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Donors to African Education (DAE) Working Group on Textbooks and Libraries: Notes from the London Sessions

Carol Priestley

Bellagio Publishing Network Newsletter, issue 9 (1994), pp. 4-5

"Reports about a meeting of the Donors to African Education group [now Association for the Development of Education in Africa, ADEA] its research agenda, and its growing involvement with the private sector in African publishing." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d e ... more

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How to Establish Effective Book Marketing and Distribution Systems in Asia/Pacific: Report of the Regional Training Course on Book Production in Asia/Pacific (Tokyo, Japan, September 21-October 9, 1994)

Tokyo: Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO (ACCU) (1994), 108 pp.

"The participants in this 1994 regional training course examined the issue of book distribution and marketing. They focused on book marketing together with the development of distribution in order to prepare practical action plans for improvement. Twenty-three experts from 20 countries in Asia/Pacif ... more

L'édition au service de l'alphabétisation durable en Afrique francophone

Diana C. Newton

Ottawa: International Publishing Partnership (1994), 100 pp.

"La contribution potentielle des éditeurs du secteur privé au maintien à long terme d'une alphabétisation durable en Afrique de l'Ouest francophone est l'objet de ce document. Les informations sont tirées d'un projet de recherche de quatre mois entrepris en Côte d'Ivoire, au Mali et au Bénin ... more

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African Rights Indaba: Edited Proceedings of the Conference Held in Harare 1994

Murray McCartney (ed.)

Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1994), 64 pp.

"Contains the edited proceedings of the ‘African Rights Indaba’ held during the 1994 Zimbabwe International Book Fair. Following two introductory overview contributions, the papers are assembled under two broad themes: (i) the legal and professional environment of rights and rights protection, a ... more

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Indigenous Publishing, 1981-1992: An IFLA Pilot Project

Anne M. Galler

IFLA Journal, volume 20, issue 4 (1994), pp. 419-427

Availability of Publications in Africa: Exchange of Experience and Future Prospects

Carol Priestley

FID Bulletin, volume 44, issue 4-5 (1994), pp. 67-71

"Surveys assistance programmes for book and library development in Africa, reviewing the activities of individual organizations and their experiences to date. Argues that the challenge is to harness donor funding and support in a way that will encourage new national and regional initiatives, reduce ... more

Trouve l’appui dans le domaine du livre et de écrict: Evaluation de l’aid publique française (1980-1992)

Colette Bessat, Jose Bessat

Paris: Ministère de la Coopération, Ministère des Afffaires étrangères, Centre d’Information et de Documentation (1994), 242 pp.

"Une évaluation de l'aide gouvernementale française dans le secteur du livre et du soutien à la promotion de l'écriture et de la lecture en Afrique subsaharienne. Examine certains des différents programmes et approches, les besoins auxquels ils répondent, leur efficacité, leur succès (ou non ... more

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The Tanzanian Publishing Industry

C. S. L. Chachage

Hull: University of Hull, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology (1994), 82 pp.

Books in Namibia: Past Trends and Future Prospects

Peter Reiner, Werner Hillebrecht, Jane Katjavivi

Windhoek: Association of Namibian Publishers (1994), 37 pp.

"An informative history of books and publishing in Namibia; also examines the present situation [mid-1990s] and assesses the future prospects for the book industries." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 726)

Publishing Co-Operation in the Afro-Asian Region: Papers Presented at the Fourth Annual Conference and Book Exhibition of the Afro-Asian Book Council at the University of Durban-Westville

Bangar N. Reddy

New Delhi: Afro-Asian Book Council (1994), 128 pp.

Das Kinderbuch in Brasilien = Children's Books in Brazil = O livro para crianças no Brasil

Elizabeth d'Angelo Serra, Luiz Raul Machado, Claudia de Miranda (org.)

São Paulo: Câmara Brasileira do Livro (1994), 127 pp.

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Cálculo editorial

Luis Rocca Lynn

Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (1994), 69 pp.

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Des manuels scolaires sur mesure: Guide a l'intention des auteurs de manuels scolaires pour le primaire dans les pays en developpement

Marie Châtry-Komarek

Paris: L'Harmattan (1994), 239 pp.

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Publishing for Democratic Education

Steve Kromberg, Meneesha Govender, Natalie Birrell, Mxolisi Sibanyoni (eds.)

Johannesburg: Sached Trust (1993), 182 pp.

"Published shortly after the ending of apartheid, this was an important collection containing 17 papers by educationists and publishers. It offered fresh insights, and a comprehensive analysis of how South African textbooks are produced, and suggests ways in which the industry could transform itself ... more

A Study on Textbook Provision in Zimbabwe and the Feasibility of Cooperation Among SADCC Countries

Simon Q. Mphisa, Miriam Bamhare

Paris: UNESCO (1993), ?? pp.

"Provides the background and details on curriculum and textbook development, publishing and textbook production, marketing, sales and distribution, and the financing of textbook production." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1221)

Provision of Textbooks and Other Reading Materials in Malawi

Hartford Mchazime, Esme Kadzamira, Juliet Nyangulu

Blantyre: Malawi National Commission for UNESCO (1993), 59 pp.

"Provides a detailed analysis of the state of textbook provision in Malawi at all levels of education. Discusses the development of curriculum and textbooks, the management of publishing and textbooks, marketing, sales and distribution, the finance of textbooks, and ends with recommendations for imp ... more

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The Development of Technical Publishing in Africa

Walter Bgoya

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (1993), 8 pp.

"Reviews the role, relevance and affordability of technical publications in an African situation. The authors puts forward strategies for developing and financing the indigenous publishing industry, and makes a number of suggestions for creating a market for technical publications in Africa." (Hans ... more

Textbook Provision and Feasibility of Cooperation Among SADC Countries

Carol Priestley

Bellagio Publishing Network Newsletter, issue 7 (1993), pp. 10-11

"A review of a number of UNESCO /UNDP-supported studies on textbook provision in four Southern African countries, and reports about an interregional consultative meeting held in Harare in August 1993 to consider these studies. Also sets out the recommendations and plans for action put forward at tha ... more

Towards More Understanding: The Making and Sharing of Children's Literature in Southern Africa

Isabel Cilliers (ed.)

Cape Town: Juta (1993), 255 pp.

"A useful resource book for teachers, writers, illustrators, educators and academics concerned with children's literature. Includes chapters on the development of indigenous children's literature for a culturally heterogeneous society and offers ideas on how to market children's books, and, at the s ... more

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