INASP Links & Resources
ORGANIZATIONS & PARTNERS: 
Organizations supporting book and library development

African Books Collective (ABC)
The Oxford-based, African-owned book marketing and distribution organization. ABC's Web site includes the complete on-line catalogue, title information, the ABC Newsline, author profiles, list of Newslines members, catalogue request form, and more. http://www.africanbookscollective.com/

African Publishers' Network (APNET)
A Pan-African network of national publishers'associations founded in 1992. Its Web site provides information about APNET's mission, activities, training programmes, members/member countries, APNET publications, training consultants, and details of special APNET projects. http://www.africanpublishers.org/

Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO 
Encourages cultural co-operation through literacy promotion, book development, and co-publishing of children's books. http://www.accu.or.jp 

Asia Foundation Programs - Books for Asia (BFA)
BFA sends over 500,000 books and other educational materials per year to over 4,000 libraries, schools, universities and non-governmental research centres. http://www.asiafoundation.org/programs/prog-us-bfa.html

Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) - Working Group on Books and Learning Materials
Committed to supporting processes conducive to the formation of adequate national book policies, with the objective of improving the provision of good quality educational materials in sub-Saharan Africa. http://www.adeanet.org/workgroups/en_wgblm.html

Bellagio Publishing Network (Research & Information Center)
An informal association of donors and organizations dedicated to strengthening indigenous publishing and book development in the Third World. Its counterpart, the Bellagio Group Secretariat, located in Oxford, publishes the quarterly Bellagio Publishing Network Newsletter. http://www.bellagiopublishingnetwork.org

Book Aid International
The major UK book aid charity which works in partnership with organizations in developing countries to support literacy, education, training and publishing, by providing books and other reading materials. http://www.bookaid.org

Booklinks
‘Booklinks’ has replaced Partners in African Publishing (PIAP) with its mission being to ‘support the growth of sustainable partnerships in book development’ and ‘strengthen links between librarians, publishers and booksellers’. http://www.bookaid.org/cms.cgi/site/resources.htm 

Bridge to Asia Foundation
Provides informational materials, books and journals, and research and document-delivery services, to institutions and individuals in developing countries in Asia. http://www.bridge.org/

British Council (Publishing and information pages)
The British Council supports a number of initiatives to promote indigenous publishing and training for the book industries in developing countries. http://www.britishcouncil.org/infoexch/publishing/index.htm  

The Centre for the Book – South Africa
Promotes a reading culture in South Africa, and actively encourages and co-ordinates a variety of book-related activities.  http://www.centreforthebook.org.za/inside/objectives.html 

Centro Regional para el Fomento del Libro en America Latina y el Caribe (CERLALC)
The Regional Centre for Book Development in Latin America and the Caribbean promotes publishing and book development in these regions, encourages the reading habit, and aim to protect author's rights. http://www.cerlalc.org 

CODE [formerly Canadian Organization for Development through Education]
CODE is dedicated to supporting literacy and education, and indigenous publishing initiatives in Africa and Central/South America. http://www.codecan.org

Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL)
CONSAL's Web site provides a portal for the book and library communities in Southeast Asia, and represents some 100 library consortiums and associations in the region. It also offers news about CONSAL activities, events, conferences, and a range of resources. (The site requires registration).
http://www.consal.org/ 

The Heinrich Böll Foundation
The Heinrich Böll Foundation promotes informed democratic opinion, social-political commitment and mutual understanding, and supports artistic, cultural, and scholarly projects and co-operation in the development field. In supports various projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, particularly promotion of women and gender democracy, ecologically sustainable development, organization-building, support for independent media, and promotion of a reading culture. http://www.boell.de

Humanity Libraries Project A project which aims to provide massive information diffusion to developing countries through low-cost `libraries' on CD-ROM. The CD-ROM Humanity Development Library 2.0 for Sustainable Development and Basic Human Needs contains 160,000 pages from some 3,000 books and full-text journal articles and is available for only $13 for developing countries. The full list of Humanity CD-ROM project partners and publication providers are accessible on the Web site. http://humaninfo.org/  

Southern African Book Development Education Trust (SABDET)
Working with partners in Africa and internationally, SABDET seeks to support and strengthen co-operation in book publishing and distribution between the industrialised world and Africa. http://webgate.poptel.org.uk/sabdet/

World Library Partnership (WLP)
Supports libraries in developing countries by providing librarians, Peace Corps Volunteers and community leaders with practical professional and training information. http://www.rtpnet.org/~wlp/   

Zimbabwe International Book Fair/Zimbabwe International Book Fair Trust
The site of Africa's leading international book fair, with full information on associated events, workshops, seminars, and cultural events that are held each year coinciding with the Fair. http://www.zibf.org

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