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Cost-Effectiveness of Publishing Educational Materials in African Languages
Deep Insights
London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1997), x, 131 pp.
"The five case studies on the cost-effectiveness of publishing educational materials in national and local African languages, published in this volume, were commissioned in 1996 on behalf of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) by its Working Group on Books and Learning
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The Development and Future of Publishing in Africa: 12 Years After Arusha I
Development Dialogue (Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation), issue 1-2 (1997), pp. 15-38
"In this overview of indigenous publishing in Africa today and the industry’s requirements for the future, Walter Bgoya writes: ‘Three scenarios for the future of publishing in Africa are easily discernible: one, African publishing playing an insignificant role, the source of books and reading m
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Women in Publishing and the Book Trade in Africa: An Annotated Directory
Oxford: African Books Collective, 2nd revised and expanded ed. (1997), 34 pp.
"Supersedes a provisional listing prepared by ABC in June 1995 now revised and expanded and containing 145 entries, each with a short annotation covering areas of publishing and/or providing a short company profile. The directory is arranged in five sections (i) Women publishers in Africa (i.e. owne
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Academic Book Production and Distribution in Africa: Support from Nordic Countries. Report from a Conference at Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, 10-11 April 1997
Fantoft (NO): Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (1997), 112 pp.
"This is a report about, and the papers presented at, a conference jointly sponsored by the Norwegian Library Association, the Norwegian Non-fiction Writers, and the Chr. Michelsen Institute, which focussed on the role and support from Nordic countries to academic book production and distribution in
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Preserving the Landscape of Imagination: Children’s Literature in Africa
Matatu: Journal of African Culture and Society, issue 17-18 (Special issue) (1997), 361 pp.
"A special issue of Matatu on the writing and publishing for children in Africa today. Contains 14 articles on the topic, and one on Caribbean children’s literature, by contributors from Africa and from Europe, and some of which – i.e. those dealing with publishing aspects in whole or in part
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Ikhtarna Laka (We Have Selected for You): A Critique of Egypt's Revolutionary Culture
Orient (Opladen), volume 38, issue 4 (1997), pp. 677-691
"Ikhtarna Laka's transformation from an indoctrination/propagandist organ to the nation's most important social science medium was a significant cultural event. In its heyday, the ideological direction of Ikhtarna Laka was distinctive, and the series expressed the schism between abstract knowledge a
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Publishing and Book Trade in Kenya
Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers; Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (1997), xvi, 172 pp.
"Financed by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, this is a major and in-depth study of the problems and obstacles encountered by the Kenyan publishing industry in the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of their books. The first four of seven chapters provide the historical background and present
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South Africa Books Aid Projects
Focus on International & Comparative Librarianship, volume 28, issue 2 (1997), pp. 92-95
"Outlines the objectives of the South Africa Books Aid Project (SABAP), a three year project funded by the Department for International Development and managed, at the UK end, by Book Aid International. The goal of SABAP is to support local initiatives to improve the quality of basic and adult educa
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"Drawing on research data from 18 African countries, this important study examines the relationship between government policy and decision makers and the educational book industries, concentrating on three main areas concerning textbook publishing in Africa: (1) the business environment, (2) the pub
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Dictionary of Printing and Publishing
Teddington: Peter Collin, 2nd ed. (1997), 348 pp.
"Includes clear definitions of over 9,000 words and expressions covering a wide range of topics relating to the printing and publishing industries: including papermaking, ink, printing and binding machines, typesetting, desktop publishing, editing, commissioning, contracts and rights." (Back cover)
A Guide to Sustainable Book Provision
Key Guides
Paris: UNESCO (1997), 116 pp.
"While many other publication address the problems of developing local private publishing from a commercial and professional point of view, this guide is specifically designed for the purpose of creating a sustainable and affordable system for the provision of good quality learning materials for sch
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Report on the National Consultation Forum on the Development of Botswana's National Book Policy: Boipuso Conference and Exhibition Centre, Gaborone, Botswana, 6th-8th October, 1997
Gaborone; London: Ministry of Education; Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1997), 81 pp.
"The report of a consultation forum which brought together 58 participants from book-related organizations and institutions in Botswana, and which was convened to identify the key issues in book development, the problems facing the book industries in Botswana, and the way forward to lead to the esta
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Changing the World Through Books
American Libraries, volume 28, issue 9 (1997), pp. 52-54
"Describes the activities of Books for Africa, a US book aid organization which ships nearly 750,000 books to Africa each year in an effort to fill empty shelves in Africa’s libraries. The largest proportion of books come from and go to schools and school libraries. Includes a short directory of o
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Guidelines for the Conduct and Organization of National Book Sector Consultations
Paris: UNESCO-DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative (1997), 44 pp.
"The UNESCO/DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative originated in the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The first phase of the programme began in 1993, with a survey of the book sector in selected countries, and culminated in the publication of a manual entitled “A Guide to
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Creative Writing: A Handbook, with Exercises and Examples
Harare: Baobab Books; Academic Books (1997), 134 pp.
"A handbook for aspiring writers in Africa which contains many practical tips and information on the craft of writing, and covers topics such as writer’s block, conflict and tension, discipline, flashbacks, plots and themes, character and dialogue, description and imagery. There are also sections
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The Glossary of Book Trade Terminology
London: Publishers Association (1997), 19 pp.
How to Get Published in South Africa: A Guide for Authors
Halfway House: Southern Book Publishers, 2nd ed. (1996), 254 pp.
"A very useful hands-on type of guide for authors, containing many helpful tips and a great deal of practical advice, and also examining the business of publishing from the publisher’s point of view. Part 1 of the book consists of a range of overview articles on the book publishing industry in Sou
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National Book Policies for Africa: The Key to Long-Term Development. Proceedings of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair Indaba 1996, Harare, Zimbabwe, 26-27 July 1996
Harare: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust (1996), 84 pp.
"The proceedings of an 'Indaba' on national book policies held immediately before the 1996 Zimbabwe International Book Fair, and which attracted participants and speakers from many parts of Africa and elsewhere, representing the whole spectrum of book sector interests. Conceived in collaboration wit
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Manual de edición: Guía para autores, editores, correctores de estilo y diagramadores
Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (1996), 171 pp.
"Este guía es una buena introducción a los diferentes áreas de trabajo de una editorial. Los nueve capítulos cubren: el editor; las áreas editoriales; estimación de costos; el contrato de derechos; las partes de un libro; el corrector de estilo; el diagramador; el proceso industrial; nuevas te
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