View the H-Africa Discussion Logs by month
View the Prior Message in H-Africa's September 2002 logs by: [date] [author] [thread] View the Next Message in H-Africa's September 2002 logs by: [date] [author] [thread] Visit the H-Africa home page.
INASP <cpriestley@inasp.info> The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa Compiled and edited by Roger Stringer, this volume provides a country-by-country analysis of 18 Anglophone African countries, plus a directory of major players within those countries. Despite the rapid development of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in recent years, the preferred medium for the communication of information and ideas between one person and another is still largely the printed book - and will probably remain so for a long time to come. The success of this form of communication between writer and reader not only requires viable commercial activities in publishing, printing, distribution and bookselling but also concerns issues of professionalism, freedom of expression, legislation and policies, the availability of library services, education and training, and many others. Together, these issues and processes are known as the 'book chain'. This book looks at the book chain in English-speaking African countries. It has two major purposes: firstly, to review the overall situation on the continent, both generally and within each anglophone country; secondly, to provide a directory of major players in the book chain in those countries so as to assist commercial business as well as librarians in making the contacts necessary for the development of their services. Four introductory articles provide overviews of the book chain in anglophone Africa from different perspectives. These are followed by country surveys, each prepared by a book professional from the country concerned. The Directory then provides a country by country listing of the major players in the book chain, including professional associations, major publishers, printers, booksellers and libraries, and also regional and international bodies supporting book development. The Book Chain in Anglophone Africa Oxford INASP; 2002. xii, 258p. ISBN 1 902928 11 3 Orders to INASP, 27 Park End Street, Oxford, OX1 1HU, UK. E-mail <inasp@inasp.info> Fax: +44 1865 251 060
|