have in teaching critical information skills.
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Interested in historical pamphlets? Have a 👀 at this blog post on some of the fascinating collection at the Russell Library #Maynooth mulibrarytreasures.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/e...
@maynoothuniversity.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social
@maynoothuniversity.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social
May 8, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Interested in historical pamphlets? Have a 👀 at this blog post on some of the fascinating collection at the Russell Library #Maynooth mulibrarytreasures.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/e...
@maynoothuniversity.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social
@maynoothuniversity.ie @mulibrary.bsky.social
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As a PhD student in the 1920s, Cecilia Payne realised that the Sun and stars are primarily made up of hydrogen and helium - only for a man to take credit for her discovery.
This is her story:
#WomenInSTEM
This is her story:
#WomenInSTEM
The greatest astronomy PhD ever written
Cecilia Payne realised that the Sun and stars are primarily hydrogen and helium - only for a man to take credit for the discovery
newhumanist.org.uk
April 28, 2025 at 11:12 AM
As a PhD student in the 1920s, Cecilia Payne realised that the Sun and stars are primarily made up of hydrogen and helium - only for a man to take credit for her discovery.
This is her story:
#WomenInSTEM
This is her story:
#WomenInSTEM
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High profile journalists are very bad for this, but also academics who think they should have been invited to give whatever talk it was
“Er, my question is really in two parts…”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
April 4, 2025 at 7:01 AM
High profile journalists are very bad for this, but also academics who think they should have been invited to give whatever talk it was
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@dri.ie peeps presenting this morning at #BDCAM25 and talking about the Asylum Archive. You can browse the collection here: Vukašin Nedeljković. Asylum Archive: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
April 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
@dri.ie peeps presenting this morning at #BDCAM25 and talking about the Asylum Archive. You can browse the collection here: Vukašin Nedeljković. Asylum Archive: doi.org/10.7486/DRI....
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Nature already invented this machine 500 million years ago. It's called a plant.
scitechdaily.com/scientists-j...
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Scientists Just Built a CO2-Eating Machine That Runs on Sunlight
Scientists have developed a sunlight-powered reactor that directly captures CO2 from the air and transforms it into sustainable fuel. Unlike traditional carbon capture methods, this device requires no...
scitechdaily.com
February 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Nature already invented this machine 500 million years ago. It's called a plant.
scitechdaily.com/scientists-j...
scitechdaily.com/scientists-j...
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IReL is pleased to share the details of a new #OpenAccess agreement with @plos.org, and to welcome our Technological Universities on board with this new deal: @atu-ie.bsky.social, DKIT, @myiadt.bsky.social, @mtu.ie, SETU, and TUS: Midlands Midwest.
irel.ie/open-access/...
irel.ie/open-access/...
PLOS – IReL
IReL is a consortium of Irish research libraries, providing access to licensed e-resources, OA publishing agreements, and open science infrastructure.
irel.ie
February 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
IReL is pleased to share the details of a new #OpenAccess agreement with @plos.org, and to welcome our Technological Universities on board with this new deal: @atu-ie.bsky.social, DKIT, @myiadt.bsky.social, @mtu.ie, SETU, and TUS: Midlands Midwest.
irel.ie/open-access/...
irel.ie/open-access/...
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Good morning. Matters are proceeding well for Ireland on this official EU citizens’ petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU.
We were bestilled at 52% last Wednesday.
7days later and we’re about to become one of the 7 countries the petition needs to hit threshold.
Good work to you all.
We were bestilled at 52% last Wednesday.
7days later and we’re about to become one of the 7 countries the petition needs to hit threshold.
Good work to you all.
February 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Good morning. Matters are proceeding well for Ireland on this official EU citizens’ petition to ban conversion therapy in the EU.
We were bestilled at 52% last Wednesday.
7days later and we’re about to become one of the 7 countries the petition needs to hit threshold.
Good work to you all.
We were bestilled at 52% last Wednesday.
7days later and we’re about to become one of the 7 countries the petition needs to hit threshold.
Good work to you all.
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Welcome to the MU Library #Makerspace BlueSky page.
We look forward to sharing our #3D and #VR journey with you.
We would love to hear from you and get some inspiration from all the #makers out there.
We look forward to sharing our #3D and #VR journey with you.
We would love to hear from you and get some inspiration from all the #makers out there.
December 2, 2024 at 4:13 PM
Welcome to the MU Library #Makerspace BlueSky page.
We look forward to sharing our #3D and #VR journey with you.
We would love to hear from you and get some inspiration from all the #makers out there.
We look forward to sharing our #3D and #VR journey with you.
We would love to hear from you and get some inspiration from all the #makers out there.
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I'm pleased to say that the MDPI paper in Logistics about tomatoes roaming the fields has been retracted. I've added a PS to the blogpost deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/01/toma...
No indication whether anything done re the editors or peer reviewers. I have asked for information about that.
No indication whether anything done re the editors or peer reviewers. I have asked for information about that.
Tomatoes roaming the fields and canaries in the coalmine: another embarrassing paper for MDPI
Many publishers are getting nervous about infiltration by paper mills, who can torpedo a journal's reputation when they succeed in publis...
deevybee.blogspot.com
February 7, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I'm pleased to say that the MDPI paper in Logistics about tomatoes roaming the fields has been retracted. I've added a PS to the blogpost deevybee.blogspot.com/2025/01/toma...
No indication whether anything done re the editors or peer reviewers. I have asked for information about that.
No indication whether anything done re the editors or peer reviewers. I have asked for information about that.
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Here's something that takes seconds and could have actual positive outcomes.
There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU.
Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU.
Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
February 6, 2025 at 9:12 AM
Here's something that takes seconds and could have actual positive outcomes.
There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU.
Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
There is an official 'citizen's petition' system in the EU. There's one open at the moment to ban conversion therapy for LGBT+ people in the EU.
Ireland can be 1 of the 7 nations needed
eci.ec.europa.eu/043/public/#...
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The deadline to claim your vote for the National legislature (as absurd as that sentence is) is the 25th January 2025.
Even if you are currently registered to vote NUI or TCD, they’re throwing you off the register. You have to apply to get back your franchise.
You go here to do it
seanadvoter.ie.
Even if you are currently registered to vote NUI or TCD, they’re throwing you off the register. You have to apply to get back your franchise.
You go here to do it
seanadvoter.ie.
SeanadVoter.ie
seanadvoter.ie
January 6, 2025 at 9:28 AM
The deadline to claim your vote for the National legislature (as absurd as that sentence is) is the 25th January 2025.
Even if you are currently registered to vote NUI or TCD, they’re throwing you off the register. You have to apply to get back your franchise.
You go here to do it
seanadvoter.ie.
Even if you are currently registered to vote NUI or TCD, they’re throwing you off the register. You have to apply to get back your franchise.
You go here to do it
seanadvoter.ie.
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Welcome to the public domain, THE OPRY HOUSE (1929), where #MickeyMouse dons his iconic gloves onscreen for the first time & performs a one-🐭 vaudeville show! 🎞️ 🎭🧤
Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
January 3, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Welcome to the public domain, THE OPRY HOUSE (1929), where #MickeyMouse dons his iconic gloves onscreen for the first time & performs a one-🐭 vaudeville show! 🎞️ 🎭🧤
Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
Learn more. ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025
#PublicDomain #InternetArchive
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5 Common data-sharing myths in humanities and social sciences #RDM
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/blog/5-commo...
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/blog/5-commo...
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu
December 19, 2024 at 9:35 AM
5 Common data-sharing myths in humanities and social sciences #RDM
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/blog/5-commo...
open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/blog/5-commo...
Does anybody know what wendsleydale has done to deserve being stuffed with all kinds of rubbish by supermarkets? Cranberry, apricot, and now lidl are offering it with fudge! What darkness lies in wendsleydale's past? Is it something to do with Wallace and Gromit?
December 11, 2024 at 9:27 AM
Does anybody know what wendsleydale has done to deserve being stuffed with all kinds of rubbish by supermarkets? Cranberry, apricot, and now lidl are offering it with fudge! What darkness lies in wendsleydale's past? Is it something to do with Wallace and Gromit?
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A reminder that the 1st session in the National OA Monitor: A Year in Review series with @openaire.bsky.social takes place this Thursday 12th December at 12pm GMT/ 1pm CET. Entitled “A Year in Review & OpenOrg Sprint”, you can register for this event HERE: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Open Insight Sessions: One Year with the Irish Monitor - A Year in Review & OpenOrgs Sprint. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about ...
The Open Insight Sessions series is designed to deepen community engagement with the Irish Monitor, strengthen institutional adoption, and gather valuable user feedback. Across five monthly sessions, ...
zoom.us
December 9, 2024 at 11:38 AM
A reminder that the 1st session in the National OA Monitor: A Year in Review series with @openaire.bsky.social takes place this Thursday 12th December at 12pm GMT/ 1pm CET. Entitled “A Year in Review & OpenOrg Sprint”, you can register for this event HERE: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
The calibre of the interns I've had the pleasure of working with in Maynooth University is second to none. They do not have to be a drain on your institution and can be (and indeed have been) a great asset.
At @ucdischool.bsky.social, we are still seeking internship opportunities for our MLIS class! If your organisation would be interested in hosting an MLIS student intern in Summer 2025, please contact us at [email protected] for more information.
a stack of books with the words " when in doubt go to the library "
ALT: a stack of books with the words " when in doubt go to the library "
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December 4, 2024 at 2:17 PM
The calibre of the interns I've had the pleasure of working with in Maynooth University is second to none. They do not have to be a drain on your institution and can be (and indeed have been) a great asset.
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Have you wanted to submit a preprint to PsyArXiv but weren't sure what to do?
@matti.vuorre.com walks you through the process and links to relevant support articles in this new blog post
blog.psyarxiv.com/2024/12/02/p...
#openResearch #preprints #openScience #psychology #psychSciSky
@matti.vuorre.com walks you through the process and links to relevant support articles in this new blog post
blog.psyarxiv.com/2024/12/02/p...
#openResearch #preprints #openScience #psychology #psychSciSky
PsyArXiv has a new streamlined preprint submission workflow – PsyArXiv Blog
We’re excited to announce a new workflow for submitting preprints to PsyArXiv. This revision brings a unified submission workflow across the OSF preprint services and hopefully makes it easier for use...
blog.psyarxiv.com
December 3, 2024 at 9:26 AM
Have you wanted to submit a preprint to PsyArXiv but weren't sure what to do?
@matti.vuorre.com walks you through the process and links to relevant support articles in this new blog post
blog.psyarxiv.com/2024/12/02/p...
#openResearch #preprints #openScience #psychology #psychSciSky
@matti.vuorre.com walks you through the process and links to relevant support articles in this new blog post
blog.psyarxiv.com/2024/12/02/p...
#openResearch #preprints #openScience #psychology #psychSciSky
The Times have a remarkably low bar for "Good news"
November 26, 2024 at 11:11 AM
The Times have a remarkably low bar for "Good news"