What is Open Access?

Open Access (OA) means that electronic scholarly research outputs are made freely available on the Web to all, with no license restrictions.

Why should I deposit my research in an Open Access institutional repository?

• Research indicates that making your research open access can significantly increase your chances of being cited
• Your research becomes universally accessible on the Internet and searchable through Google
• Depositing the peer-reviewed final draft of your publications into Research Repository UCD incurs no costs to you as an author
• More than 300 publishers already allow you to deposit the peer-reviewed final draft of your publications into the institutional repository
• Many major funding organisations require that funded research be made available through open access. See our mandates page for more details.

UCD’s Open Access Institutional Repository

Research Repository UCD is UCD’s own institutional repository. The Library service offers you:

• A platform for making your publications available as open access documents
• Assistance with copyright clearance for deposit
• Metadata services: date stamping, permanent URL, links to publisher's versions where available, standardised author names and subject headings
• Usage statistics at item, school, college or research centre level.

Find out more about depositing to Research Repository UCD.