"Report of a seminar organized by the International Institute for Educational Planning held in Maputo. Gives an overview of the state of textbook development in several African countries, addresses specific issues, and makes some recommendations for future action." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books &
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Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1870)
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"Report on a seminar jointly produced by SIDA and the Educational Materials Unit of the Ministry of Education, Zambia. Provides an overview of primary school textbook provision in Africa, containing some country profiles, descriptions of policies, recommendations and future plans." (Hans M. Zell, Pu
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blishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1873)
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"Les documents d'une réunion tenue à Tunis en mai 1992, qui a analysé le rôle des médias dans la promotion du livre et de l'écrit, et les relations entre les professionnels du livre et ceux des médias, y compris la radio et la télévision." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-S
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aharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 404)
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"This benchmark volume stems from the papers commissioned for a major international seminar on Publishing in the Third World, held at Bellagio, Italy, in February 1991. It presents the first full scale discussion of publishing in Asia and Africa, and features perspectives from 25 prominent publisher
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s and recognized leaders in the field. It aims to provide a better understanding of the problems and the accomplishments of book publishing in Africa and Asia. Includes discussions of innovative ideas in Third World publishing, loan guarantee programmes, joint marketing and distribution, translation programmes and co-publication. Other papers analyse a number of programmes and initiatives sponsored by Western agencies, the World Bank, and multilateral programmes." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 211)
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"The proceedings of a British Council hosted conference held in Manchester in October 1991, which was the first international conference to examine all the issues raised by the African book sector studies commissioned by the World Bank and the UK’s Overseas Development Administration (ODA). A comp
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rehensive book sector study, it is argued, provides a multifaceted analysis and research which is needed to guide policy makers, book project designers, investors, and both national and donor agencies. Includes discussions of policy issues connected with the book sector studies, covering publishing, printing, distribution, raw materials, regional co-operation and library development, and which were drawn from nine African book sector studies." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1869)
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"Contains the papers of a national seminar on the Nigerian Copyright Law held in Lagos in March, 1988. The papers cover a wide area of issues relating to copyright and intellectual property, and as they affect authors/books, the film industry, broadcasting, and the visual arts. Part 1 presents an in
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troduction to Nigerian copyright law and its relevance to social change; part 2 focuses on the international dimensions of copyright protection and sanctions, while part 3 deals with various aspects of Nigerian copyright law, copyright exceptions, legal action for infringement of copyright, and copyright and licensing. The final part 4 focuses on the administration and practice of copyright, with papers on the need for an effective infrastructure to administer copyright, reprography and intellectual property, intellectual property and book piracy, copyright and emerging trends in technology, and the implications of copyright law for performing artists." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1821)
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"Tanto los periodistas como /os medios de información colectiva, que cada vez manejan con mayor y admirable agilidad las nuevas tecnologÃas, que salvando fronteras, distancias y barreras lingüÃsticas, con una facilidad casi inimaginable, llevan sus mensajes diarios hasta los lugares más apartad
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os de la tierra, deben contribuir a que se cree una conciencia social en favor de la preservación del medio ambiente." (Descripción de la casa editorial)
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"This book explores the variety of initiatives that have emerged the world over in the past decade, the challenges they face in making their voices heard, as well as the internal debates and problems that must be resolved in order to move towards a true democratization of video and television." (Med
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ia Asia 22:1, 1995, page 60)
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"The proceedings of a symposium held at the South African Library, Cape Town, in November 1990. Subjects covered include censorship, publishing in a multicultural South Africa, educational publishing, children's book publishing, literacy and development, and marketing and distribution. The papers we
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re given by a wide selection of professionals including publishers, academics, librarians and educationalists." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1091)
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"Al cumplir 31 años de existencia, CIESPAL se propuso, como tarea primordialmente importante, realizar en Quito un seminario internacional con representantes de la radiodifusión y de las principales cadenas informativas de los paÃses del Grupo Andino, para intercambiar experiencias y estudiar la
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estructura y tendencias de los informativos radiofónicos de la subregión, con miras a orientar gestiones hacia un desarrollo beneficioso y constante de la radiofonÃa informativa en América Latina. La ocasión fue propicia para que también se delibere, entre otros asuntos, acerca de la situación general de la radiodifusion en el continente, los accesos a las fuentes de informacion, el funcionamiento de las cadenas radiofónicas, los formatos informativos y su incidencia, las posibilidades de producción radiofónica multinacional en la subregión y las necesidades de formación profesional de los periodistas que se dedican en los paÃses andinos a tareas informativas a través de la radio. Los análisis, referencias y propuestas que se conocieron en la reunión aparecen en este volumen [...)." (Introducción, página 5-6)
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