Auckland University of Technology

Te Mātāpuna - Library & Learning Services

Academic Library · New Zealand

Tuwhera

https://tuwhera.aut.ac.nz/

Phone: +64-0-9921-9999 ext.7522
Email: tuwhera@aut.ac.nz

Program Overview

Mission/Objectives:
Knowledge exists for the benefit of the communities from which it comes. We believe in openness, sharing, and toll-free access to research. We support the development of a sustainable and equitable commons. Tuwhera is a te reo Māori word with multiple meanings: be open, opening up. We chose the name in collaboration with Māori staff from Te Ara Poutama at AUT to acknowledge parallels with, and to honour Māori reciprocal concepts and ideals such as ako (learning/teaching), awhi (to cherish), manaaki (hospitality, support, care), and mana tangata (empowerment, humanity).

Publishing activities began: 2016
Stage of publishing efforts: 3 - Established
Open access focus: Central to mission
Portion of Open Access publications: All
Publishing Languages: Mainly English

Program Organization

Organization of publishing services: Centralized library publishing unit/department
Advisory/editorial board: Yes
Total staffing in Full Time Equivalents (FTE): 5
Individual people: 5
Funding sources: Library operating budget

Publishing Activities

Highlights

Top Publications:

Interstices (journal)
Pacific Journalism Review (journal)
Te Kaharoa (journal)
Psychotherapy and Politics International (journal)
Three-Dimensional Physique Assessment in the Military: New Zealand Defence Force Anthropometry Survey Protocols and Summary Statistics (ebook)

Disciplinary Specialties:

art and design
Māori and Pacific Indigenous research
health sciences
communication and journalism
finance

Partners

Internal partners: Campus departments or programs, Individual faculty, Graduate students
Other publishing entities administered by your library: No
Other publishing entities within your library’s parent institution: No
Program’s openness to working with external partners: Consider external partners if there is a tie to my institution (e.g., local editor of a journal for an external scholarly society)
Part of a consortium which provides support for publishing? (e.g. platform, funding): No

Additional Information

Future Plans:
We have joined the Council of Australian University Libraries Open Educational Resources Collective and have three new OERs underway. These will be published via Pressbooks.