The Vaal University of Technology (VUT) Library have organized a series of events as part of celebrating 2012 Open Access Week. This year’s Open Access Week takes place between 22-27 October and the highlight of the week in our University is an Open Access Mini Seminar that will be hosted by the Library on Thursday, 25 October 2012. The aims of the mini seminar are to create a platform for debate for our academics and researchers, learn about open access movement, promote its ideals and objectives, and to share with our researchers how it enhance access to research. Further to that a number of show and tell sessions for various groups of clients will be held during the week showcasing the wealth of information available on open access resources.