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Books for Schools: Improving Access to Supplementary Reading Materials in Africa

Diana Rosenberg (ed.)

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (2000), xii, 200 pp.

"The aim of this study was to examine some of the models through which the school population in Africa gain access to supplementary reading material, and to reach some conclusions which methods work best, and in which circumstances, and to recommend strategies that are affordable and sustainable. Gi ... more

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Picture Supported Communication in Africa: Fundamentals, Examples and Recommendations for Appropriate Communication Processes in Rural Development Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Volker Hoffmann

Weikersheim: Margraf Verlag (2000), 365 pp.

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A Global Partnership Experience: EDICEF in Cameroon

Laurent Loric

In: Educational Publishing in Global Perspective: Capacity Building and Trends

Shobhana Sosale (ed.)

Washington, DC: World Bank (1999), pp. 180-185

"The partnership between EDICEF (part of the French Hachette Group) and Edition CLE of Yaoundé in Cameroon is used to draw general conclusions about publishing partnerships between industrial and developing countries, examining which aspects work ... more

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Amabhuku: Illustrations d’Afrique = Illustrations from Africa

Paris: Amis de la Joie par les Livres (1999), 88 pp.

"Each year the Bologna Book Fair, the leading international showcase for children’s book publishing, honours a different “guest country” and its illustrators through special exhibits and events. At the 1999 Fair it was the turn of Africa, and ... more

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Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
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Delia Lipszyc

Paris: UNESCO (1999), 918 pp.

"This work is not just another monograph on copyright and neighbouring rights. It represents a fundamental contribution to study of this discipline made, in response to UNESCO’s request, by the eminent specialist on the subject, Professor Delia L ... ipszyc [...] UNESCO’s programme for the promotion of teaching of copyright and neighbouring rights has sought to devise appropriate draft syllabuses, while encouraging the establishment of professorships for the study of this discipline in universities. In collaboration with eminent experts in each region, the proposed syllabuses have already been brought into line with the legal contexts of Latin America, French-speaking Africa, the Arab States, the Asian and Pacific region, English-speaking Africa and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The updated version of this work, the Spanish original of which was published in 1993, is an additional contribution to this endeavour. It responds to the deeply felt concern of universities to see the teaching programmes adopted by them supported by a work which covers the subject in its every aspect, its basis being statute law throughout the world and the experience of its application. Professor Lipszyc’s work represents a remarkable contribution in this respect. It gives the teaching of copyright and neighbouring rights a greater operational dimension in a universal context. Set out as a university manual, it presents, with its clear and searching approach, the many and varied aspects of this important legal discipline as reflected in the different laws throughout the world, the relevant international conventions and current international thinking on the subject, in the light of technological progress in the methods of creation, production and dissemination of works of the mind. It offers appropriate clarification of legal concepts hitherto the province of specialists, and makes them more readily understood. This work is, in short, a precious resource with which students and specialists in copyright and neighbouring rights can be provided, and an invaluable tool in aiding the various parties involved in cultural activity to organize their professional relationships on a sound and equitable basis." (Preface) more

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War and Remembrance in the Twentieth Century

Emmanuel Sivan, Jay Winter (eds.)

Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press (1999), vii, 260 pp.

"No scholarly consensus exists about how the terms 'memory' and 'collective memory' may most fruitfully inform historical study. Hence there is still much room for reflection and clarification in this branch of cultural history. How war has been remembered collectively is the central question in thi ... more

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Radio and HIV/AIDS: Making a Difference. A Guide for Practitioners, Health Workers and Donors

Gordon Adam, Nicola Harford

Geneva: UNAIDS;Media Action International (1999), 120 pp.

"This is a practical guide to producing the kind of radio programmes which will make listeners stop and think about HIV/AIDS and how they can help reduce the risk of infection. In 1998 AIDS killed 1.4 million people and left 6 million orphans in Ea ... more

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Building Bridges in PME: Guidelines for Good Practice in the Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Community-Based Development Projects Implemented by Southern NGOs with Support from European Ecumenical Agencies

Zeist: ICCO (1999), 99 pp.

"This is a common publication of 14 ecumenical Southern and Northern NGO's which focuses on key characteristics of PME and on "guidelines for good practice". A case study from Bangladesh shows how ... more

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World Communication and Information Report 1999-2000

M. Tawfik, G. Barragnon, Y. Courrier (eds.)

Paris: UNESCO (1999), 302 pp.

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What is Community Radio? A Resource Guide

Lumko Mtimde, Marie-Hélène Bonin, Nkopane Maphiri, Kodjo Nyamaku

Johannesburg; Lusaka: AMARC Africa;Panos Southern Africa (1998), xi, 116 pp.

"This resource guide briefly outlines what it takes to set up a community radio station. Firstly, it gives an overview of the African community radio environment, followed by a definition of commu ... more

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A Guide to Sustainable Book Provision
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Pernille Askerud

Paris: UNESCO (1997), 116 pp.

"While many other publication address the problems of developing local private publishing from a commercial and professional point of view, this guide is specifically designed for the purpose of creating ... more

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Radio: A Future for Sound

UNESCO Courier, issue February (1997), pp. 11-39

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Guidelines for the Conduct and Organization of National Book Sector Consultations

Paris: UNESCO-DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative (1997), 44 pp.

"The UNESCO/DANIDA Basic Learning Materials Initiative originated in the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The first phase of the programme began in 1993, with a survey of the book sector in selected countries, and culminated i ... more

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The Economics of Publishing Educational Materials in Africa
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Walter Bgoya, Eero Syrjänen et al.

London: Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), Working Group on Books and Learning Materials (1997), 147 pp.

"Drawing on research data from 18 African countries, this important study examines the relationship between government policy and decision makers and the educational book industries, concentrating on three main areas concerning textbook publishing in Africa: (1) the business environment, (2) the pub ... lishing industry, and (3) the critical success and failure factors related to book provision. Primary data was gathered through a series of questionnaires delivered to various organizations concerned with textbook provision, as well as follow-up through direct interviews with government officials and those representing the book professions in each country. Secondary data for the study was collected through published and unpublished sources. Individual chapters provide essential background information about textbook publishing and thereafter analyze current market structures and publishing systems, demand and supply, the size and ownership of the publishing industry, market research, and patterns in purchasing and funding of textbooks. A final chapter “Looking Ahead: Issues and Priorities” provides an overall picture of the major issues as they relate to textbook publishing, sets out a number of recommendations what the authors perceive to be priority targets for textbook provision, and suggests an outline for implementation strategies according to a division of responsibilities between governments and Ministries of Education on the one hand, and publishers on the other. A conclusion states that “the basic problem of publishing in Africa is financial: lack of assets, low level of equity capital and difficulties in meeting loan conditions. Lending institutions in Africa do not consider publishing bankable. And even if they did, present interest rates, which are as high as 44 per cent in some countries, would prohibit any publisher from making use of the facility.” An Appendix provides background facts on all the countries covered by the study, including educational indicators such as literacy rates, government expenditure on education, enrolment ratios, pupil/teacher ratio, and school age population projections." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1868) more

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Encyclopedia of the Book

Geoffrey Ashall Glaister

Donald Farren (introduction)

New Castle, Del.; London: Oak Knoll Press;British Library, 2nd ed. (1996), xxiii, 551 pp.

"Containing nearly 4,000 entries of defined terms, Glaister's encyclopedia remains the definitive source on the book as an object and on bookmaking as a trade. There are entries for people (bookseller Thomas Gosden); businesses (Pelican Press); pla ... more

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Mass Media and Free Trade: NAFTA and the Cultural Industries

Emile G. McAnany, Kenton T. Wilkinson (eds.)

Austin: University of Texas Press (1996), 420 pp.

"This book brings together experts in economics, sociology, anthropology, the humanities, and communications to explore what effects the North American Free Trade Agreement will have on the flow of cultural products among Mexico, the United States, and Canada. After an overview of free trade and the ... more

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The African Publisher: The Cultural Politics of Indigenous Publishing in Benin and Côte D’Ivoire

Simon Adetona Akindes

Athens, Ohio: Ohio University, Doctoral Thesis (1996), 260 pp.

"This PhD thesis, “theoretically informed by Giroux's concepts of border and critical pedagogy”, examines how indigenous publishers manage to give a voice to cultures in an environment characterized by conflicting interests mediated by the Stat ... more

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Tailor-Made Textbooks: A Practical Guide for the Authors of Textbooks in Primary Schools in Developing Countries
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Marie Châtry-Komarek

Lynne Jagau (transl.)

Oxford; Bonn: CODE Europe;Deutsche Stiftung für Internationale Entwicklung (DSE) (1996), vi, 225 pp.

"A handbook for all those involved in the writing and production of textbooks in developing countries, although primarily intended as a tool and practical guide to assist textbook authors. It incl ... more

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A Guide to Children's Literature for African Teachers, Librarians and Parents

Philomena Osazee Fayose

Ibadan: AENL Educational Publishers (1995), 132 pp.

"A bibliography of 628 annotated entries (in English and some in French), arranged by type of materials, i.e. picture-story books, fairy tales, poetry, drama, etc. With country and author indexes. ... more

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European Television: Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities

Claire Frachon, Marion Vargaftig (eds.)

Luton: University of Luton Press (1995), 320 pp.

"The first section brings together a selection of writings by British and French experts in the media and on immigration issues. The second part deals with the policies of Europe's public and priv ... more

Picture Supported Communication in Africa: Fundamentals, Examples and Recommendations for Appropriate Communication Processes in Rural Development Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa Key Guidance

Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Top Insights

A Guide to Sustainable Book Provision Key Guidance

The Economics of Publishing Educational Materials in Africa Top Insights

Tailor-Made Textbooks: A Practical Guide for the Authors of Textbooks in Primary Schools in Developing Countries Key Guidance

Picture Supported Communication in Africa: Fundamentals, Examples and Recommendations for Appropriate Communication Processes in Rural Development Programmes in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Copyright and Neighbouring Rights
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A Guide to Sustainable Book Provision
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The Economics of Publishing Educational Materials in Africa
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Tailor-Made Textbooks: A Practical Guide for the Authors of Textbooks in Primary Schools in Developing Countries
Key Guidance