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Education: Academic staff and Postgraduates: Open Access

Welcome to the Library guide for Education. Here you will find a OneStop service to assist you in your studies or research at the NWU.

What is Open Acess

 

Open Access (OA)  refers to freely available, online, and digital information.

Open Access scholarly literature is free of charge and often carries less restrictive copyright.

Open Access Academic Books

Public Domain Fiction and Non-Fiction

Public domain books are not subject to copyright or other legal restrictions. These are not the only legal websites. NOTE: Not all e-books available on the internet are legal reproductions.

Open Access Journals

Open access journals are not necessarily accredited - check list of accredited journals.

Check Journal Accreditation

Public Domain Images and Pictures