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Políticas editoriales de publicaciones académicas en Chile
Santiago de Chile: ONG Derechos Digitales (2009), 51 pp.
Studies and reviews briefly some of the key editorial decisions that involve the distribution of academic publications policy in Chile, including its access and use of the general public, academic and scientific community in particular.
Entre évasion et invasion, un album jeunesse déterritorialisé ? Des échanges de production entre la France et l’Afrique francophone
Paris: Université Paris XIII - Villetaneuse, UFR des Sciences de la Communication, Master Thesis (2009), 117 pp.
"Alors que l’UNESCO a adopté, en 2005, une Convention sur la protection et la promotion de la diversité des expressions culturelles entendant ainsi soutenir la bibliodiversité, la présente étude entend démontrer que les échanges de livres, et plus précisément d’albums jeunesse, entre la
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The Industry of Books and Publishing in the Development of ACP Countries
[no publisher] (2009), 18 pp.
"A paper presented to an international colloquium "Culture and Creativity as Vectors of Development" held in Brussels, April 2-3, 2009. The author provides an overview of the current state of book publishing in the ACP countries of francophone Africa, and their impact as an integral part of the cult
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Multi-Partnership: The Way Forward for Agrodok = Partenariat pluripartite: L'avenir de la série Agrodok
Wageningen: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA); Agromisa (2009), 25 pp.
"In October 2009, after almost 23 years of collaboration, Agromisa and CTA co-hosted the seminar “The Future of the Agrodok series”. The Agrodok series is a collection of practical handbooks that have been published by Agromisa since the early seventies of the last century and from 2005 copublis
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Supporting Improvements in the Quality of Education Through Books and Libraries
London: Book Aid International (2009), 19 pp.
"Book Aid International’s purpose is to increase access to books in order to support literacy, education and development in sub-Saharan Africa. This paper summarises key research on the role of books and learning materials in improving education, reflects on our experience and that of our local im
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Publishing in Africa: Where Are We Now? Part Two: Accomplishments and Failures
Logos: The Journal of the World Book Community, volume 20, issue 1-4 (2009), pp. 79-90
"Reviews the activities and achievements of a number of African book trade and book promotional organizations, thereafter examines the progress that has been achieved in some areas affecting the book sector, and discusses issues such as the World Bank as a major player in African publishing, digital
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Promoting gender equality through textbooks: A methodological guide
Paris: UNESCO (2009), 99 pp.
Historia de la literatura infantil en América Latina
Madrid: Fundación SM (2009), 820 pp.
Opening Scholarship Project. Case Study 4: UCT Press
Cape Town: Centre of Educational Technology, University of Cape Town; Shuttleworth Foundation (2009), 20 pp.
"The University of Cape Town (UCT) Press was established in 1994 and is one of four university presses currently operating in South Africa. The modern-day university press presents an interesting mix of challenges and conflicting agendas, and the OpeningScholarship project chose UCT Press as a subje
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Report of First Pan African Conference on Curriculum, Literacy and Book Sector Development: Rebuilding Education in Africa. Conference of African Ministers of Education (Comedaf IV). Steering Committee Meeting, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia 24th–25th September, 2009
Addis Ababa: African Union (2009), 12 pp.
"Within the framework of the Second Decade for Africa 2006-2015, the First Pan African Conference on Curriculum, Literacy and Book Sector Development: Rebuilding Education in Africa, was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania from the 24th to 27th March 2009. The objectives of the conference were to critic
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STM-Publizieren in China: Branchenrahmenbedingungen und wirtschaftliche Entwicklungen 2001–2006
Erlangen: Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Buchwissenschaft (2009), 172 pp.
"Sowohl die wirtschaftliche Größe als auch der Internationalisierungsgrad der chinesischen STM-Verlagsbranche sind mit der Branche in entwickelten Ländern nicht vergleichbar und halten mit den inländischen wissenschaftlichen und technologischen Entwicklungen nicht mit. Die Ursachen dafür liegen
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The South African Trade Book Industry. 2008 Book Sales Yearbook
Woking, Surrey; Cape Town: Nielsen Book Services UK; Nielsen Book Scan South Africa (2009), 155 pp.
"This is the third annual sales analysis issued by Nielsen Bookscan SA, the purpose of which is to obtain an overview of the trade sector of the South African book industry over the twelve months of 2008 compared to the twelve months of 2007, in order to identify the areas of growth during this peri
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The University of Zambia School of Law Book Project: Post Project Evaluation Report
Stockholm: Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) (2008), 47 pp.
"In 2002, the Embassy of Sweden (EoS) and the School of Law (SoL) entered into an agreement which resulted into the School of Law Book Project (SoLBP). The objectives of the Project included; improving the teaching environment by ensuring that basic materials for each course were available, revampin
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El comercio de libros entre España y América Latina: Disonancia en la reciprocidad
Alianza Internacional de Editores Independientes (2008), 50 pp.
"El presente trabajo demuestra que existe una notable asimetría en el intercambio comercial de libros entre España y América Latina. Esta afirmación se sustenta en el comparativo que involucra exportaciones e importaciones de España y América Latina durante 2006 y 2007. Para explicar algunas d
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Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography
Deep Insights
Lochcarron: Hans Zell Publishing, 3rd ed. (2008), xlix, 712 pp.
Self-Publishing of Academic Textbooks in South Africa: Fact or Fiction?
Mousaion, volume 26, issue 1 (2008), pp. 71-89
"Aims to explore the nature and the reasons behind the self-publishing of academic textbooks in the higher education environment of South Africa. Through the collection of secondary data the authors describe the academic publishing landscape in relation to current trends in higher education in South
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Publishing Educational Materials: Techniques and Tools for Editors and Writers
Washington, DC: World Bank (2008), 85 pp.
"This manual is designed to provide you with practical guidance in the work and business of writing and editing textbooks, whether you are currently working in the field, or you are studying toward it. More specifically, the manual will: provide an overview of the editing process and a basic underst
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Publishing in Africa: Where Are We Now? Part One: Some Spurious Claims Debunked
Logos: The Journal of the World Book Community, volume 19, issue 4 (2008), pp. 187-195
"An attempt to analyze the state of the book industries in sub-Saharan Africa thirty-five years after the major conference on publishing and book development in Africa that was held at the University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University), Nigeria, in 1973. Part one of this two-part article starts
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