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Library Aid to Developing Countries in Times of Globalization: A Literature Review
World Libraries, volume 12, issue 2 (2002), pp. 15-36
"A useful review of the literature pertaining to library aid and globalization, including book donation/distribution programmes, and support for local publishers. The study focuses on two questions: what are the major needs of libraries in the developing countries? And whether some of those needs ar
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The History and Prospects of the Nigerian Book
Lagos: Mace Books for Synergy Educational; French Cultural Centre (2002), 94 pp.
"Charts the history of the Nigerian book and from its earliest days through to the 1980s and 90s - when the publishing industries went into a period of marked decline - and through to the present day. Examines various aspects of the contemporary publishing scene including issues such as copyright an
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Professional Skills for Publishers
Harare: African Publishing Institute (API) (2002), 63 pp.
"One in a series of training manuals developed by the African Publishing Institute (API) of the African Publishers Network to facilitate intra-African training among its members, which can be used for both formal training or individual study. Arranged under three modules: (1) Communication Skills, (
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Book Promotion for Children in Uzbekistan
Asian/Pacific Book Development (ABD), volume 32, issue 4 (2002), pp. 7-8
Indigenous Publishing in Botswana: The Current Situation and the Way Forward
Information Development (East Grinstead), volume 18, issue 4 (2002), pp. 231-236
"Writing in local languages has a big role in eliminating illiteracy and creating a reading and writing culture, especially at early ages in one's life. The government of Botswana has an obligation to motivate local language publications by creating a conducive environment for this to happen. The Pu
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Ghana Publishing Market Profile 2002
London: Publishers Association; British Council (2002), 36 pp.
"An analysis of the book markets in Ghana, providing general background, details of the education system, together with overviews of the general, academic and professional, and school book markets, and supported by a range of appendices and tables." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-
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Le manuel pratique d'édition pour l'Afrique francophone, suivi du Le libraire en Afrique
Tunis: Centre Africain de Formation à l'Edition et à la Diffusion (CAFED), 2nd ed. (2002), 324 pp.
"Un manuel de formation pour les éditeurs et les libraires." (Hans M. Zell, Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa, 3d ed. 2008, nr. 2474)
Publishing in Cambodia
Phnom Penh: Publishing in Cambodia Project, preliminary ed. (2002), 173 pp.
Manual de redação e normalização textual: Técnicas de editoração e revisão
São Paulo: Editora Atlas (2002), 433 pp.
"Dois são os objetivos fundamentais deste livro: apresentar técnicas e metodologia adequadas para a redação de textos cujos autores visam publicá-los e oferecer soluções consistentes para a normalização textual. No tratamento das questões relativas à redação, o autor focaliza os momento
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Contractual Agreements in the Publishing and Printing Industry: A Practical Guide
Key Guides
Geneva: International Trade Centre UNCTADWTO, South-South Trade Promotion Unit, Division of Technical Cooperation Coordination (2002), viii, 112 pp.
"This useful practical manual consists of a range of model contracts and users’ guides put together by Lynette Owen, Rights Director of Pearson Education Ltd., and well known for her classic text “Selling Rights”. The contracts draw on a variety of publishing agreements currently in use in the
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The African Publishing Companion: A Resource Guide
Lochcarron, Scotland: Hans Zell Publishers (2002), 356 pp.
"Containing over 1,600 entries and extensively cross-referenced, this is a comprehensive albeit now dated documentation and information resource on African publishing and the book trade. Content includes (1) a directory of almost 700 African publishers’ email addresses and Web sites (where availab
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Reading: Essential Nourishment for Children
Asian/Pacific Book Development (ABD), volume 32, issue 4 (2002), pp. 3-11
Courage and Consequence: Women Publishing in Africa
Oxford: African Books Collective (2002), xii, 108 pp.
"An insightful collection of papers and personal accounts providing a picture of African women in publishing in Africa today, primarily in English-speaking Africa. The eleven contributors are all women who have made notable achievements and impacts in publishing in Africa, have headed publishing com
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L'édition au Sénégal
Paris: Presses Universitaires du Septentrion (2002), 355 pp.
The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa: A Survey and Directory
Deep Insights
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
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Editorial Functions and Procedures
Harare: African Publishers Network (APNET) (2002), 60 pp.
"One in a series of training manuals developed by the African Publishing Institute (API) of the African Publishers Network to facilitate intra-African training among its members, and which can be used for both formal training or individual study. Arranged under four modules: (1) Commissioning, (2) C
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World Bank Support for Provision of Textbooks in Sub-Saharan Africa - 1985-2000
Deep Insights
Washington, DC: World Bank, Human Development Sector, Africa Regions (2002), 103 pp.
"To help countries establish systems that can ensure reliable provision of textbooks has been an important element of the World Bank's support for education development in Africa over the last two decades. Other development agencies, and African governments, have made similar investments. However, d
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The Design Manual
Sydney: University of New South Wales (UNSW) Press (2002), xxi, 307 pp.
"The manual will be useful for a variety of people: professional graphic designers, editors and desktop publishers; business people and public servants; volunteers in community groups; printers and imagesetters; students of graphic design and desktop publishing. Not every section in the manual will
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