Register for the Arqus Seminar: Strengthening Open Scholarship and Open Science Collaboration and Capacity in Arqus Member Libraries.

Arqus

30 Jul 2025

The Arqus Community of Practice, Libraries of the Future, invites Arqus staff members to their hybrid seminar ‘Strengthening Open Scholarship and Open Science Collaboration and Capacity in Arqus Member Libraries’, which will take place on 11 September 2025 from 9:15 to 16:10 CEST.

As part of its ongoing commitment to fostering collaboration and capacity building within the Arqus Alliance, the Libraries of the Future Community of Practice is organising this one-day seminar facilitated by Cathal McCauley (Maynooth University).

The seminar will bring together professionals from Arqus member libraries, research offices and academic departments to discuss the current challenges associated with strengthening open scholarship and open science across the Arqus Alliance libraries.

With contributions from speakers representing four Arqus member institutions, the seminar will address key topics including institutional-led publishing, research data management, research support and emerging challenges in the field.

See the full schedule below:

09:15–09:30 Welcome and Setting the Stage

- Welcome.
- Objectives of the session and overview of the day.
With Professor Rachel Msetfi, Vice President of Research and Innovation at Maynooth University and Cathal McCauley, University Librarian at Maynooth University.

09:30–10:00 The Future of Open Scholarship and Open Science in Europe

Keynote: Lisa Griffith, Director of the Digital Repository of Ireland.
Q&A session.

10:00 –11:00 Maynooth and Open Scholarship and Open Science Lightning Talks

6 presentations on:
- OA Publishing support at MU Library – Fiona Morley.
- Engaging Researchers and Faculty – Ciarán Quinn.
- RDM Support – Fran Callaghan.
- How the Research Development Office (RDO) at Maynooth University supports OS – Elaine McCarthy.
- Research into challenges for OS (Dr Gail Sheppard, School of Business, Maynooth University).
Q&A Session.

11:00–11:15 Break

11:15–11:55 Arqus and Open Scholarship and Open Science

4 presentations on:
- OA publishing at Graz University – Lisa Schilhan.
- Durham University – Stuart Hunt.
- Open Access at Granada University -Iñaki Aréa de la Villa.
- Arqus OS network – Dr Enrivelton Nepomuceno, Maynooth University.

11:55 –12:55 Workshop 1: Advancing Open Science and Open Scholarship Strategies

Parallel Breakouts (participants choose one):
- Institutional-Led Publishing Models (Fiona Morley and Lisa Schilhan, Graz).
- Supporting Researchers Ciaran Quinn, Elaine McCarthy, Erivelton Nepomuceno, Maynooth University).
- Emerging Challenges for OSGail Sheppard, Kaplana Shankar, UCD).
Activities:
- Short inputs from facilitators.
- Group discussion.
- Practical mapping of current practices, gaps and needs.

13:00–14:00 Lunch

14:00–14:45 Workshop 2: Enabling Open Science

Parallel Breakouts (participants choose one):
- - - Open Science and Responsible metrics (Elaine McCarthy, Fran Callaghan, Maynooth University).
    - Beyond transformative agreements ((Claire Mason, Ruth O’Hara, Maynooth University).
    - Training and Capacity-Building for Library Staff (Hugh Murphy, Maynooth University).

Outcome: Draft proposals or shared actions (e.g. training, shared tools, joint pilots).