The Publishing, Books and Reading in Sub-Saharan Africa (PB&RSSA) collection is a unique collection of books, monograph series, journals, articles, and other documents on all aspects of publishing and book development in Sub-Saharan Africa. The collection was donated by Hans Zell to Kwara State University. The collection covers a period of twenty years, from 1996 to 2014, and is a continuation of an earlier collection and archive (for the 1990-1995) that he donated to the African Publishers Network/ APNET in Harare in 1995.
The print version of the collection is temporarily housed in the e-library and online version is currently undergoing serious work and will be available very soon. The physical collection consists of:
- Books, monograph series, essay collections, conference proceedings, book sector studies, book industry training manuals, theses and dissertations, as well as reference works
- A large number of journals, including complete runs of The African Book Publishing Record since it was first published in 1975; the African Pubishing Review and the Bellagio Publishing Network Newsletter; as well as complete runs or back issues of a number of book professional journals, such as the journal of Scholarly Publishing and Logos. Forum of the World Book Community, that have contained frequent articles on publishing and book studies in Africa and the developing world.
- Periodical articles, press clippings, correspondences, reports, studies, and surveys on many aspects of publishing and the book world in Africa, together with some unpublished material and ephemera.
KWARA STATE UNIVERSITY, MALETE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY
PB & RSSA SERIALS
| S/N | TITLE | PUBLISHER | ISSN | HOLDINGS | CALL NO |
| 1 | AABC newsletter | Afro-Asian Book Council | N/A | (2), 1992; (3),1995. | Z1 .A37 |
| 2 | ADEA newsletter | Association for the Development of Education in Africa | 17623502 | 7 (1), 1995; 8 (1), 1996; 10 (1 & 4), 1998; 11(3), 1999; 12 (2, 3 & 4), 2000; 13 (4), 2001. | L1 .A88 |
| 3 | Africa today | Indiana University Press | 00019887 | 52(2), 2005. | DT1 .A37 |
| 4 | African books catalogue series | African Publishers Network | 16088611 | 2001 | Z1 .A37 |
| 5 | African journal of library, archives and information science | Archlib and Information Service | 07954778 | 7 (1-2), 1997 – 9(1), 1999. | Z1 .A37 |
| 6 | African publishing review | African Publishers Network | 10195823 | 1 (1-4), 1992; 2 (1-6), 1993; 3 (1-6), 1994; 4 (1-6), 1995; 5 (1- 6), 1996; 6 (1-6), 1997; 7 (1-6), 1998; 8 (1-6), 1999; 9 (1-6), 2000; 10 (1-6), 2001; 11 (1-6), 2002; 12 (1-6), 2003; 13 (1-6), 2004. | Z1 .A37 |
| 7 | African research and documentation | Standing Conference on Library Materials on Africa | 0305826X | (55), 1991 – (125), 2014. | Z1 .A37 |
| 8 | African review of books | CODESRIA | N/A | 1(1), 2004; 2 (1-2), 2006; 3(1-2),2007. | Z1 .A37 |
| 9 | Africana libraries newsletter | African Studies Program | 01487868 | (106-107), 2001; (108-109), 2002; (110-112), 2003; (113-115), 2004; (116-117), 2005. | Z1 .A37 |
| 10 | APNET consultants register | African Publishers Network | 10297618 | 1998 | Z1 .A37 |
| 11 | Bellagio publishing network newsletter | Bellagio Publishing Network | 10653988 | (1-4), 1992; (5-8), 1993; (9-12), 1994; (13-15), 1995; (16-18), 1996; (19-21), 1997; (22-24), 1998; (25-27), 2000; (28-29), 2001; (30-31), 2002. | Z1 .B45 |
| 12 | Bookbird | International Board on Books for Young People | 00067377 | 36 (1), 1998 | PN1 .B66 |
| 13 | Booklinks | Book Aid International | N/A | (2), 2002; (3 & 4), 2003; (5), 2004; | Z1 .B66 |
| 14 | Bookmark | South African Booksellers Association | August & December, 2005; May, August & December, 2006; May, August & December, 2007; January, 2008; May, August & December, 2010; February, May, August & November, 2012; February, May & November, 2013; February & May, 2014. | Z1 .B66 | |
| 15 | Bukku | DSE | N/A | (1-2), 1996 | Z1 .B85 |
| 16 | CASP news digest | Consortium for African Scholarly Publishing | N/A | 1 (1-2), 1996. | Z1 .C66 |
| 17 | Copyright bulletin | UNESCO | 18174167 | 30 (1), 1996. | K25 C67 |
| 18 | Current African issues | Nordiska Afrikainstitutet | 02802171 | (19), 1996. | DT1 .C87 |
| 19 | Development dialogue | Dag Hammarskjold Foundation | 03452328 | (1-2), 1984; (1-2), 1997; (1-2), 2000. | HD1 .D48 |
| 20 | English in Africa | Institute for the Study of English in Africa, Rhodes University | 03768902 | 35 (1), 2008. | PR1 .E64 |
| 21 | Focus on international and comparative librarianship | International Group of the Library Association | 03058468 | 25 (3), 1994; 27 (2), 1996; 28 (2), 1997; 29 (2), 1998; 30 (2), 1999. | Z1 .F63 |
| 22 | French studies in Southern Africa | Association for French Studies in Southern Africa | 02590247 | 44 (2); 2014 | PQ1 .F74 |
| 23 | Ghana book news | Ghana Book Publishers Association | 08552320 | 1 (1), 1995; 2 (1), 1996. | Z1 .G43 |
| 24 | Glendora books supplement | Glendora International (Nigeria) Ltd. | N/A | (1), 1997; (3 & 4), 1998; (5), 2000. | PL1 .G54 |
| 25 | Glendora review | Glendora International (Nigeria) Ltd. | 1118146X | 2 (1,3 & 4), 1998; 3(1), 2000. | NX1 .G54 |
| 26 | INASP newsletter | International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications | 10280790 | (9), 1997; (10), 1998; (12), 1999; (15), 2000; (16, 17 & 18), 2001. | Z1 .I58 |
| 27 | Innovation | University Library, University of Natal | 10258892 | (8), 1994; (26), 2003; (35), 2007. | Z1 .I55 |
| 28 | Interchange newsletter | Book Aid International | N/A | Winter, 1998/99; Spring, 1999. | |
| 29 | ISBN review | International ISBN Agency | 03424634 | (17), 1996 | Z1 .I58 |
| 30 | Journal of cultural studies | African Cultural Initiative | 15950956 | 3 (1), 2001. | DT1 .J68 |
| 31 | Journal scholarly publishing.- see Scholarly publishing | University of Toronto Press | 11989742 | 26 (1- 4), 1994 – 46 (1-4), 2015. | Z1 .S37 |
| 32 | Kalulu news | Council for the Promotion of Children’s Science Publications in Africa | 10170774 | 4 (4-5), 1992; 7 (2-3), 1995. | Z1 .K35 |
| 33 | KPA news | Kenya Publishers Association | 1 (1), 2005; 2 (1), 2006 | Z1 .K46 | |
| 34 | Le livre Africain | Intermonde SARL | 10244166 | 5, 1996 | Z1 .L58 |
| 35 | Learned publishing | Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers | 09531513 | 6 (1-3), 1993 – 14 (1-4), 2001. | Z1 .L43 |
| 36 | Literaturnachrichten | Gesellschaft zur Forderung der Literatur aus Afrika, Asien und Lateinamerika | 09357807 | (45), 1995; (52), 1997; (59), 1998. | |
| 37 | Logos | Whurr | 09579656 | 1 (1-4), 1990 – 21 (1-4), 2010. | Z1 .L64 |
| 38 | Notre librairie | CulturesFrance | 07553854 | (144-145), 2001; (147-149), 2002; (150-152), 2003; (160), 2006. | PN1 .N68 |
| 39 | NPA newsletter | Nigerian Publishers Association | 11180102 | 1(2), 1995; 1(8), 1996. | Z1 .N54 |
| 40 | Optima | Anglo American Corporation of South Africa | 00304050 | 43 (2), 1997 | |
| 41 | Partners in African Publishing | CODE Europe | N/A | (1-2), 1995; (3-6), 1996; (7-10), 1997; (11-14), 1998; (15-18), 1999; (19-20), 2000. | Z1 .P37 |
| 42 | PEGboard | Professional Editors’ Group | N/A | 1 (1), 1995; 2 (2), 1995; 3 (2 & 4), 1996; 4 (1-3), 1997; 5 (1), 1998; 7 (1), 2000; 8 (2), 2001. | PN .P76 |
| 43 | Position | Dayo Adeniyi | 15956512 | 1 (1, 2 &3), | NX1 .P67 |
| 44 | Publish! Keeping South African publishers, booksellers, Editors and writers informed | Options | N/A | (6), 1998 | Z1 .P83 |
| 45 | Publishers weekly | National Book Network | N/A | September, 1996 | Z1 .P83 |
| 46 | Register of African publishing consultants | African Publishers Network | 10297618 | (2), 2001. | Z1 .R44 |
| 47 | Sankofa | Sankofa, Inc. | 15440885 | (1), 2002; (4), 2005. | PL1 .S26 |
| 48 | Scholarly publishing.- see also Journal of scholarly publishing | University of Toronto Press | 0036634X | 1 (1-4), 1969- 25 (1-4), 1994. | Z1 .S37 |
| 49 | Takam tikou | Association des Amis de la Joie par les livres, secteur interculturel | 12716103 | (6), 1997; (8), 2000; (9), 2002; (10), 2003; (11), 2004; (13), 2006; (15), 2008. | |
| 50 | The African book publishing record | De Gruyter Saur | 03060322 | 1 (1-4), 1975 – 36(1-4), 2010; 39 (1-4), 2013. | Z1 .A37 |
| 51 | The courier | Philip Lowe | 10137335 | (174), 1999 | HB1 .C68 |
| 52 | The East African bookseller | Bookman Consultants | (13), 1996. | Z1 .E28 | |
| 53 | The publisher | Nigerian Publishers Association | 03317714 | 3(1-2), 1995; 4(1), 1996; 5(1), 1997; 10(1), 2003; 11(1), 2004; 12(1), 2005; 13(1), 2006; 14(1), 2007. | Z1 .P83 |
| 54 | Timbuktu | The meeting Pool | N/A | (1), 2004. | DT1 .T56 |
| 55 | Trade directory | African Publishers Network | 16078357 | (1), 2000. | Z1 .T73 |
| 56 | Whydah | African Academy of Sciences | 10154957 | 5 (1), 1996. | Q1 .W49 |
| 57 | Writers scroll | Budding Writers Association of Zimbabwe | N/A | 1, 1999. | PN1 .W75 |
| 58 | Writers world | Options | 10198326 | (13), 1994; (14), 1995; (17), 1996; (18), 1997; (19), 1998; (21), 1999; (22), 2000 | PN1 .W75 |