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"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
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Reporting Health Research: Connecting Journalists and TB Researchers in Zambia
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
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Women in African Studies Scholarly Publishing
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
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Evaluating the Internet as a Medium for the Dissemination of Development Research
Key Guides
Oxford: International NGO Training and Research Centre (INTRAC) (2001), 65 pp.
"Evaluations of the Internet and Development have tended to focus on the extent to which a websites content, or message, has affected development activities. This research examines the usage of the medium itself, by conducting an applied evaluative study of eight urban-focused websites disseminating
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"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
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Improved Communication Strategies for Renewable Natural Resource Research Outputs
Chatham, UK: Natural Resource Institute (2001), 25, 17 pp.
The Electronic African Bookworm: A Web Navigator
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
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Spreading the Word: Practical Guidelines for Research Dissemination Strategies: Interim Findings
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
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El nuevo periodismo de la ciencia
Quito: Ediciones CIESPAL (1999), 237 pp.
A Handbook of Good Practice in Journal Publishing
Key Guides
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
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Knowledge Dissemination in Africa: The Role of Scholary Journals
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
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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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"Ediciones Abya-Yala" en Ecuador: ¿qué factores contribuyen al éxito de una editorial especializada?
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
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Guide de publication scientifique
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
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Radio rurale et information scientifique et technique
Wageningen: Centre Technique de Coopération Agricole et Rurale (CTA) (1989), 94 pp.
Periodismo educativo y científico
Quito: Editorial Epoca; CIESPAL, 2nd ed. (1976), 205 pp.
Scholarly Publishing in Asia: Proceedings of the Conference of University Presses in Asia and the Pacific Area
Tokyo: University of Tokyo Press (1973), 172 pp.
"[...] the (two) types of (existing) university presses, the medieval (i.e., Cambridge and Oxford models) and the modern (i.e., the American university press model) are being supplemented in certain countries by a third type, a new concept of university press," says Minowa. These proceedings - in tw
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