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PIA - Publishing in Africa Collection - 20th century

Level	Collection
Doc Ref	PIA
Tree Ref (Click this to browse the collection catalogue)	PIA
Extent	51 linear metres
Title	Publishing in Africa Collection
Date	20th century
Description	The Collection is primarily based upon a donation of an extensive range of books, reports, booklets and other material by the aid organisation, CODE Europe. The subject coverage of the Collection is somewhat broader than just publishing. All areas of the booktrade in Africa are covered, as well as libraries, information provision, literacy and education, where they relate to the industry. Examples of the output of the publishing industry in Africa are also included. Recent acquisitions include novels that were included in promotions such as Africa's 100 Best Books. Notable groups of material in the Collection include press releases and other items from the records of the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (UK); a large number of titles from the Heinemann African Writers Series; a selection of books from African literacy projects; journals covering publishing in Africa and related fields. Collections of archive material have been donated by the Southern African Book Development Education Trust (SABDET), Book Power, and Rex Collins, and added under the 'Publishing in Africa' theme.
Creator Name	CODE
Administrative History	The Paul Hamlyn Foundation/CODE Europe Special Collection on Publishing in Africa is a joint initiative between Oxford Brookes University Library and the Oxford Centre for Publishing Consultancy and Research. The expense of physically housing the Collection, cataloguing and other establishment costs was met by a generous donation from the Paul Hamlyn Foundation. Further funding was given by Macmillan and Heinemann Publishers.
URL	http://www.brookes.ac.uk/library
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Access Conditions	Please use the Library Catalogue, available at www.brookes.ac.uk/library, to search for catalogued items in the CODE accession. Please use the Archive Catalogue to search for archival items in the SABDET, Book Power and Rex Collins accessions. The collection is reference only and is housed in Headington Library.
Subject	Literacy--Africa
Subject	Publishing--Africa
Language	English
Archivist Note	Collection level description by Eleanor Possart, 2008.
Access status	Open