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Reader Development and Reading Promotion: Recent Experiences from Seven Countries in Africa

Diana Rosenberg (ed.)
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2003), 86 pp.
"The result of a workshop held during the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Librarians (SCESAL) held in Johannesburg in April 2002, this volume reviews current reader development activities by public libraries in different regions of Africa. It includes accounts and case st ... more
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Media and Peace in Sudan - Options for Immediate Action: A Comprehensive Assessment of Media and Options for Media Development in Sudan

Copenhagen: International Media Support (IMS) (2003), 87 pp.
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The Wireless Internet Opportunity for Developing Countries

Boston: Wireless internet Institute (w2i); World Times (2003), xvi, 127 pp.
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Beitrag der Medien zur Krisenprävention und Konfliktbearbeitung: Eine Analyse der internationalen Diskussion und Implementierungsmöglichkeiten mit Empfehlungen für die Technische Zusammenarbeit

Jörg Becker
Eschborn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) (2002), 71 pp.
"Kurze Darstellung und "lessons learned" von 7 Fallbeispielen, v.a. Radiosendern. Der Autor stellt u.a. fest: "Medienprojekte werden von westlichen NGOs erst dann gestartet, wenn ein gewaltsamer Konflikt vorbei ist. Medienprojekte mit ausgesprochenem Präventionscharakter sind nahezu unbekannt, auch ... more
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Community-Radio Case Studies

UNESCO; Commonwealth of Learning (COL) (2002), 58 pp.
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Medien und Informationstechnologie in der Arabischen Welt: Literatur seit 1995

Gerda Hansen
Hamburg: Deutsches Übersee-Institut (2002), 105 pp.
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Changing Lives: Promoting a Reading Culture in Africa. Indaba 2001. Harare, Zimbabwe 4-5 August, 2001

Harare: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust (2002), 310 pp.
"The theme of the 2001 Indaba at the Zimbabwe International Book Fair was devoted to “Changing People’s Lives: Promoting a Reading Culture in Africa”, and this volume brings together 34 of the papers that were presented, together with a record of some of the discussions that took place followi ... more
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An Information Revolution for Small Enterprise in Africa: Experience in Interactive Radio Formats in Africa

Mary McVay
Geneva: International Labour Organization (ILO) (2002), vii, 44 pp.
"This working paper tells the story of the growth of independent radio for small enterprises in Uganda, and Ghana. It describes how the radio program Nekolera Gyange (I Run My Own Business) was initiated, how it engages and helps small enterprise listeners, and how it achieved commercial viability. ... more
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An Essential Link with Audiences Worldwide: Research for International Broadcasting

Oliver Zöllner (ed.)
Berlin: Vistas; Deutsche Welle (2002), 234 pp.
"This book documents the 16th conference of the international audience research association CIBAR that was held at the Deutsche Welle headquarters. Experienced experts give first-hand accounts of their work and show perspectives for the future." (Back cover)
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Global Corruption Report 2003. Special Focus: Access to Information

Transparency International (2002), 326 pp.
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Information and Communication Technologies for Development: Present Situation, Perspectives and Potential Areas for German Technical Cooperation in Peru, Lao P.D.R., Tanzania and Uganda

Eschborn; Bonn: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ), Division 43; Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung (ZEF) (2002), 101 pp.
"The overall objective of this study was to provide a starting point for the involvement of development assistance in the promotion of ICTs for development. In the form of country studies we first tried to give insights into the ICT sectors along with stakeholders’ and other ICT-related activities ... more
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Institutional Review of Educational Radio Dramas
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Mary Myers
Atlanta: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2002), 134 pp.
"Taking 14 radio serial dramas from around the world shows that many aspects of the way they are organised are not replicable: what works in one context would just not work in another. This is because of the very nature of pro-social media projects: they depend so much on the personal contacts of th ... more
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Telecentros comunitarios: Análisis de experiencias en países en desarrollo

Moisés López Colomer
[Madrid]: Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación (2002), 319 pp.
"A lo largo de este documento, se describirá el panorama mundial de los telecentros en los países del Sur, su evolución y su desarrollo. Esta revisión del “estado del arte” se hará tanto por regiones geográficas, analizando las experiencias que se están llevando a cabo en América, Asia y ... more
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African Words, African Voices: Critical Practices in Oral History

Luise White, Stephan Miescher, David William Cohen (eds.)
Bloomington: Indiana University Press (2002), vi, 322 pp.
"Until the advent of African independence, Africans were not considered fitting subjects for historical research and their words, voices, and experiences were largely absent from the continent's history. In 13 lively and provocative essays focusing on all areas of Sub-Saharan Africa, oral sources ar ... more
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The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa: A Survey and Directory
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Roger Stringer (ed.)
Oxford: International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications (INASP) (2002), ix, 273 pp.
"A valuable information resource that provides a country-by-country analysis of the “book chain” in 18 English-speaking Africa countries, together with an annotated directory of the major players that make up the book chain within those countries. Four introductory essays provide overviews of bo ... more
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Educational Publishing in African Languages, with a Focus on Swahili in Kenya

Nathan Oyori Ogechi, Emily Bosire-Ogechi
Nordic Journal of African Studies, volume 11, issue 2 (2002), pp. 167-184
"This paper argues the case for more educational publications in Swahili as a good medium educational and national development. It acknowledges that education is not only a capital investment in the development of human resources but it also immensely contributes to the development of a nation. Howe ... more
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Voices of Courage: A Collection of International Stories and Experiences

Angela Ann Zukowski, Frances Forde Plude (ed.)
Brussels: UNDA (2001), 287 pp.
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La presse francophone d'Afrique: Entre permanences et ruptures

Thierry Watine (ed.)
Lille; Québec: L'École Superieure de Journalisme; Departement d'Informacion et de Communication de l'Université Laval (2001), 236 pp.
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Community Theatre: Global Perspectives

Eugène Van Erven
London; New York: Routledge (2001), xiii, 269 pp.
"This is a book about an inter-continental community theatre project. It is an attempt to gain a better understanding of this increasingly popular cultural practice that operates on the cutting edge between performing arts and sociocultural intervention. The main emphasis in this book, and in the ac ... more
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Child Abuse on the Internet: Ending the Silence

Carlos A. Arnaldo (ed.)
Paris; New York: UNESCO; Berghahn (2001), 220 pp.
"Child pornography and the sexual abuse of children through misuse of the media and the internet are complex yet closely related issues. Not only do they necessitate complex solutions, they also demand a social response from all sectors of society. This volume records the response of these various s ... more