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Von rücksichtsloser Dominanz zu verantwortungsbewusstem Miteinander? Zur Rolle britisch-multinationaler Verlage in der Entwicklung der Buchmärkte des anglophonen Afrika
Mainz: Institut für Buchwissenschaft der Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Master Thesis (2009), iii, 186 pp.
"Diese Masterarbeit ist eine umfassend dokumentierte Studie über die Rolle der britischen multinationalen Verlage in Afrika und ihrer Niederlassungen und Tochtergesellschaften auf dem Kontinent. Zunächst werden die Hintergründe der Aktivitäten britischer multinationaler Verlage in Afrika in der
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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
Deep Insights
Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.
The University of Zambia School of Law Book Project: Post Project Evaluation Report
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2008), 47 pp.
"In 2002, the Embassy of Sweden (EoS) and the School of Law (SoL) entered into an agreement which resulted into the School of Law Book Project (SoLBP). The objectives of the Project included; improving the teaching environment by ensuring that basic materials for each course were available, revampin
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Book and Journals Assistance and Donation Programmes
In: Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
Glais Bheinn, Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing (2008), pp. 376-389
"This section of a major bibliography consists of 55 selected and critically annotated entries on book publishing assistance programmes in Africa published mainly between 1990-2006." (commbox)
Publishing American Values: The Franklin Book Programs as Cold War Cultural Diplomacy
Library Trends, volume 55, issue 3 (2007), pp. 638-650
"In 1951 librarians from the American Library Association's International Relations Committee and publishers from the American Book Publishers Council Foreign Trade Committee met at the Library of Congress to discuss how to meet the "need for books in developing countries." The nonprofit Franklin Bo
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Annual Review
London: Book Aid International (2006), 15 pp.
"Annual report of the major UK book charity Book Aid International (BAI), which provides an overview of its work each year, supporting libraries and literate environments in the countries of the South. During the course of 2006 it sent over half a million high-quality books and journal to developing
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Ghana Book Trust Annual Report 2005-2006
Accra: Ghana Book Trust (2006), 51 pp.
"The Ghana Book Trust is an NGO and book donation organization that promotes literacy, library development, and the supply of locally published and imported books to rural schools and libraries in the urban areas. Its works in partnership with CODE and the Sabre Foundation. This is its latest report
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African Books Collective: Mid-Term Review 2006
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2006), 92 pp.
Literacy in Africa: A Partnership Model. Books for Africa Operations Handbook
St. Paul, Minn.: Books for Africa (2005), 16 pp.
"Books for Africa recycles books from the American schools and book distribution systems to African schools, libraries and non-governmental organizations. The books are donated, the labour is largely voluntary, and the only major costs are those of transportation. The other major necessity is a dist
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Book Donations for Development
Key Guides
Paris; Ottawa: UNESCO; CODE Canada (2005), 72 pp.
"As a component of international cultural cooperation, the donation of second-hand books is a current practice that is both common and controversial. The practice arose from the realization that bibliographic and documentary resources were unevenly distributed in the world. Book donation programmes
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Supporting Small and Micro-Publishing Enterprises
In: From Papyrus to Print-Out: The Book in Africa Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. Bibliophilia Africana 8 Conference Proceedings, Centre of the Book, Cape Town, 11-14 May 2005
Pretoria; Cape Town: National Library of South Africa, Centre of the Book (2005), pp. 204-213
"The author is the former Manager of the Centre of the Book's Community Publishing Project, and here describes the activities of this innovative new project. The Centre provides funding and technical support for new small publishers, individual writers, and writers' groups in South Africa and helps
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Book Aid International: Relieving the Book Crisis in Developing Countries
Library Review, volume 43, issue 2 (2004), pp. 37-45
"Describes the activities of Book Aid International (BAI), the UK book charity, with particular emphasis on their supplying books to meet the specific requirements of recipient libraries in developing countries. Gives a number of specific examples of aid projects providing books to meet different ne
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Book Aid International: 50 Years of Sharing Information (1953-2004)
African Research & Documentation, issue 95 (2004), pp. 35-44
"2004 marked the 50th anniversary of the major UK book charity Book Aid International (BAI), which is active in many countries in sub-Saharan Africa, and is involved in strengthening the book chain, building capacity, and leadership skills, supporting advocacy and resource mobilization, hosting trai
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Textbooks for All: PPP – the First Step on a Long Journey. Evaluation of the Pilot Project for Publishing in Tanzania
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2004), xvi, 56, 19 pp.
"For a long period, Sida has been the main donor for textbook production and distribution in Tanzania. After several years of stagnation in the sector (despite generous support), the shortage of textbooks in schools had become alarming, and the Government of Tanzania (GoT) and Sida agreed upon a new
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Livres et bibliothèques pour enfants: L’Afrique et la France, coopération pour l’accès au livre
[no publisher] (2004), 13 pp.
"Une communication présentée à la 70e Conférence générale de l'IFLA qui s'est tenue à Buenos Aires en août 2004, qui fait le point sur la collaboration internationale entre la France et les pays d'Afrique dans le domaine de l'édition de livres pour enfants et de l'accès aux livres par les
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Biblionef: Bringing Books to the Bookless
Cape Librarian, volume 48, issue 3 (2004), pp. 14-16
"Biblionef SA is the South African branch of an international book assistance organization for children’s books. The author describes the background of the organization, its principal aims, the methods of distribution of its book donations, and some of its other activities, which includes publishi
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Les livres et la lecture des enfants en Afrique francophone et le travail de La Joie par les livres
[no publisher] (2004), 11 pp.
"Document présenté au 29e congrès mondial d'IBBY qui s'est tenu au Cape Town en septembre 2004. Décrit les livres pour enfants et la lecture en Afrique francophone, la coopération culturelle entre la France et les pays d'Afrique - en particulier dans le développement des bibliothèques publiqu
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