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Dictionary of Printing and Publishing
Teddington: Peter Collin, 2nd ed. (1997), 348 pp.
"Includes clear definitions of over 9,000 words and expressions covering a wide range of topics relating to the printing and publishing industries: including papermaking, ink, printing and binding machines, typesetting, desktop publishing, editing, commissioning, contracts and rights." (Back cover)
Des auteurs et des manuels: A propos une programme éducatif pour l’essor de l’édition scolaire en language nationales
D+C: Développement et Coopération, issue 1 (1997), pp. 18-22
"Le rapport souligne la nécessité de développer des industries nationales de manuels scolaires prospères et de publier du matériel dans les langues africaines, en utilisant des exemples de livres produits par l'Institut national de documentation, de recherche et d'animation pédagogique de Niam
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Women in Publishing and the Book Trade in Africa: An Annotated Directory
Oxford: African Books Collective, 2nd revised and expanded ed. (1997), 34 pp.
"Supersedes a provisional listing prepared by ABC in June 1995 now revised and expanded and containing 145 entries, each with a short annotation covering areas of publishing and/or providing a short company profile. The directory is arranged in five sections (i) Women publishers in Africa (i.e. owne
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Preserving the Landscape of Imagination: Children’s Literature in Africa
Matatu: Journal of African Culture and Society, issue 17-18 (Special issue) (1997), 361 pp.
"A special issue of Matatu on the writing and publishing for children in Africa today. Contains 14 articles on the topic, and one on Caribbean children’s literature, by contributors from Africa and from Europe, and some of which – i.e. those dealing with publishing aspects in whole or in part
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Creative Writing: A Handbook, with Exercises and Examples
Harare: Baobab Books; Academic Books (1997), 134 pp.
"A handbook for aspiring writers in Africa which contains many practical tips and information on the craft of writing, and covers topics such as writer’s block, conflict and tension, discipline, flashbacks, plots and themes, character and dialogue, description and imagery. There are also sections
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Changing the World Through Books
American Libraries, volume 28, issue 9 (1997), pp. 52-54
"Describes the activities of Books for Africa, a US book aid organization which ships nearly 750,000 books to Africa each year in an effort to fill empty shelves in Africa’s libraries. The largest proportion of books come from and go to schools and school libraries. Includes a short directory of o
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South Africa Books Aid Projects
Focus on International & Comparative Librarianship, volume 28, issue 2 (1997), pp. 92-95
"Outlines the objectives of the South Africa Books Aid Project (SABAP), a three year project funded by the Department for International Development and managed, at the UK end, by Book Aid International. The goal of SABAP is to support local initiatives to improve the quality of basic and adult educa
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Publishing and Book Trade in Kenya
Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers; Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation (1997), xvi, 172 pp.
"Financed by the Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation, this is a major and in-depth study of the problems and obstacles encountered by the Kenyan publishing industry in the manufacture, distribution, and marketing of their books. The first four of seven chapters provide the historical background and present
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Academic Book Production and Distribution in Africa: Support from Nordic Countries. Report from a Conference at Chr. Michelsen Institute, Bergen, 10-11 April 1997
Fantoft (NO): Chr. Michelsen Institute (CMI) (1997), 112 pp.
"This is a report about, and the papers presented at, a conference jointly sponsored by the Norwegian Library Association, the Norwegian Non-fiction Writers, and the Chr. Michelsen Institute, which focussed on the role and support from Nordic countries to academic book production and distribution in
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Textbook Provision and the Feasibility of Cooperation Among SADCC Countries: Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Paris: UNESCO (1996), 85, 15 pp.
"It has become increasingly clear to those involved in textbook projects that textbook publishing should not be isolated from book publishing in general, but should be an integral part of it. A major Conference on Textbook Provision and Library Development in Africa, which took place in Manchester i
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Publishing in Africa: One Man's Perspective
Nairobi: East African Educational Publishers; Bellagio Publishing Network (1996), 182 pp.
"A collection of articles by one of Africa's most prolific commentators on the African publishing scene, bringing together his writings on diverse topics, such as autonomous publishing, book marketing and distribution, author-publisher relations, regional cooperation, the World Bank and African publ
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National Book Policies for Africa: The Key to Long-Term Development. Proceedings of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair Indaba 1996, Harare, Zimbabwe, 26-27 July 1996
Harare: Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust (1996), 84 pp.
"The proceedings of an 'Indaba' on national book policies held immediately before the 1996 Zimbabwe International Book Fair, and which attracted participants and speakers from many parts of Africa and elsewhere, representing the whole spectrum of book sector interests. Conceived in collaboration wit
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Manual de edición: Guía para autores, editores, correctores de estilo y diagramadores
Bogotá: Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en América Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC) (1996), 171 pp.
"Este guía es una buena introducción a los diferentes áreas de trabajo de una editorial. Los nueve capítulos cubren: el editor; las áreas editoriales; estimación de costos; el contrato de derechos; las partes de un libro; el corrector de estilo; el diagramador; el proceso industrial; nuevas te
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Literature d’enfance et de jeunesse en Côte-d’Ivoire: Structures de production et de distribution du livre pour enfants
Paris: L'Harmattan (1996), 159 pp.
"Après plus de trente années d'indépendance, le continent africain est encore aujourd'hui à la recherche de sa propre identité. L'Afrique s'interroge sur son avenir culturel, économique et politique. Sur le plan culturel, la quasi-totalité des pays africains restent largement tributaires des
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Encyclopedia of the Book
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); places (Little Britain); slang terms (the French livres
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"Ediciones Abya-Yala" en Ecuador: ¿qué factores contribuyen al éxito de una editorial especializada?
Information Bulletin (Catholic Media Council), issue 2 (1996), pp. 1-3
"Una de las editoriales más exitosas de Ecuador es "Ediciones Abya-Yala" (expresión cuna para referirse a América como "tierra en plena madurez"), una empresa especializada en etnología y antropología americanas. Hace veinte años, un misionero salesiano puso en marcha la iniciativa con una rev
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Friends-Of-The Book Foundation
Nairobi: Friends-of-the Book Foundation (1996), 25 pp.
"A profile of the Nairobi-based Friends-of-the-Book Foundation, a non-profit organization established to help alleviate the book famine in East Africa and to promote functional literacy. The organization facilitates the publication/translation (both in Kiswahili and in English) of key books for the
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Publishing and Book Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Annotated Bibliography
London: Hans Zell Publishers (1996), x, 409 pp.
"Contains over 2,200 entries covering books, serials, reference sources, reports, papers in edited collections, book-sector studies and similar documents, and periodical articles drawn from literature published in over 360 journals and magazines. Most entries have a short annotation. Supplementary v
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Tailor-Made Textbooks: A Practical Guide for the Authors of Textbooks in Primary Schools in Developing Countries
Key Guidance
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 includes detailed, step-by-step descriptions of how to produce a textbook, covering all aspects of planning
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Manufacturing and Consuming Knowledge: African Libraries and Publishing
Development in Practice, volume 6, issue 4 (1996), pp. 293-303
"The article examines the problems facing African scholars and publishers, in the context of rapid developments in information technology and a deepening economic gulf between industrialised and Third World countries. Many of these problems, and conventional responses to them from libraries, publish
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