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African Rights Indaba: Edited Proceedings of the Conference Held in Harare 1994

Murray McCartney (ed.)

Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (1994), 64 pp.

"Contains the edited proceedings of the ‘African Rights Indaba’ held during the 1994 Zimbabwe International Book Fair. Following two introductory overview contributions, the papers are assembled under two broad themes: (i) the legal and professional environment of rights and rights protection, a ... more

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Trouve l’appui dans le domaine du livre et de écrict: Evaluation de l’aid publique française (1980-1992)

Colette Bessat, Jose Bessat

Paris: Ministère de la Coopération, Ministère des Afffaires étrangères, Centre d’Information et de Documentation (1994), 242 pp.

"Une évaluation de l'aide gouvernementale française dans le secteur du livre et du soutien à la promotion de l'écriture et de la lecture en Afrique subsaharienne. Examine certains des différents programmes et approches, les besoins auxquels ils répondent, leur efficacité, leur succès (ou non ... more

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L'édition au service de l'alphabétisation durable en Afrique francophone

Diana C. Newton

Ottawa: International Publishing Partnership (1994), 100 pp.

"La contribution potentielle des éditeurs du secteur privé au maintien à long terme d'une alphabétisation durable en Afrique de l'Ouest francophone est l'objet de ce document. Les informations sont tirées d'un projet de recherche de quatre mois entrepris en Côte d'Ivoire, au Mali et au Bénin ... more

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Promoting Technical Publishing in Africa

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (1994), 129 pp.

"The proceedings of an important seminar sponsored by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation of ACP-EU/CTA held in the Netherlands in November 1992 that brought together some 60 professionals from the book industries in 22 countries. The seminar examined the obstacles facing the ... more

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The area of learning is fast approaching a grand climax

Fransie Rossouw

Quarterly Bulletin of the South African Library, volume 48, issue 2 (1993), pp. 57-61

"Describes the activities of the first Wesleyan mission press in South Africa." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1722)

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Primary Textbook Publishing in Zambia

Martin Ferns

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (1993), 16 pp.

"A report on the national seminar on primary textbook publishing organized by the Educational Materials Unit, Ministry of Education, Zambia." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saha ... more

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Zambia Book Sector Study

Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE)

Booksellers and Publishers Association of Zambia (1993), 25 pp.

"Provides an insight into the changing book situation in Zambia and highlights the shortage of books in general and books for children in particular. Asserts that the industry has a solid base upon which to build." (Hans M. ... more

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A Study on Textbook Provision in Zimbabwe and the Feasibility of Cooperation Among SADCC Countries

Simon Q. Mphisa, Miriam Bamhare

Paris: UNESCO (1993), ?? pp.

"Provides the background and details on curriculum and textbook development, publishing and textbook production, marketing, sales and distribution, and the financing of textbook production." (Hans M. Zel ... more

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The Evaluation of Teaching Materials for Lower Primary Education in Mozambique. Vol. 2: Language Issues

Kenneth Hyltenstam, Christopher Stroud

Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (1993), 146 pp.

"The final report of an investigation in linguistic studies initiated by the Mozambican Ministry of Education. Provides an interpretation of how school materials, curriculum design, and teaching methodologies incorporate and adapt to the multilingual reality in Mozambique." ( ... more

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Readings on Publishing in Africa and the Third World

Philip G. Altbach (ed.)

Buffalo, NY: Bellagio Publishing Network;State University of New York at Buffalo, Comparative Education Center and School of Information and Library Studies (1993), 212 pp.

"A selection of some of the best analytical writings on African and Third World publishing and book development. Contains 12 contributions on publishing in Africa, most reprinted from The African Book Publishing Record, including some individual country studies." ( ... more

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The Development of Technical Publishing in Africa

Walter Bgoya

Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) (1993), 8 pp.

"Reviews the role, relevance and affordability of technical publications in an African situation. The authors puts forward strategies for developing and financing the indigenous publishing industry, and makes a number of suggestions for creating a market for technical publications in Africa." ( ... more

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Textbook Provision and Feasibility of Cooperation Among SADC Countries

Carol Priestley

Bellagio Publishing Network Newsletter, issue 7 (1993), pp. 10-11

"A review of a number of UNESCO /UNDP-supported studies on textbook provision in four Southern African countries, and reports about an interregional consultative meeting held in Harare in August 1993 to consider these studies. Also sets out the recommendations and plans for action put forward at tha ... more

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Donated Book Programs: A Dialogue of Partners Handbook

International Book Bank

Washington, DC: Library of Congress, Center for the Book (1993), 104 pp.

"A handbook for all those involved in donated book programmes. Aims to eliminate the practice of book “dumping”, thus ensuring that all donated book programmes are demand-led and that they take into consideration the expressed needs and interests of those who will be using these resources. Inclu ... more

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The Difficult Art of Book Aid: An African Survey

Carol Priestley

Logos: The Journal of the World Book Community, volume 4, issue 4 (1993), pp. 215-21

"A résumé of the author's Book and Publishing Assistance Programs: A Review and Inventory. Examines the book needs of Africa, and evaluates the impact of donor-supported publishing and book development programmes in Africa. Contends “if donor support is to lead to long-term sustainable publishin ... more

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Provision of Textbooks and Other Reading Materials in Malawi

Hartford Mchazime, Esme Kadzamira, Juliet Nyangulu

Blantyre: Malawi National Commission for UNESCO (1993), 59 pp.

"Provides a detailed analysis of the state of textbook provision in Malawi at all levels of education. Discusses the development of curriculum and textbooks, the management of publishing and textbooks, marketing, sales and distribution, the finance of textbooks, and ends with recommendations for imp ... more

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Towards More Understanding: The Making and Sharing of Children's Literature in Southern Africa

Isabel Cilliers (ed.)

Cape Town: Juta (1993), 255 pp.

"A useful resource book for teachers, writers, illustrators, educators and academics concerned with children's literature. Includes chapters on the development of indigenous children's literature for a culturally heterogeneous society and offers ideas on how to market children's books, and, at the s ... more

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Ghanaian Law of Copyright

Andrew O. Amegatcher

Accra: Omega Law Publishers (1993), 190 pp.

"There are very few books on copyright in Africa, and this one provides a good general overview of the principles of copyright in all its dimensions. It includes sections on duration of copyright, copyright protection, rights of authors (and those in the performing arts), and procedures for copyrigh ... more

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Publishing for Democratic Education

Steve Kromberg, Meneesha Govender, Natalie Birrell, Mxolisi Sibanyoni (eds.)

Johannesburg: Sached Trust (1993), 182 pp.

"Published shortly after the ending of apartheid, this was an important collection containing 17 papers by educationists and publishers. It offered fresh insights, and a comprehensive analysis of how South African textbooks are produced, and suggests ways in which the industry could transform itself ... more

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Culture and the Book Industry in Nigeria

Sule Bello, Abdullahi Augi (eds.)

Lagos: National Council for Arts and Culture (1993), 298 pp.

"The papers from a 1983 symposium on 'Culture and the Book Industry in Nigeria', although not published until ten years later. Arranged in three parts, it contains 16 papers on various aspects of the state of the book in Nigeria in all its dimensions: writing and authorship, orality, literacy, reade ... more

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Popular Publishing for Environmental and Health Education: Evaluation of Action Magazine

Terry Russell, Steve Murray

Liverpool: Liverpool University Press (1993), viii, 237 pp.

"Action Magazine is a non-government donor-funded project based in Harare, which produces a magazine for schools targeted at top primary level using a 'popular publishing' format - with comic book elements, fun and games features, cartoons, etc. - to present health and environmental science material ... more