"A collection of essays, by the [then] Director of Publishing at Ibadan University Press, on various aspects of the book situation in Nigeria, which have previously been published in various journals and magazines or as chapters in books. The essays cover topics such as books in national development
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, nurturing a book culture, professionalism in Nigerian publishing, book editing, scholarly publishing, and a somewhat tongue-in-cheek "Editing the Nigerian Editor". A final chapter provides an overview of book publishing in Nigeria today [1994]. The books also contains a useful bibliography of about 80 items, most on Nigerian publishing, including some unpublished reports and articles in Nigerian newspapers." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 753)
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"The papers from a conference organized by the Nigerian Book Foundation, which examined four possible solutions to overcome some of the formidable problems faced by the Nigerian book industries: (i) book subsidy schemes, (ii) self-sufficiency in materials for book production, (iii) exploitation of n
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ew technologies in book production, and (iv) establishing cost effective distribution and marketing networks. Also includes the recommendations which emerged from the conference and which will influence the programme of action of the Foundation in the years ahead." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 791)
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"This is a summary version of an important study commissioned by the IFLA Section on Library Services to Multicultural Populations and supervised by the African Publishers Network, which reviews the status of indigenous language publishing in seven African countries. Identifies African language mate
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rial available from each country and its publishers; examines the development of the orthographies of each language and its implications for language utilization and publishing; and also looks at support structures in various countries, i.e. indigenous language literature bureaux, book development councils, book trade and library associations, authors' groups etc. The full report was never published, but extracts from it, covering the situation in four African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Togo, Zimbabwe), have been published in APNET's African Publishing Review, authored by Martins O. Fajemisin." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2099)
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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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"Bourgault investigates three principal influences: the pre-colonial legacy of the oral tradition, the presence of an alienated managerial class, and the domination of African nations by systems based on political patronage. The first two chapters provide the theoretical framework. Subsequent chapte
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rs look at the management of the electronic media, radio and television broadcasting in content and practice, the history of print media, and the discourse style found in the press. This work provides a wealth of historical information on media systems, particularly those of the former anglophone and francophone countries, together with recent developments in satellite communication, small-systems technology, and the current move toward decentralization and privatization. Bourgault also considers the political shifts affecting Africa in the 1990s and offers a radical blueprint for more responsive and informative media in the sub-Saharan area." (Publisher description)
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"The International Broadcasting Audience Research Department (IBAR) of the BBC World Service presently commissions representative sample surveys of the adult populations of more than 20 different countries each year. Surveys reported in this compilation published first time in 1993 provide detailed
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information on the spread of radio and television in countries for which such data are otherwise difficult to obtain. The 1993 edition contains the only nationally representative radio and television surveys in Indonesia, Ghana and Senegal. Other surveys include Mozambique, Angola, Fiji and Nepal. The 1994/5 edition presents a report on the growth of audiences for satellite television in India, audience surveys in Macedonia, Albania, India, Kenya, Nigeria, the Czech Republic and Romania." (Catalogue Libbey 1995)
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"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
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rship, library development, academic publishing, and book distribution. It is preceded by an introduction, and an eloquent keynote address delivered at the symposium by Jibril Aminu, entitled "Books into Peoples." The collection also contains some papers on author-publisher relations, publishing in Nigerian languages, and production and distribution of scholarly journals." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 780)
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"Following his experiences in the production of soap operas Miguel Sabido of Televisa (Mexico City) developed a theory as well as practical guidelines for entertainment-education soap operas. Such entertainment education soap operas like "Ven conmigo" and "Acompañame" have been very popular in Mexi
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co and other parts of Latin America. Sabido's entertainment-education strategy has also been utilized in countries as India, Kenia, Nigeria, Brasil, Jamaica and Indonesia. The book describes the theory of Sabido, explains how to utilize it in the design of education messages, and explains how the audience effects of this approach can be measured. The author is the International Information Manager at Televisa (Mexico City), where she has worked with Miguel Sabido since 1989. She edits Televisa's semimonthly newsletter about worldwide entertainment-education trends in television and cinema business." (CAMECO Media Forum 3/95)
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"Contains the papers of a national seminar on the Nigerian Copyright Law held in Lagos in March, 1988. The papers cover a wide area of issues relating to copyright and intellectual property, and as they affect authors/books, the film industry, broadcasting, and the visual arts. Part 1 presents an in
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troduction to Nigerian copyright law and its relevance to social change; part 2 focuses on the international dimensions of copyright protection and sanctions, while part 3 deals with various aspects of Nigerian copyright law, copyright exceptions, legal action for infringement of copyright, and copyright and licensing. The final part 4 focuses on the administration and practice of copyright, with papers on the need for an effective infrastructure to administer copyright, reprography and intellectual property, intellectual property and book piracy, copyright and emerging trends in technology, and the implications of copyright law for performing artists." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 1821)
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"In a short, perturbed, and self-righteous preface, Oduko writes, "After having continual battles with students for shoddy reporting of their research and professional projects year-in, year-out, I realised that the only way to enforce a permanent ceasefire was to put down in black-and-white a refer
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ence material." Unfortunately, distracting typographical errors also abound in black-and-white in the preface, contents, and listings. The first four chapters focus on research proposals and qualitative and quantitative research methods. Users are advised to skip to chapters 6-11, indexes to communication research studies at Nigerian universities: respectively, Bayero University, Kano (1981-1990); the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (1980-1990); the University of Maiduguri (1986-1990); the University of Jos (1980-1990); and the University of Ibadan (1980-1990). Chapter 5 is a subject index of research. Samples of research projects range from "Press Freedom Under Military Regimes in Nigeria from 1966-1988" to "Appraisal of News Reporters' Dressing." In spite of its obvious and distracting drawbacks, this is a very rich source of information on the press in Africa. See also Communication Studies in Africa: A Bibliography (Nairobi, Kenya: African Council for Communication Education, 1994), an unannotated bibliography covering major issues in journalism in Africa from l950 to 1990." (Jo A. Cates: Journalism - a guide to the reference literature. Englewood, Col.: Libraries Unlimited, 2nd ed. 1997 nr. 86)
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