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Training Needs and Organizational Constraints Assessment: Linking Agricultural Research and Rural Radio

International Service for National Agricultural Research (ISNAR) (2001), xxvi, 246 pp.

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Now and in the Next Millenium, 1990s-3000 CE: Assessing Africa’s Scholarly Publishing Needs and Industry

Senyo John Afele et al.

Kampala: RA-Global Communications;JARP, 2nd and expanded ed. (2001), 250 pp.

"A collection of papers on various aspects of scholarly writing and publishing in Africa, mostly by African academics based in the diaspora." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2264)

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Women in African Studies Scholarly Publishing

Cassandra Rachel Veney, Paul Tiyambe Zeleza (eds.)

Trenton, New Jers.: Africa World Press (2001), 171 pp.

"Five essays that seek to examine the challenges that women face in African studies scholarly publishing, and which aims to offer insights “into the shifting, intellectual, institutional, and ideological contexts and contests in African studies, as practiced in Africa and the North, by men and wom ... more

Financial Considerations in Scientific Publishing in Developing Countries: The Case for the People’s Republic of China

Steven K. Luk

Proceedings of the Second ICSU-UNESCO International Conference on Electronic Publishing in Science, held in association with CODATA, IFLA and ICSTI at UNESCO House, Paris 20–23 February 2001 (2001), 4 pp.

"In this paper, I will try to briefly summarize the present state of electronic publishing of science in the People’s Republic of China, and to explore how Chinese scientific publishers seem to be more successful in resolving the very same issues that confront their Western counterparts." (Introdu ... more

Reporting Health Research: Connecting Journalists and TB Researchers in Zambia

Ingrid Yngstrom

London: Panos London (2001), 16 pp.

"This case study shares recommendations and details the lessons learned during a communications project to improve media reporting on tuberculosis (TB) in Zambia. Project partners Relay and the health research consortium TARGETS, brought together journalists and TB researchers in Zambia to explore s ... more

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A Guidebook on Journal Publishing for Agriculture and Rural Development
Key Guidance

Anthony Youdeowei

Maritza Hee Huong; Paul Neate; Paul Stapleton (contrib.)

Oxford; Wageningen: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP);Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (2001), xiv, 99 pp.

"One in a series of guidebooks and training manuals for journal editors in developing countries that are active in the field of agriculture and rural development. They aim to assist editors to improve their publishing operations, and provide more effective communication of the scholarship and the re ... more

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The Electronic African Bookworm: A Web Navigator

Hans M. Zell (comp.)

Oxford: African Books Collective, 2nd revised ed. (2000), xii, 238 pp.

This extensive links section offers over 1,500 links, most with short descriptions, highlighting those Web sites and resources that are recommended as good starting points for African writers, scholars and the book professions in Africa. In addition it offers a substantial number of not Africa-speci ... more

Dissemination Pathways and Indicators of Impact on Development: A Review of Literature

D. Saywell

Loughborough: Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Loughborough University of Technology (2000), 26 pp.

Spreading the Word: Practical Guidelines for Research Dissemination Strategies: Interim Findings

Darren Saywell, Andrew Cotton

Leicestershire: Loughborough University, Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) (1999), xiii, 61 pp.

"This DFID-funded book offers a literature review of sources that have provided insights on research dissemination both in and outside the UK. They conclude that researchers should consider the potential impact of their outputs much more carefully before producing reports. They identify organisation ... more

Guidelines for Scientific Publishing

Paris: International Council for Science (ICSU), Committee on Dissemination of Scientific Information, 3d ed. (1999), 96 pp.

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El nuevo periodismo de la ciencia

Manuel Calvo Hernando

Quito: Ediciones CIESPAL (1999), 237 pp.

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A Handbook of Good Practice in Journal Publishing
Key Guidance

Hans M. Zell

London; Oxford: International African Institute;African Books Collective, 2nd revised ed. (1998), xiv, 173 + approx. 50 pp.

"This handbook covers most aspects of journals publishing and journals management, but special emphasis is put on systems management, subscription fulfilment, financial control, and effective marketing and distribution, including a chapter on journals marketing on the internet. It also includes a se ... more

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Knowledge Dissemination in Africa: The Role of Scholary Journals

Philip G. Altbach, Damtew Teferra (eds.)

Oxford: Bellagio Publishing Network (1998), viii, 140 pp.

"A collection of papers on academic journal publishing and scholarly communication in Africa, which aims to provide a better understanding of the nature, role, current status, and future prospects of journals in the African context. Papers address issues such as the challenges of editing scholarly j ... more

Academic Book Production and Distribution in Africa: Support from Nordic Countries. Report from a Conference at Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, 10-11 April 1997

Kirsti Hagen Andersen (ed.)

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 ... more

"Ediciones Abya-Yala" en Ecuador: ¿qué factores contribuyen al éxito de una editorial especializada?

Christoph Dietz

Information Bulletin (Catholic Media Council), issue 2 (1996), pp. 1-3

"Una de las editoriales más exitosas de Ecuador es "Ediciones Abya-Yala" (expresión cuna para referirse a América como "tierra en plena madurez"), una empresa especializada en etnología y antropología americanas. Hace veinte años, un misionero salesiano puso en marcha la iniciativa con una rev ... more

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Guide de publication scientifique

Dominique Hado Zidouemba, Gilles Vilasco, R. Ba Touré, S. Nzassi Ibouanga (eds.)

Dakar: Association des Rédacteurs et Editeurs Scientifiques d'Afrique Francophone (1991), 92 pp.

"Vise à aider les auteurs à se familiariser avec l'usage courant et les règles régissant la rédaction et l'édition d'ouvrages et de revues scientifiques. Explique les problèmes qui existent dans le secteur de l'édition scientifique et universitaire en Afrique francophone, dont l'un des plus ... more

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Radio rurale et information scientifique et technique

Wageningen: Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale (CTA) (1989), 94 pp.

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Periodismo educativo y científico

Quito: Editorial Epoca;CIESPAL, 2nd ed. (1976), 205 pp.

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