"This is a major study on publishing in South Africa, providing an in-depth analysis of the book industry, reviewing its social and historical context, and examining its role as a strategic industry in South Africa's future development. With contributions by some of the country's leading book profes
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sionals and practitioners, the book examines fields such as policies of literacy and development of African languages, academic publishing, writers and publishing, reading promotion, new digital technologies and their impact on publishing, and issues relating copyright and reproduction rights. There are also some interesting papers on alternative publishing, and the alternative press, under the former repressive apartheid regime." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1002)
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"Ce numéro spécial de la revue Takam Tikou est consacré à la formation aux métiers du livre en Afrique francophone et dans d'autres régions du monde en développement. Dans une série de courts articles, il examine les questions de formation et les besoins en formation des différents acteurs
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de la chaîne du livre, notamment les auteurs, les illustrateurs, les éditeurs, les libraires et les bibliothécaires, en particulier ceux qui écrivent et publient des livres pour enfants. Il examine également le rôle des bibliothèques et des associations professionnelles du livre dans le domaine de la formation et comprend des entretiens avec un certain nombre d'éditeurs, de rédacteurs en chef et de libraires de premier plan. En outre, il contient une bibliographie des ressources de formation pour les auteurs et les professionnels du livre (principalement en français), et un répertoire des institutions de formation et des organismes de promotion du livre en Afrique avec les adresses complètes et les détails de contact, ainsi qu'un bref profil sur les activités de chaque institution ou organisation." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2430)
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"Une publication commémorative pour marquer les 15 ans du Centre Africain de Formation à l'Edition et à la Diffusion (CAFED) basé à Tunis. Elle comprend un historique du Centre, un compte rendu de sa contribution à la formation aux métiers du livre en Afrique francophone au fil des ans, et de
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s informations sur la nature de ses programmes de formation. Il est suivi d'une liste complète des étudiants ayant suivi des cours au Centre, avec des index par pays et par type d'organisations pour le compte desquelles ils ont suivi des cours de formation." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2425)
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"The African Publishing Institute of the African Publishers Network, in collaboration with national book trade associations, operates an integrated pan-African training programme for the African book professions. It conducts short, intensive courses, trains trainers, and places people on periods of
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attachments with publishers in various parts of the continent. This booklet reviews the nature of the training programmes, the courses and workshops conducted over a period of ten years, and also includes a complete list of participants of all courses run between 1995 and 2001." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2421)
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"The first part [...] deals with [...] topics as copyright protection, desktop advances, the role of the editor, multinational publishers, scholarly publishing, best-sellers, and more. Major essays explore the nature and impact of the new technologies, changing patterns of readership, scientific pub
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lishing, developments in textbooks, encouraging literacy, economics, and other important issues. The second part of the Encyclopedia focuses on international aspects of publishing. It surveys the industry in the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and Japan, and examines how developments in the evolving economies of Eastern Europe, the European Community, Southeast Asia, and other parts of the world have an impact on publishing worldwide. The Encyclopedia also offers insights into Africa's drastic book shortage and how the publishing community might reach this market." (Publisher description)
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"A major report – probably the most comprehensive survey of publishing training facilities undertaken to date – prepared for the African Publishers Network (APNET) and sub-titled “An investigation of existing publishing training, a survey of African publishers' training need and a proposed fiv
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e-year plan for an African Publishing Institute (API)”. The report surveys existing training provision, training needs, proposed API activities, structure and plans for the Institute, course development, and funding." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2426)
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"Report of a UNESCO mission to advise and assist in the establishment of a three-year degree course in book publishing at the University of Science and Technology in Kumasi, Ghana [now Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology], as well as exploring the possibility of creating a “Regional
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Centre for Training Personnel in Book Publishing” as a future development of the course." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2433)
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