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An Apologia for Caribbean publishing (Record no. 59744)

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005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20260716044049.0
080 ## - UNIVERSAL DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Universal Decimal Classification number Serial
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Dawes, Kwame
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title An Apologia for Caribbean publishing
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2013
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Reflects on the state of publishing in the region. Argues that there should be a national press or a press devoted to publishing in the region that principle of publishing is first and foremost about the knowledge it preserves and distributes, and this may have to be at the expense of economic gain. Notes that self publishing cannot replace the traditional publishing system since there is no effective means of quality control or of quality enhancement.
583 ## - ACTION NOTE
Time/date of action 9/23/13
Action agent SANDRAW
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
Koha item type Analytic

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