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Bibliography of Books for Handicapped Children, Part I
Paris: UNESCO (1981), 103 pp.
The Book Today in Africa
Paris: UNESCO (1981), 210 pp.
"Sam Kotei’s book was one of the first major in-depth studies on the state of the book and publishing in Africa, in which the author looked back on a decade of special efforts to alleviate the “acute shortage of books” identified at the UNESCO meeting on books in Accra in 1968. The author note
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U.S. International Book Programs 1981
Washington, DC: Library of Congress (1981), 61 pp.
"The Library of Congress' Center for the Book surveys 32 book and book-related programs carried out by governmental, inter-governmental and private agencies in the U.S. to promote books and reading. In an introductory essay John B. Putnam discusses "The Book Crisis in the Developing World," and an a
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Developing Human Resources of the Book Industry in West Africa
Paris: UNESCO (1981), 56 pp.
"Report of a UNESCO mission to advise and assist in the establishment of a three-year degree course in book publishing at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana [now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology], as well as exploring the possibility of creating a “Regional
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Printed & Published in Africa
Frankfurt am Main: Frankfurt Book Fair (1980), 233 pp.
Educational Publishing in Developing Countries
New Dehli: National Book Trust (1980), 284 pp.
"Report of a four-day Seminar on Educational Publishing in Developing Countries organized in connection with the Third World Book Fair, 1978, in which 83 participants from 24 countries, representing the public and private sectors in developed as well as developing countries, discussed relevant aspec
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Publishing for Schools: Textbooks and the Less Developed Countries
Washington, DC: World Bank (1980), ii, 79 pp.
"Concentrating on the complexities of large scale primary and secondary school textbook production, this paper aims to provide guidelines and information for creating viable publishing industries in developing countries. Statistical analysis, personal experience, case studies, and responses to a que
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Made to Measure: Children's Books in Developing Countries
Paris: UNESCO (1980), 129 pp.
"A part of UNESCO's efforts within the framework of the International Year of the Child, this small book is both an explanation of standard book publishing procedures intended for the uninitiated in the Third World and, more instructively and interestingly to the initiated, discussions by Third Worl
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The African Book World and Press: A Directory = Répertoire du livre et de la presse en Afrique
London: Hans Zell Publishers, 2nd ed. (1980), xxiv, 244 pp.
General Introductory Training Course on Copyright and Neighboring Rights: Organized by WIPO in Cooperation with the German Foundation for International Development (DSE) in Berlin (West), Following the Invitation of the Federal Republic of Germany and the Senat, in Munich, September 29 to October 17, 1980
München: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (1980), various pag.
Publishing in the Third World: Trend Report and Bibliography
New York: Praeger (1980), ix, 186 pp.
"Presents an overview of the problems and prospects of publishing in the Third World and includes a fairly comprehensive bibliography. In two parts, the first discusses major trends in the literature on publishing in the Third World and the second is the bibliography, listing books and journal artic
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The Book Industry in Tanzania
Paris: UNESCO (1980), 140 pp.
"Prefaced by a brief study on the situation in Kenya, thereafter provides an overview of the book industries in Africa generally, and then focuses on the situation in Tanzania, including a detailed history of Tanzanian publishing and the major players up to the period ending 1979." (Hans M. Zell, Pu
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Christian Bookshop Manager's Handbook
Guildford; London: United Society for Christian Literature; Lutterworth Press (1980), 134 pp.
"This handbook addresses basic concepts of bookshop management, including customer relations, stock development, staff management, and accounting. The title is misleading, as the content does not tackle specific Christian bookshop issues, but refers to bookshop management in general." (commbox)
Indian Publishing Since Independence
Delhi: Bookman's Club (1980), 182 pp.
"An anthology whose articles, written by members of the Bookman's Club of Delhi, when taken together review the status of book publishing in today's India. Among topics: regional language publishing; Hindi publishing; educational publishing; paperback publishing; children's books publishing; profess
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Supplement to Children's Books on Africa and Their Authors: An Annotated Bibliography
New York: Africana Publishing (1979), 273 pp.
"Lists a further 501 titles, many published in Africa; for main volume see Schmidt (1975)." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1669)
Roads to Reading
Paris: UNESCO (1979), 141 pp.
"The present publication is an attempt to report on various practical methods adopted throughout the world to promote and develop the reading habit among those literate populations that read little or nothing at all. The countries surveyed represent the major geographic regions of the world and illu
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Textbooks and Materials for Africa
International Social Science Journal (Paris), volume 31, issue 1 (1979), pp. 10-20
