Africa

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Mr

Hans Zell Publishing/Hans Zell Publishing Consultants, Ross-shire, Scotland, UK

hanszell@hanszell.co.uk

Hans Zell Publishing Consultants
Glais Bheinn
Lochcarron
Ross-shire
IV54 8YB
Scotland
United Kingdom

phone: +44-(0)1520-722951

http://www.hanszell.co.uk/

All of sub-Saharan Africa

(non-academic) Swiss Institute of Commerce (Schweizerischer Kaufmännischer Verein), Zürich

Main professional and research interests:
Publishing and book development in Africa
African studies bibliography and documentation/African studies reference resources
Scholarly communication in Africa
Digital media and electronic publishing
Web search (especially Google products and tools)

(n/a, not teaching)

Books/reference resources:
A New Reader’s Guide to African Literature (2nd edition, 1984, with Caroline Bundy & Virginia Coulon), African Books in Print/Livres Africains Disponibles (5th edition, 2000), The African Book World & Press: A Directory/Répertoire du Livre et de la Presse en Afrique (4th edition, 1989). Other books, training manuals, and reference works include: Publishing and Book Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Annotated Bibliography (1996, with Cécile Lomer), A Handbook of Good Practice in Journal Publishing (2nd edition, 1998), Book Marketing and Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice (2001),The African Studies Companion: A Guide to Information Sources (4th edition 2006, print edition and online), Publishing, Books & Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Critical Bibliography (2008- , print edition and continuously updated online database).

Editor: The African Book Publishing Record, 1975-2002

Articles:
Almost 140 articles, reports, book review essays, and other items published from 1972 to 2013. For full details see
http://independent.academia.edu/HansZell/CurriculumVitae

Africa ; Sub-Saharan African; African studies; Publishing and book development in Africa