ARTICLE 10 CO-OPERATION IN PUBLISHING AND LIBRARY RESOURCES (A) PUBLISHING 1 Member States recognise that they face problems of the production of educational materials and dissemination of research results, and that commercial publishers are normally reluctant to publish academic works including journals which may not be profitable, and they may not always be willing to publish textbooks which are geared to local needs unless there is a large market for them. 2 Member States also recognise that not all Member States are able to set up local Presses and Publishing Houses, normally located at universities, on account of the high cost of such ventures. 3 Member States agree that there is a need to establish a Press and Publishing House in the Region with the objective of publishing and disseminating research results, textbooks, academic journals and creative works mainly by authors and artists in the Region. To that end, Member States agree to mandate the Universities and non-University research institutions and existing Publishing Houses in the Region to explore the feasibility of establishing a regional Press and Publishing House. 4 Member States shall encourage institutions and local writers to jointly launch and publish jour nals and textbooks where appropriate in order to maximise on the economies of scale and to stimulate research and publication in the Region. 5. Member states shall encourage and support the publication of material in indigenous languages to promote the development and growth of these languages, national cultures and the works of authors writing in indigenous languages in the Region. (B) LIBRARIES 1 Member States recognise the crucial importance of libraries as resource centres for learning, teaching and research, and affirm that quality education to a large measure is dependent on good libraries. 2 Member States undertake to provide adequate financial, technological and human resources to enable school, national and university libraries to be viable sources of learning, teaching and research materials. 3 Member States agree to recommend to universities in the Region to share library materials through inter-library loan systems, and through the use of modem information technologies. 4 Member states recognise the abundance of information necessary for advancement which is available in hard copies as well as electronic media. Therefore, Member States recommend to education and training institutions to provide information literacy skills programmes which are closely linked to classroom education, assignments and research. 19