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Book and Publishing Assistance Programs: A Review and Inventory
Deep Insights
Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Bellagio Publishing Network, 2nd revised ed. (2000), v, 168 pp.
"First published in 1993, and with a new introductory essay providing an overview of significant developments since publication of the first edition, this is a survey of the various agencies and assistance programmes that are involved with publishing and book development in Africa and in other parts
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Women and Activism: ZIBF Women Writers. Conference 1999
Harare: Zimbabwe Women Writers (2000), 160 pp.
"A collection of twenty-four papers and discussions from a conference on women writers that took place during the Zimbabwe International Book Fair in 1999. It includes papers by a variety of voices of women from around the world, including major African women writers. A series of country reports inc
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Restructuring the Book Sector: The example of Mongolia
Paris; Ulaanbaatar: UNESCO; MFOS Centre for Scientific & Technological Information (2000), 55 pp.
"Une synthèse des politiques de plusieurs pays africains francophones en matière de développement et d'utilisation des langues africaines en tant que stratégie essentielle pour l'amélioration et l'expansion des programmes d'éducation, et la fourniture de matériel didactique pertinent." (Hans
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Textbooks and Learning Materials 1990-1999
Paris: UNESCO (2000), 72 pp.
"This survey is one of a series prepared for the UNESCO Education for All (EFA) Assessment, under the auspices of the UNESCO Division of Basic Education and the United Kingdom Department of International Development for the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The EFA objectives ar
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"De l'Idée au texte est une coédition produite par les Editions Alpha à Niamey et la Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung/DSE (qui fait maintenant partie de la GIZ). Elle est la première d'une série prévue dans le cadre d'un programme de formation du personnel des maisons d'éditi
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The Writer's Reference Guide to Spanish
Austin: University of Texas Press (1999), vii, 274 pp.
"This reference guide provides comprehensive information on how the Spanish language is copyedited for publication. The book covers these major areas: language basics: capitalization, word division, spelling, and punctuation; language conventions: abbreviations, professional and personal titles, nam
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Indaba 99: Women's Voices. Gender, Books and Development
Harare: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust (1999), 296 pp.
"A collection of thirty-six papers, report-backs and discussions from the Zimbabwe International Book Fair Indaba 1999. The papers are grouped in four parts: those from the plenary sessions; Publishing; Writing; Research; and Access." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa,
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Amabhuku: Illustrations d’Afrique = Illustrations from Africa
Paris: Amis de la Joie par les Livres (1999), 88 pp.
"Each year the Bologna Book Fair, the leading international showcase for children’s book publishing, honours a different “guest country” and its illustrators through special exhibits and events. At the 1999 Fair it was the turn of Africa, and this coincided with a competition and exhibition of
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The ABC of Book Publishing: A Training Manual for NGOs in Africa
Key Guides
Kampala; Wageningen: JANyeko Publishing Centre; Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (1999), 116 pp.
"This is probably one of the first training manuals for African publishers to come from an African imprint, and this one – co-published with the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Co-operation ACP-EU – is targeted primarily at NGOs with publishing activities. It aims to equip users with
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The African Publishers’ Networking Directory 1999/2000
Oxford: African Books Collective, 3rd ed. (1999), 72 pp.
"A reference guide and networking tool for all those interested in the book industries and book development in Africa. The directory provides detailed information on some 300 major and/or most active publishers operating in Africa [at 1999], giving very full information for each entry, including nam
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Gender Dynamics as Portrayed in Children's Books in Tanzania
In: Education and Social Change: Empirical Studies for the Improvement of Education in Eastern Africa
El mercado editorial en lengua española
In: Las industrias culturales en la integración latinoamericana
México, DF; Caracas: Grijalbo; Sistema Económico Latinoamericano (SELA) (1999), pp. 283-310
Strengthening Publishing in Africa: An Evaluation of APNET
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (1999), xv, 64 pp. + 5 annexes
"APNET - the African Publishers Network - was formed in 1992 to promote indigenous publishing in Africa. From a modest beginning, APNET has grown to become a well-established network with members in 27 countries in all parts of the continent. With a secretariat in Harare and the active participation
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Publishing in African Languages: Challenges and Prospects
Chestnut Hill, Mass.: Bellagio Publishing Network (1999), 163 pp.
"A collection of essays on an important ongoing debate, the publication of material in indigenous languages. Three African publishers – Dumisani Ntshangase (Juta Publishers, South Africa), Victor Nwankwo (Fourth Dimension Publishing Company, Nigeria), and Mamadou Aliou Sow (Les Editions Ganndal, C
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Donor Support for Book Imports
In: Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends
Washington, DC: World Bank (1999), pp. 106-114
"Examines the question of aid for book imports in the francophone region of Africa, and takes a critical look at some current strategies for aid schemes in terms of their effectiveness and cost-efficiency." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2245)
Toward Literate Societies: Publishing in Local Languages
In: Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends
Washington, DC: World Bank (1999), pp. 24-33
"An analysis of publishing in African languages in four countries of francophone Africa (Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Senegal), where the Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (German Foundation for International Development, now part of GIZ), in cooperation with other agencies, has be
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