"An internal evaluation of the African Journals Online (AJOL) project following the first three years of the full programme, aimed at discovering the overall impact of AJOL and how the service might be improved. The main objectives of the evaluation were to find out (i) whether the results of resear
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ch published in African journals were becoming more widely known and used, and, (ii) whether the journals had benefited, either through increased income from subscriptions or other ways from exposure in AJOL." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1973)
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"One in a series of training manuals developed by the African Publishing Institute (API) of the African Publishers’ Network to facilitate intra-African training among its members, which can be used for both formal training or individual study. Arranged under four modules: (1) Book Marketing, (2) B
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ook Promotion, (3) Book Sales and Distribution, and (4) The Bookshop as an Outlet, which looks at the different kinds of bookshops and other retail outlets that are common in Africa, and the difficult conditions under which they have to operate. Each module starts off with a statement of objectives and concludes with a practical exercise." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2481)
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"The Practical Media Dictionary aims to define and explain a comprehensive selection of the most commonly used vocabulary of practical media production throughout the industry. It encompasses the everyday language, the most encountered phrases, typical job definitions, relevant organisations and ins
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titutions, most utilised equipment and much of the commonly employed technical jargon associated with practical activities. More importantly, it attempts to demystify the language and idiom used right across the media. This includes a whole range of processes, jobs, skills and associated working practices. Each entry tries not only to define and explain, but also to develop further understanding. It may be a piece of equipment such as a SOUND MIXING DESK or a DIGITAL BETACAM, or an activity such as creating a filming schedule. After each definition there is accessible text explaining more about what the equipment does or what the activity involves, and, if appropriate, how and why. An entry may be an explanation of one of the many production or technical jobs found in the media, such as RUNNER or ASSISTANT CAMERAMAN. The role and nature of the job is fully explained." (Introduction, page 1)
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"L'ouvrage présente une vision critique de l'aide française au développement dans le secteur du livre, qui comprend les achats/dons de livres français par le biais de programmes d'aide bilatéraux, multilatéraux ou autres, de subventions et de prix, ainsi que le soutien aux bibliothèques publi
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ques dans les pays francophones d'Afrique. L'auteur examine les activités de divers organismes d'aide et ministères français. Bien que certains de ces projets aient contribué à créer un environnement propice aux livres et à la promotion de la lecture, il y a un manque de soutien direct pour aider à renforcer les industries du livre indigènes, et les divers programmes de dons de livres et d'assistance ne comprennent que très peu de matériel publié en Afrique." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 371)
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"The purposes of this checklist are to guide evaluators in determining when qualitative methods are appropriate for an evaluative inquiry and factors to consider (1) to select qualitative approaches that are particularly appropriate for a given evaluation’s expected uses and answer the evaluation
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s questions, (2) to collect high quality and credible qualitative evaluation data, and (3) to analyze and report qualitative" (Page 1)
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"The title Media Rituals suggests a ready-made area of media research that is there to be explained and ordered. In fact, the position is more complex. There is a lot of talk about media in ritual terms, and there are a number of things that happen in relation to media that can properly be called
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ritual’ which are the subject of this book. But we need to be critical of the assumptions about social ‘order’, and the media’s supposed place within it, that underlie much talk of media rituals. I will be developing an antiromantic approach both to media rituals and to the wider media process." (Preface)
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