NWU 2024 Open Access Celebrations: 22 - 24 October 2025
#OAWeek
Theme: Who Owns Our Knowledge?
Open Access Week 2025 invites us to critically explore the question: Who really owns our knowledge? This theme challenges traditional models of knowledge ownership, prompting reflection on who controls access to research and scholarly outputs, whose voices are amplified or marginalised, and how knowledge can be equitably shared for the common good. As an academic library committed to fostering inclusive scholarship and open dissemination, we recognise that knowledge is a vital public resource that should transcend paywalls and restrictions. This week-long campaign will highlight how Open Access empowers researchers, students, and communities by removing barriers and promoting transparency, collaboration, and innovation.
This information session aims to spark conversation around the ethics of knowledge ownership, the role of intellectual property, and the importance of open infrastructure in academia. Our goal is to raise awareness and equip our university community with the tools to become active participants and advocates in the movement toward open, equitable knowledge sharing.
Join us in questioning existing power structures, celebrating diverse knowledge systems, and embracing Open Access as a path to a more just and informed society.
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NWU Library Initiatives
- Hosts and maintains the NWU Institutional Repository, which collects, preserves, and distributes NWU research material at no cost to the user.
- Boloka (NWU-IR) is the primary storage of all NWU Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs).
- Dedicated librarians assist researchers with uploading their outputs to Boloka.
- Hosts and maintains Open Journal Systems (OJS), an open-source solution for managing and publishing scholarly journals online.
- The library provides a search platform for open-access accredited journals.
- Open Access - Transformative Agreements