Research Support
CONTACTS
Faculty of Economic & Management Sciences
Mirenda Hlophe
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
+27 (0)18 389 2339
Faculty of Education
Faculty of Engineering
Vacant
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
Martin Nokoane
Manager: Research and Learning Services
+27 (0)18 299 2783
Faculty of Humanities
Vacant
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
Martin Nokoane
Manager: Research and Learning Services
+27 (0)18 299 2783
Faculty of Natural & Agricultural Sciences
Lindi Mabuya
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
+27 (0)16 910 3142
Malose Langa
Manager: Research and Learning Services
+27 (0)16 910 3043
Faculty of Health Science
Mirenda Hlophe
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
+27 (0)18 389 2339
Nomzingisi Madikane
Manager: Research and Learning Services
+27 (0)18 389 2198
Faculty of Law
Vacant
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
Martin Nokoane
Manager: Research and Learning Services
+27 (0)18 299 2783
Mirenda Hlophe
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
+27 (0)18 389 2339
Nomzingisi Madikane
Manager: Research and Learning Services
+27 (0)18 389 2198
Faculty of Theology
Lindi Mabuya
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
+27 (0)16 910 3142
Malose Langa
Manager: Research and Learning Services
+27 (0)16 910 3043
Help Desk - Research Commons
Mahikeng Campus
Mirenda Hlophe
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
+27 (0)18 389 2339
Potchefstroom Campus
Cynthia Mpofu
Library Assistant
+27 (0)18 285 2525
Vanderbijlpark Campus
Lindi Mabuya
Librarian: Research & Scholarly Communication
+27 (0)16 910 3142
Services
- Accredited Journals: Choosing a Journal for Publication
- Assistance in identifying accredited journals.
- Creating an ORCID
- Guidance on creating an ORCiD, a unique ID for managing your research.
- DaYta Ya Rona (figshare)
- Steps for saving your data on DaYta Ya Rona.
- EndNote
- Managing sources used in research.
- Creating a Reference list in a specific bibliographic style.
- Using EndNote templates.
- Google Forms
- Creating a Web-Based Questionnaire Using Google Forms
- iThenticate
- Support for using this plagiarism-checking tool to ensure research integrity.
- MS Word Postgraduate template
- Installation and usage guidance for the template when writing dissertations or theses.
- Open Access
- Information on Open Access Transformative Agreements.
- Research Impact
- Methods for measuring research impact using JCR, Altmetrics, Bibliometrics, and H-index.
- Research Tools
- Utilizing tools like DMPTool and other data analysis tools.
- Social Media
- Strategies for promoting research on social media platforms.
- Presenting - Best Practices
- Tips for presenting papers effectively at conferences.
Open Scholarship and Digitisation Centre
CONTACTS
Songezo Mpikashe
Senior Librarian: Institutional Repositories and
Digital Scholarship
+27 (0)18 389 2352
Noxolo Sifundza
Assistant Librarian: Research and
Learning Services
+27 (0)16 910 4071
Molifi Seleke
Library Assistant
+27 (0)18 285 2507
Services
- Boloka - Institutional Repository
- Boloka is the open-access Institutional Repository of the North West University (NWU-IR). This digital archive collects, preserves and distributes research material created by members of the NWU. The NWU-IR aims to increase the visibility, availability, and impact of the research output of the North-West University through Open Access, search engine indexing, and harvesting by several initiatives.
- OJS - Open Journal Systems
- OJS (Open Journal Systems) is an open-source software application for managing and publishing scholarly journals. It is a comprehensive tool for managing submissions, editorial workflow, and publishing articles and issues online.
- Training videos
- Digitisation Centre
- This involves digitising books, theses and dissertations by scanning the documents and converting information into a digital (i.e., computer-readable) format. Digitisation is crucial to data processing, storage, and transmission.
Management
Veliswa Tshetsha
Director: Research and Open Scholarship
+27 (0)18 389 2803
Nomzingisi Madikane
Manager: Research and Learning Services (MC)
+27 (0)18 389 2198
Martin Nokoane
Manager: Research and Learning Services (PC)
+27 (0)18 299 2783
Malose Langa
Manager: Research and Learning Services (VC)
+27 (0)16 910 3043
