UNESCO Chair Professor Marion Keim of the Faculty of Community and Health Sciences has secured the International Network of Olympic Studies and Research Centres database, acclaimed by more than 70 Universities globally, for the UWC community.
Photo: Hert Niks - Pexels
This prestigious Knowledge Library partnership benefits research and teaching in the fields of Education, Law, Sport Science, Olympism, Values Education, Gender and Equality, Inclusion, Transformation, Arts and Culture, Journalism, Design, Economic and Management Studies, Sustainable Development Goals, International Diplomacy, Community and Health Sciences, as well as, Ethics.
Prof Keim, the UNESCO Chair for Sport, Development and Peace and Olympic Education, and Professor Matete Madiba, Deputy Vice-chancellor: Student Development and Support, have attained full Open Access to the Olympic World Library (OWL) database, benefiting students, staff, and partner universities in South Africa and the African continent.
The OWL, housed at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Studies Centre in Lausanne Switzerland, was launched in 2016.
This prized database offers peer-reviewed information on the Olympic Games, Olympic-related research and education studies to support the University goals and research output.
Director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, Ms Angelita Teo, and Head of the Olympic Studies Centre, Ms Maria Bogner, proffers that this valuable collection includes all official publications from the IOC and the organising committees of the Olympic Games, a large collection of Games related publications by national olympic committees and international sports federations, as well as a rich collection of academic books, articles, and journals.
It offers access to all the Official Reports of the Olympic Games, the full collections of Olympic Charters and Olympic Reviews, a series of Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) reference documents on key topics, all Candidature Files of bid cities as well as bibliographic “Zoom In” pages on frequently researched topics.
UWC Library Director, Dr Shirlene Neerputh, emphasised that this collection is invaluable for the University's learning, teaching, and research endeavours.
She acknowledged her sincere gratitude to Prof Keim for securing the World Olympic Sports Science Database for UWC Libraries, including extending the offer to all 26 South African and African Higher Education Libraries, free for download and use, via the Creative Commons copyright.
This valuable offer is a first for Africa, in securing Open Access, free-to-read publications, and a milestone in sharing information for knowledge creation and production.
The Olympic World Library Database Collection is available for Open Access on the UWC Library webpage , offering a unique library collection with more than 36 000 titles, and digitised access to more than 10 500 documents in digital format, with acknowledgment to the OSC.
Prof Madiba said this library opens up a whole new world to the reader, researcher and scholar who is interested in this field. It is not just a 'one shop stop' for such content, but for intellectual citizenship in this area.
It is hoped that the Olympic Games 2024, held in Paris, and the upcoming Paralympic Games, will provide an inspiration to students, staff, and partners to participate in the dialogues of the potential and power of sports science for transformation, social change, and peace - not just in academia but in communities and beyond.
Prof Keim said the Olympic and Paralympic Games are the only global events that bring together thousands of sports men and women and millions of fans from more than 200 nations to participate peacefully in their respective disciplines.
As outlined in the Olympic Charter, the true goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind, to promote a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.
This goal is as meaningful and relevant in the present, as it was in Ancient Greece 776 BC when the games were first conceived.
Photo: Hert Niks - PexelsProf Keim, the UNESCO Chair for Sport, Development and Peace and Olympic Education, and Professor Matete Madiba, Deputy Vice-chancellor: Student Development and Support, have attained full Open Access to the Olympic World Library (OWL) database, benefiting students, staff, and partner universities in South Africa and the African continent.
The OWL, housed at the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Olympic Studies Centre in Lausanne Switzerland, was launched in 2016.
This prized database offers peer-reviewed information on the Olympic Games, Olympic-related research and education studies to support the University goals and research output.
Director of the Olympic Foundation for Culture and Heritage, Ms Angelita Teo, and Head of the Olympic Studies Centre, Ms Maria Bogner, proffers that this valuable collection includes all official publications from the IOC and the organising committees of the Olympic Games, a large collection of Games related publications by national olympic committees and international sports federations, as well as a rich collection of academic books, articles, and journals.
It offers access to all the Official Reports of the Olympic Games, the full collections of Olympic Charters and Olympic Reviews, a series of Olympic Studies Centre (OSC) reference documents on key topics, all Candidature Files of bid cities as well as bibliographic “Zoom In” pages on frequently researched topics.
UWC Library Director, Dr Shirlene Neerputh, emphasised that this collection is invaluable for the University's learning, teaching, and research endeavours.
She acknowledged her sincere gratitude to Prof Keim for securing the World Olympic Sports Science Database for UWC Libraries, including extending the offer to all 26 South African and African Higher Education Libraries, free for download and use, via the Creative Commons copyright.
This valuable offer is a first for Africa, in securing Open Access, free-to-read publications, and a milestone in sharing information for knowledge creation and production.
The Olympic World Library Database Collection is available for Open Access on the UWC Library webpage , offering a unique library collection with more than 36 000 titles, and digitised access to more than 10 500 documents in digital format, with acknowledgment to the OSC.
Prof Madiba said this library opens up a whole new world to the reader, researcher and scholar who is interested in this field. It is not just a 'one shop stop' for such content, but for intellectual citizenship in this area.
It is hoped that the Olympic Games 2024, held in Paris, and the upcoming Paralympic Games, will provide an inspiration to students, staff, and partners to participate in the dialogues of the potential and power of sports science for transformation, social change, and peace - not just in academia but in communities and beyond.
Prof Keim said the Olympic and Paralympic Games are the only global events that bring together thousands of sports men and women and millions of fans from more than 200 nations to participate peacefully in their respective disciplines.
As outlined in the Olympic Charter, the true goal of Olympism is to place sport at the service of the harmonious development of humankind, to promote a peaceful society concerned with the preservation of human dignity.
This goal is as meaningful and relevant in the present, as it was in Ancient Greece 776 BC when the games were first conceived.
