Our Publications

INASP publishes a wide variety of resources, most of which are available to download, free of charge. You can view the full list below or navigate via publication or audience type on the left hand menu. We publish books, case studies research reports and programme reviews.

We also publish a triannual INASP newsletter of original articles, alerts and news items: to find out more, or to read it online, go to the Newsletters page.

For information on training materials, guidelines and links, see the Resources page.

Featured Publications

A Group Effort As part of INASP's capacity building work, we introduced the Cross Country Working Group (CCWG) which makes use of in-country and regional expertise while also building networks. This is a review of the successes and challenges of the CCWG.
A Network of knowledge and Support Case study. A look at the development of a network of information literacy experts and the activities and outcomes that followed. (September 2010)
Access and Output This case study examines the process of introducing and implementing an institutional repository at the University of Nairobi. (2010)
Accessing Electronic Information By Amina Said. A Study of Pakistan's Digital Library. This case study, commissioned from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan, documents the setting up of a centralised national digital library. (2006)
African Journals OnLine (AJOL) Evaluation Report 2003-2005 This report assesses the development and status of the service at the time of its handover to African management in 2005.
African Journals OnLine (AJOL): An Internal Evaluation, 2000–2002 This report provides the results of a survey and evaluation of the AJOL service undertaken at the end of 2002.
African Journals Online Publishing Programme (AJOPP) Report An evaluation of AJOPP's success in supporting African publishers to put their full text online. (2006)
African Libraries of the Future Interfacing with Millenium Development Goals (MDGs). Infobrief 8
African Scholarly Publishing Essays Edited by Alois Mlambo. A collection of essays which takes stock of scholarly and academic publishing on the African continent early in the twenty-first century. Out of print. (2006)
An Investigation into the Funding of University Libraries in Zambia By M.H. Simui and C.W. Kanyengo. This book examines the nature of and problems relating to the financing of university libraries in Zambia and how these have affected library and information services. In print only. (2004)
AuthorAID: Evaluation of pilot phase A review AuthorAID's three year pilot phase (2007-2009).
AuthorAID: Midterm review This is a midterm review of the AuthorAID pilot project (2007-2008).
Bandwidth Management and Optimisation (BMO) Consultation, Nicaragua A report documenting the findings and recommendations resulting from individual consultative visits and a two-day training workshop. (2009)
BanglaJOL and the JSR The Editor-in-Chief of Bangladesh's Journal of Scientific Research (JSR) describes his experience in working with BanglaJOL and the Open Journals System (OJS). (September 2009)
Bibliometrics A bibliometric study of Latin American countries supported by INASP 1996-2008. This report presents the findings of a collaborative study conducted by the Cuban Ministry of Higher Education, the National Center for Scientific Research and INASP.
Book Marketing & Promotion: A Handbook of Good Practice By Hans Zell. A compendium of practical advice on all aspects of book marketing and promotion for publishers. Out of print. (2001)
Building a Digital Library at the University of Zimbabwe: A celebration of teamwork and collaboration The second volume in the Research and Education Case Studies series. This examines the University of Zimbabwe digital transformation with limited financial resources. (2007)
Building a Research Culture Pakistan’s National Digital Library Programme (NDLP) was introduced in 2003 as part of the Higher Education Commission’s (HEC) mission to build and strengthen research culture in Pakistan. Since its inception, the NDLP has had an impressive impact on the country’s research output and accessibility. (July 2009)
Building from the Bottom Up This case study looks at the development, successes, challenges and next steps for the Bangladesh INASP-PERii Consortium (BIPC). (2009)
Do Policies Matter? Digital library designs and implementation This research report examines the role of policies in the design, development and implementation of education digital libraries. The report features case studies of African Universities in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa.
E-journals: Developing Country Access Survey 2002 A survey of the activities and views of publishers regarding access to their information within the developing world either free or at reduced cost.
Electronic Journal Publishing: A Reader Version 2.0 A collection of papers persenting an overview of electronic publishing's potential for scholarly communication. (2001)
ELIN@PERI Review: Summary This independent review shows that ELIN is serving a need and that response to the programme has been largely positive. The review also highlights that the amount of effort and support required to maximise the success of the programme was originally underestimated. A list of recommendations for the future of the project are proposed. (2006)
Empowering Youth and Connecting Schools: Lessons from the SchoolNet Namibia Approach (Infobrief 2) Resulting from an evaluation commissioned by Sida, this InfoBrief draws on the SchoolNet Namibia approach and its achievements. (2004)
Enhancing Access to Online Research in Rural Uganda This is the end-of-project report for the project 'Enhancing Access to Online Information by Researchers and Extension Agents in Rural Uganda through a Voucher System' implemented by the Rural Empowerment Network (REN), in partnership with the INASP. 2011
Evaluating Electronic Resource Programmes and Provision: Case studies from Africa and Asia Edited by Diana Rosenberg. The third volume of INASP’s Research and Education Case Studies. Eight case studies examine various aspects of M&E, as applied to the provision and use of journals, and more specifically journals in electronic format.
Evaluating INASP Health 2004 This evaluation looks at each of the six outputs listed on the 2001-2003 operational plan and evaluates their success. It also makes recommendations to be considered in future strategic planning.
Getting Started in Electronic Publishing By Sally Morris. 5th edn. A guide to the advantages and disadvantages of launching new electronic publishing projects. (2005)
Guidebook on Journal Publishing for Agriculture and Rural Development By Anthony Youdeowei. A detailed guide for editors and publishers on running successful journal publishing ventures. Available in English and French. In print only. (2001)
Guidelines for Low Bandwidth Websites Bandwidth in many developing and transitional countries can be extremely expensive and the available bandwidth is often unable to meet local demands and support optimal usage. Creating bandwidth friendly websites can help ease this problem, creating a better experience for the end user by enabling faster access to, and download of, information.
HIF-net @ WHO 18-month report, February 2002 An external evaluation of this project to provide a networking service for health professionals.
How to Accelerate your Internet: A Practical Guide to Bandwidth Management and Optimization using Open Source Software Edited by R. Flickenger. Practical information on how to gain the largest possible benefit from your connection to the Internet. (2006)
Ideas on the Move Weighing up the benefits of INASP’s cascading training methodology. Part of a series on training methodologies. (2010)
If You Know Where to Look Daystar University's training and awareness workshops designed to increase usage of available resources. (September 2009)
INASP Annual Review These reviews and reports present an annual account of INASP's activities.
INASP Newsletter The INASP newsletter is published three times a year and is available both electronically and in print.
INASP-Health Annual Reports The annual reports produced by INASP-Health are provided here.
Income Generation: Experiences from public library systems in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Edited by Anne Powell. This book presents five case studies of income generating activities in African libraries. In print only. (2003)
Income Generation: Experiences from university libraries in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa Edited by Diana Rosenberg. This book presents eight case studies of successful income generation within African university libraries. Out of print. (2002)
Information and Communication Technologies in Africa: A Review and Selective Annotated Bibliography 1990-2000 by Dr Catherine Nyaki Adeya. This review and annotated bibliography brings together diverse sources of information on ICTs in Africa from selected websites and printed literature. Online only. (2001)
Into the Information Age Edited by Maurice Chimfwembe Lundu and Charles BM Lungu. A record of the automation of library services at the Copperbelt University, Zambia, 1993-1999. Out of print. (2002)
It’s the little things that count... Accessibility is absolutely essential for a website, particularly one working on a global scale. A website needs to look good, be easy to navigate, and load quickly in both high and low bandwidth environments and meet the needs of a diverse and varied audience. This case study shows two small changes that almost tripled the AuthorAID website's page views.
Journal Access Programmes in African University Libraries (Infobrief 6) This report summarises a survey of the journal access programmes that were being used in universities in Africa. (2005)
Journals Online Newsletters (JOLs) The Journals Online Newsletters are published twice annually and feature information on usage including total downloads, regional downloads and most viewed articles.
Learning from Experience Asking the right questions is a crucial part of effective research, however, there is more to it than simply questions and answers. Research needs to be shared and that means knowing how, and being able, to express your findings is essential. This includes everything from making effective presentations, strong writing and summarising skills and knowing the audience you wish to reach.
Library Funding: Adequate financial support for African university libraries By John Willemse. Guidelines for African university libraries on determining levels and sources of financial support. Out of Print. (2002)
Like a Frog in a Well The story of a Librarian in Nepal. This case study examines the impact workshops and networks can have on rural areas and smaller population centres. (2009)
Marketing and Promotion for Agricultural and Rural Development Publications: A Practical Guide By Bridget Impey. This guide is designed to provide a compendium of practical advice on all aspects of marketing and promotion. It is particularly aimed to assist NGOs and small publishers. Published in English and French. This book is no longer in print. (2001)
Monitoring and evaluation of electronic resources in academic and research institutions in Kenya This report is the result of a study aimed to examine the extent of e-resource usage, the impact of marketing and training activities and the challenges encountered in access and use.
My Journey: From workshop attendee to travelling facilitator Wisdom Machacha's journey from attending INASP workshops to proposing, organising and facilitating his own. (July 2009)
New Skills Bring New Opportunities Full report. A look at the development of an Information Literacy programme at the University of Zimbabwe and its integration into the curriculum. (June 2010)
New Skills Bring New Opportunities This case study examines the integration of an information literacy programme at the University of Zimbabwe. (June 2010)
Online Health Information Access and Use review and evaluation A review of the Online Health Information Access and Use programme. The review includes; key observations, evaluation findings, challenges identified, plans and suggestions, and recommendations.
Open Access survey of Africa-published journals (Infobrief 7) A survey of African journal editors was undertaken in 2005 to ascertain their awareness and understanding of the Open Access movement, and to discover if their journals would be willing to publish Open Access. (2006)
Optimising Internet Bandwidth in Developing Country Higher Education By Gerhard Venter. This report provides suggestions and recommendations for improved management of Internet applications so that existing bandwidth can be made more productive. See also a concise summary of the report in our InfoBrief series. (2003)
Optimising Internet Bandwidth in Developing Country Higher Education (Infobrief 1) This InfoBrief summarises the report on managing bandwidth to maximise use in resource-poor settings. (2004)
Peer Approved The impact of an AuthorAID workshop on research output at the National University of Rwanda. (2011)
PERI Review 2001-2004 : Enhancing Access to Research Information in Developing Countries Report from a Mid-Term Review of the Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information 2001-2004.
PERI Review 2001-2004: Executive Summary (Infobrief 4) The Programme for the Enhancement of Research Information (PERI) has been operational since 2002 and this review has been undertaken to document and assess progress towards its goals and objectives.
PERii Steering Committee summary report This page contains summary reports from the annual PERii Steering Committee meetings.
Practical Guide to Bookselling Edited by Oluronke Orimalade and Bridget Impey. This book provides guidance on establishing and running a successful bookselling business, and is designed to be a resource for both existing and new booksellers. Published in English and French. This book is out of print(2005)
Public Libraries in Africa: A Report and Annotated Bibliography Compiled by Aissa Issak. This book provides an analysis of trends in the development of public libraries, based on literature reviews of recent publications and reports from selected countries in Africa. (2000)
Publishers for Development Newsletter Newsletters and publications relating to Publishers for Development (PfD).
Reader Development and Reading Promotion: Recent experiences from seven countries in Africa Edited by Diana Rosenberg. This book presents 10 case studies of reader development activities within Africa. Available for download only (2003)
Reflections of a Trainer This case study looks at the adaptation and application of information literacy training methodologies to participants from the Parliament of Zimbabwe. (Dec 2010)
Research in the Palm of your Hand This case study looks at the development of Cambridge University Press' low bandwidth, mobile access point - CJOm.
Science Dissemination using Open Access This is an online compendium of selected literature on Open Access presented to increase the awareness of the potential of open publishing in general. Electronic document. Available in Engish and Spanish.
Seeing the Big Picture Open Learning Exchange Rwanda strategy in promoting, Monitoring and Evaluating e-resources in Rwanda. M+E of e-resources helps improve usage and understand user needs. OLE Rwanda organised a series of workshops to promote a strong M+E framework and strategy.
Small Grants, Big Rewards In its first two years, INASP’s small grants scheme has grown to support well over one hundred training events in developing countries across the globe. Thanks to local leadership, the scheme has reached beyond the usual audiences and centres of excellence to raise awareness of – and foster expertise in – many areas of communication and publishing. (August 2009)
The Book Chain In Anglophone Africa: A survey and directory Compiled and edited by Roger Stringer. Country-by-country analysis of the Anglophone African countries, plus directory of major players within those countries. (2002)
The Ghana Interlibrary Lending and Document Delivery Network (GILLDDNET) By A.A. Alemna and M. Cobblah. This book examines the IFLA project to enhance library cooperation in Ghana. In print only. (2004)
The Right Tools for the Job The Monitoring and Evaluation of Electronic Resource Usage (MEERU)workshops, originally introduced in 2006, were updated, translated and re-launched in 2009 to great success. (2010)
The Use of ICTs in African Public Library Services Compiled and edited by Justin Chisenga. Examining 22 public libraries in Sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa, this book presents the existing levels of use of information and communication technologies, and plans for the future. (2004)
The Use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in African Public Library (Infobrief 3) The existing literature on the use of ICTs within African libraries mostly describes the situation within academic and specialist libraries, but there is little about the use of computers in public libraries. (2004)
The Winning Formula This case study examines the development and success of the Kenya Library and Information Services Consortium (KLISC). (2009)
The Zimbabwean Institutional Repositories Facilitators and barriers to implementation. This paper reports research addressing some of the particular challenges that universities in Zimbabwe are facing in establishing Institutional Repositories (IRs).
Towards the Digital Library This report presents the results of a survey of the current status of digital libraries in sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa, so as to draw conclusions on where future developments and investments might be made, and what can be learnt from the implementation of digital libraries within the continent. (2005)
Towards the Digital Library in Africa (Infobrief 5) In 2004 INASP commissioned a survey of the current status of library digitisation in sub-Saharan Anglophone Africa, so as to draw conclusions on where future developments and investments might be made, and what can be learnt from the implementation of digitisation within the continent. (2005)
Travelling without Moving: Transferable training and improved access in rural Uganda Transferable training and improved access in rural Uganda. This case study examines a series of workshops in rural Uganda. (2009)
Uncovering Hidden Gems The case study looks at the development and progress of the Journals Online (JOL) programme since its initial development in 1998 to the end of 2009. (2009)
Use of scientific and technological evidence within the Parliament of Uganda A joint report by the UK Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology, the Parliament of Uganda, and the Ugandan National Academy of Sciences. Reviewed and edited with the support of INASP
User Information Literacy: Case studies from university library programmes in the SCANUL-ECS region Edited by Elizabeth Kiondo and Jangawe Msuya. This book analyses information literacy programmes in university libraries and provides the impetus for further development of such programmes. In print only. (2005)
What works for you? This case study examines initiatives in Tanzania that enabled Information Literacy teaching methods to be adapted and applied to a variety of audiences.(2010)
Why Re-invent the Wheel? Sustainable development through sponsorship and network-based training. Part of a series on training methodologies. (2010)
Working Towards Sustainability This pages contains annual summaries of INASP's publications.