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PUBLICATION TOOLS

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As in any publishing house, IDRC Books has, over the years, developed a number standard tools that is uses in its day-to-day operations. These tools are presented here primarily for the use of IDRC staff.

The IDRC Logo: its history and where to get it

IDRC Document Cover: the one with the window

Standard IDRC Blurbs: in use by IDRC Books

Disclaimers and Acknowledgments: for publications and Web sites

The IDRC Logo

History

The four boxes of the IDRC logo represent the four original programs of the Centre: agriculture, food, and nutrition sciences; information sciences; population and health sciences; and social sciences and human resources. The three-dimensional appearance of these boxes is meant to portray how the work of IDRC is to reach out to the peoples of the developing world, to help them find their own solutions to their own problems. Since its founding in October 1970, the program structure of IDRC has changed many times. The logo, however, has remained essentially the same, undergoing its only significant redesigns in late 1989 and early 2000.

Guidelines on usage and retrieval

Various formats and sizes of the IDRC logo are available. Contact info@idrc.ca for more information.

IDRC Document Cover

The IDRC "document cover" is a standard stationery item available to all Centre staff who wish to give their reports a uniform, corporate look. They can be used for many types of documents aimed at both internal and external audiences. The covers are suitable for preliminary reports, proceedings, reports to donor agencies and partner organizations, or any other document with a limited distribution but sufficient value to merit a durable and attractive format.

The conception, design, printing, binding, and distribution of these documents is not handled by IDRC Books. As such, "internal IDRC documents" are "program" documents, only available from the author(s) or the contact person listed on the title page. IDRC Books will not fulfil orders for these documents, and they will not be listed in the IDRC publications catalogue.

All such documents must systematically be deposited with the IDRC Library. They are an important record of the Centre's work and should be available for consultation by researchers worldwide through the Centre's library service.

Please send the IDRC Library one hard copy and one electronic copy of each report.

The covers are a standard IDRC stationery item. They are available from Adminstrative Services by submitting a Stocked Item Requisition to the receiving/stores area. Each set consists of a front and back cover. They are available in both 8½ x 11" and A4 sizes.

8½ x 11": catalogue number, 06-053; unit of issue, set (front and back covers)

A4: catalogue number, 06-054; unit of issue, set (front and back covers)

The title page of the report must be formatted so that the title and author's (or editor's) name is visible through the die-cut window. To do this, please use the following specifications:

Area in die-cut window:

Left margin, 2"; right margin, 3.75"
Advance first line to 2.75" and centre main title; font, 20 pt Times bold
Advance to 4" and centre subtitle; font, 14 pt Univers bold
Advance to 6" and centre author's name; font, 20 pt Times bold

Other information on the title page should appear below the die-cut window. This information must include details on how and where to obtain additional copies of the report, as well as a date of release. Suggested format is as follows:

Area below die-cut window:

Left margin, 2"; right margin, 2"
Statement: "For additional copies or futher information about this document, please contact the author at the following address:"; set flush left, 10 pt Times
Address: set flush left in caps and small caps, 10 pt Times
Date: place at bottom of page, flush left, in 14 pt Times bold

These documents can be stapled, bound with Cerlox, or spiral bound. For guidance and advice on printing and binding, please contact Administrative Services.

Distribution of the report is your responsibility. For advice or assistance in compiling a mailing list, send an email to IDRC Communications. For information on shipping procedures, contact the IDRC mail room.

If you have any further questions or require more information or clarification about these reports, send an email to the IDRC Publisher.

Standard IDRC Blurbs

About Canada’s International Development Research Centre
IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development.

About Canada’s International Development Research Centre
IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. The result is innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and change to those who need it most.

About Canada’s International Development Research Centre
IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development. IDRC also encourages sharing this knowledge with policymakers, other researchers, and communities around the world. The result is innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and change to those who need it most.

About Canada’s International Development Research Centre
To achieve self-reliance, poor communities need answers to questions like: How can we grow more and healthier food? Protect our health? Create jobs? IDRC supports research in developing countries to answer these questions. IDRC also encourages sharing this knowledge with policymakers, other researchers, and communities around the world. The result is innovative, lasting local solutions that aim to bring choice and change to those who need it most.

Disclaimers and Acknowledgments

The following disclaimers and acknowledgments commonly used in IDRC publications and on IDRC's Web site. Their use depends entirely on the content of the document, its origin, its purpose, and its audience. You may wish to adapt of use one or more of these statements on your own manuscript, internal document, or Web site. If you have any questions about the usage of these statements, please send an email to the Publisher.

Unless otherwise stated, copyright for material in this report is held by the authors.
The views expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent those of the International Development Research Centre.
The site you are now browsing is a working site of the International
Development Research Centre. This site allows IDRC staff and their partners to review research documents, discuss issues of common interest, and share opinions on development research. The common working language is English, but documents are often posted in their language of origin. The documents posted on this site have been selected by the IDRC program team associated with this site, and, as necessary, appropriate disclaimers and copyright statements have been added.
This work was carried out with the aid of a grant from Canada's International Development Research Centre.
Unless otherwise stated, material in this publication may be freely reproduced provided suitable credit is given.
This document has not been peer reviewed or edited for style and content. It provided here for reference and discussion purposes only.
This document is reproduced with the kind permission of INSERT NAME OF ORGANIZATION.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the International Development Research Centre.
Mention of a proprietary name does not constitute endorsement of the product and is given only for information.
The boundaries and names shown on the maps in this publication do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the International Development Research Centre.

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