The University of Limerick Institutional Repository (ULIR) is an open access database of published and unpublished work by UL faculty and researchers. The content is made fully and freely available in accordance with copyright holder permissions.   Benefits of depositing in ULIR
  • It provides an online searchable database of your research outputs
  • ULIR has a DOI service so any publication that does not have a DOI can have one applied
  • Each item in ULIR is assigned a Persistent ID, a short weblink that does not get broken. 
  • Usage statistics are also available. 
  • Allows grey literature & non traditional publication formats to be published
We recommend that all UL faculty and researchers deposit their research output in the repository. This will ensure your research gets maximum exposure as ULIR is indexed by Google, Google Scholar and all other major search engines. Many funders including Science Foundation Ireland, the Irish Research Council and the EU via Horizon 2020 require researchers to make their research publications available to all via open access within certain time periods.   To have your material included in the ULIR: • Direct upload from UL’s Research Information System (ULRIS) • Register under My Account on the ULIR to self-archive • Email material directly to ir@ul.ie