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The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa: A Survey and Directory

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2002), ix, 273 pp.
"A valuable information resource that provides a country-by-country analysis of the “book chain” in 18 English-speaking Africa countries, together with an annotated directory of the major players that make up the book chain within those countries. Four introductory essays provide overviews of bo ... more

Directorio de servicios de información y documentación en el Uruguay

Montevideo: Biblioteca Nacional; Centro Nacional de Documentación Científica, Técnica y Económica, 5. ed. (2001), 369 pp.

Encyclopedia of Communication and Information Vol. 2: Gay-Pol

New York et al.: Macmillan Reference, Gale Group (2001), pp. 351-713

Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice

Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2001), xv, 366 pp.
"This book fills a gap in book marketing literature, as it focuses on marketing books in developing countries. It is, indeed, "a handbook on good practice". How much should you spend for your marketing budget? How to write effective copy? How much time does it take before the first book reviews appe ... more

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 ... more

Statistical Yearbook 1999

Paris: UNESCO;Bernan Press (1999), iv, 238 pp.

The Role of Community Information Centres in the Educational Development of Namibia: Papers and Proceedings of the Seminar in Windhoek, 25 March to 3 April 1998

Bonn; Windhoek: German Foundation for International Development (DSE);Education, Science and Documentation Centre (ZED);Ministry of Basic Education and Culture (MBEC);University of Namibia (1998), 150 pp.
"Contains over 2,200 entries covering books, serials, reference sources, reports, papers in edited collections, book-sector studies and similar documents, and periodical articles drawn from literature published in over 360 journals and magazines. Most entries have a short annotation. Supplementary v ... more
"The article examines the problems facing African scholars and publishers, in the context of rapid developments in information technology and a deepening economic gulf between industrialised and Third World countries. Many of these problems, and conventional responses to them from libraries, publish ... more
"The Intra-African Book Support Scheme (IABS) was set up in 1991 to support African readers and publishers through improving the distribution of African-published materials to libraries in Africa. The recipient-request led scheme was launched by African Books Collective and Book Aid International, a ... more

Promoting Reading in Developing Countries

Newark, Del.: International Reading Association (1996), x, 214 pp.
"Describes the many obstacles involved with literacy promotion in the developing nations of Africa, Asia, and South America. The authors of the 10 articles in this collection share their knowledge and experience of literacy promotion in the developing world, including the challenges faced by those w ... more

Educational Responsibilities of Libraries and Information Services in Namibia

Bonn; Windhoek: Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE);Republic of Namibia, Ministry of Basic Education and Culture;University of Namibia (1995), 191 pp.

Información para el desarrollo comunitario

Lima: Consejo Británico;Centro de Información y Educación para la Prevención del Abuso de Drogas (CEDRO);Instituto para América Latina (IPAL);Intermediate Technology Development Group (ITDG) (1994), 50 pp.

El campo cultural en Chile (1974-1993): Balance y perspectivas

Santiago: Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Educación (CIDE) (1994), 53 pp.

Basic Documentation Skills: Idoc's Documentation Handbook

Rome: International Documentation and Communication Centre (Idoc) (1993), 101 pp.

Coordination of Information Systems and Services in Namibia: Papers of the Seminar Held in Windhoek 25 February to 5 March 1993

Bonn and Windheok: German Foundation for International Development (DSE);Education, Science and Documentation Centre (ZED);Ministry of Education and Culture Windhoek, Namibia;University of Namibia (1993), 250 pp.

Nothing to Read? The Crisis of Document Provision in the Third World

Birmingham: International and Comparative Librarianship Group Library Association (1990), 107 pp.
"The papers from the seventh conference of the International and Comparative Librarianship Group of the UK Library Association, held in Birmingham in September 1989, which examined the book crisis, shortage of reading materials, and the funding of library services in the countries of the South, with ... more