"The proceedings of a workshop organized by the Harold Macmillan Trust in conjunction with the Canadian Organization for Development through Education (CODE). The framework for discussions included questioning whether developing countries have succeeded in providing school systems with the education
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al printed materials essential for supporting the curriculum. Discusses the constraints which impede progress in this area, what measures should be taken to overcome these constraints, and how to use existing educational materials more effectively in the classroom." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 225)
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"A second revised edition of a classic guide to publishing (though now inevitably very much dated), which describes each part of the process clearly and simply. Covers editorial preparation, production, promotion and distribution, as well as the publisher's relationship with authors, printers, books
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ellers, librarians and educators. Gives special attention to the problems of publishing in developing countries, and an African edition was published by the University of Lagos Press in 1990." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2485)
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"A collection of 16 papers that focus on what has been learned in two decades of developing and implementing large-scale national textbook programmes, and the World Bank’s role in assisting textbook development. Organized into four parts it covers (1) The Design and Implementation of Textbook Prog
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rams: An Overview; (2) Policy Issues in Textbook Program Development; (3) Provision of Textbooks: Developed Systems and Infant Industries; and (4) The Future: Will New Electronic Media Make the Textbook Obsolete? Includes a case study on Lesotho." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 222)
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"A Nigerian Christian publisher explains what advocacy publishing is, how the price of a book is crucial in this kind of publishing, and how to get the costings right." (Hans M.
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Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1719)
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"The final report of a study of textbook provision in Tanzania, which was part of a wider book sub-sector study financed by ODA and the World Bank. Includes a review of the existing literature, interviews, and reports on field visits to schools. Concludes with an examination of the major issues faci
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ng textbook production in the country, including aspects of printing, paper supply, distribution, and finance." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1135)
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"Il décrit l'état de la littérature au Bénin, la promotion de l'écriture en langues nationales, le développement du livre scolaire, la renaissance de l'industrie de la presse, et note l'augmentation du nombre de librairies. La deuxième partie de l'ouvrage contient une bibliographie des livres
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béninois exposés à la 40e Foire du livre de Francfort, qui comprend des ouvrages littéraires, des textes scolaires et des textes en langues nationales. La dernière partie est un annuaire des librairies du Bénin." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 427)
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"A volume of essays on government and international agency policies regarding the provision of textbooks in developing countries, analysing problems and constraints, and examining the economic, social, and pedagogic questions involved in textbook writing for both primary and secondary schools and fo
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r tertiary education. The second part of the book considers the content of textbooks and the influence of textbooks in classroom practice, with examples from texts to show how they relate to the life of the audiences for whom they are written, and the relationship between textbook content and state policies or ideology." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 209)
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"The paucity of textbooks on mass communications in Nigeria, the economic restrictions on the importation of books, the continued increase of mass communications training institutions together with the concomitant increase in the number of trainees and practitioners of this profession, inform the th
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eme of this publication. The sixteen contributions, by experts drawn from both the communications and publishing industry in Nigeria, are divided into four parts: general overview of the publishing industry in Nigeria (4 papers), research needed for communications book production (4), the contents of mass communications books (6) and distribution and production costs (2)." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 749)
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"Provides a history of the Kuruman Press in South Africa, founded by Lutheran Methodist Society missionary Robert Moffat, together with a list of publications produced there between 1831 and 1870." (Hans
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M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1715)
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"A pioneering volume containing a wealth of practical information and advice for African authors. Describes how to present a manuscript, how to find a publisher, dealing with literary agents, and offering advice about contracts, remuneration, copyright, and writing for the media. Illustrated with so
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me amusing cartoons by Ghanaian artist Ato Delaquis." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2506)
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"One of a series of national monographs on the state of books and reading in a number of countries, published in order to provide book professionals and the interested public, with detailed surveys of matters relating to authorship, publishing, material production and distribution of books and readi
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ng. This monograph was prepared by the [then] General Manager of Tanzania Publishing House, Dar es Salaam, and focuses on the difficulty experienced in obtaining accurate data for the publishing industry. Also discusses the need for professional training in publishing, and examines the legal and institutional framework, with special emphasis on the need for a Book Development Council that could assist in developing a flourishing book industry." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1126)
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"A short overview of religious publishing houses in Nigeria." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr.
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1726)
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"The proceedings of the 19th Congress of the International Board on Books for Young People, 9-14 October 1984, held in Nicosia, Cyprus. Includes contributions from all over the world, including papers on children’s book publishing in Africa." (Hans
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M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1686)
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"The earliest version of the bibliography, superseded by the 1996 volume, lists titles by topic and region, and includes author, subject, geographical indexes. Cites 685 references, and includes an introductory essay in English and French. It is now also available online, and contains a number of ci
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tations of early literature no longer included in the present work." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 181)
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"Réflexion sur le statut du livre en Afrique et analyse des nombreuses difficultés rencontrées lors de l'écriture, de la publication et de la distribution de livres en Afrique. L'auteur, qui est un éditeur togolais de premier plan, soutient avec force que la production de livres est une entrepr
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ise culturelle vitale, et exhorte les détenteurs du pouvoir à renforcer l'industrie du livre en Afrique." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 375)
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"The fourth and final volume of the Book Trade of the World, a series of books that aimed to provide a convenient reference tool to the world's publishing and bookselling industries, and to the institutions, organizations, and journals which are associated with them. The information on each country
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is contributed by a leading authority in the field and is presented under 35 thematic headings. The African volume contains an extensive introductory essay by Hans Zell, and an index to all four volumes in the series, compiled by Caroline Bundy. While now inevitably very dated, the books is still useful as source showing the historical development of the book trade in African countries, from the earliest times up to the period of the early 1980s." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 318)
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"The editors attempt to provide "comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date information, in both English and French, on libraries, publishers and the retail book trade, research institutions with publishing programs, book industry and literary associations, major periodicals and newspapers, government a
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s well as commercial printers, throughout Africa, South Africa excepted for the last name group." In all, 4,621 institutions and organizations are represented. Data varies according to the type of organization or institution and completeness and accuracy also vary because, the editors tell us, 45 percent of addresses failed to update their entries or retum the questionnaire. These cases are indicated with a dagger or asterisk. Even so, it provides a formidable amount of information. Librarians proved the best respondents; consequently data about libraries is more likely to be the most complete. Arrangement is alphabetical by country. Appendixes include a subject index to special libraries and to periodicals and magazines, and listings of book clubs, awards and principal dealers in African books in Europe and the U.S. Text is in English and French." (Eleanor Blum, Frances G. Wilhoit: Mass media bibliography. 3rd ed. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1990 Nr. 1127)
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"A companion volume to Ralph Staiger’s “Roads to Reading” (1979), now inevitably rather dated, but still provides helpful guidelines and strategies for planning successful reading campaigns." (Hans
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M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2223)
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"A basic guide, still useful but now somewhat dated, to both national and international copyright systems, written for authors, editors and publishers in developing countries. Includes a special section with advice on publishing agreements." (Hans
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M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1760)
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"The final report of a regional seminar on reducing the costs of school textbooks in Africa, which took place in Bujumbura, Burundi in 1983, and focussed on raising the awareness of government organizations about textbooks, what measures should be taken regarding the importation of textbooks, the ma
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nufacture and distribution of textbooks, training in the book industry, and regional cooperation. There are contributions from several countries including Benin, Botswana, Cameroon, Guinea, Madagascar, Niger, Togo and former Zaïre." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1877)
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