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'''EBSCO Industries Inc.''' is a privately held [[corporation]] with headquarters in [[Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. The company was founded by Elton B. Stephens in 1944 and the name is an [[acronym]] of '''E'''lton '''B''' '''S'''tephens '''CO'''mpany. | '''EBSCO Industries Inc.''' is a privately held [[corporation]] with headquarters in [[Birmingham]], [[Alabama]]. The company was founded by Elton B. Stephens in 1944 and the name is an [[acronym]] of '''E'''lton '''B''' '''S'''tephens '''CO'''mpany. | ||
− | EBSCO is ranked in the top 200 of the nation’s largest privately held corporations, based on revenues and number of employees, according to Forbes Magazine <ref>[http://www.ebscoind.com/industries/about-cp.asp]</ref> | + | EBSCO is ranked in the top 200 of the nation’s largest privately held corporations, based on revenues and number of employees, according to Forbes Magazine.<ref>[http://www.ebscoind.com/industries/about-cp.asp]</ref> |
− | EBSCO has diversified into more than 40 businesses, including<ref>[http://www.ebscoind.com/industries/ EBSCO company web-site]</ref> | + | [[Academic Search Premier]] is one of its major projects. It is a database of online articles in over 8000 journals. Access is through an academic or public library that has a subscription. |
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+ | EBSCO has diversified into more than 40 businesses, including:<ref>[http://www.ebscoind.com/industries/ EBSCO company web-site]</ref> | ||
*subscription provider for more than 300,000 title listings from more than 78,000 [[publisher]]s worldwide | *subscription provider for more than 300,000 title listings from more than 78,000 [[publisher]]s worldwide | ||
*publishing of journal article [[databases]] | *publishing of journal article [[databases]] | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[JSTOR]] | * [[JSTOR]] | ||
+ | * [[Project Muse]] | ||
+ | * [[Questia]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Industry]] | [[Category:Industry]] | ||
− | [[Category: Libraries]] | + | [[Category:Libraries]] |
Latest revision as of 00:11, July 12, 2016
EBSCO Industries Inc. is a privately held corporation with headquarters in Birmingham, Alabama. The company was founded by Elton B. Stephens in 1944 and the name is an acronym of Elton B Stephens COmpany.
EBSCO is ranked in the top 200 of the nation’s largest privately held corporations, based on revenues and number of employees, according to Forbes Magazine.[1]
Academic Search Premier is one of its major projects. It is a database of online articles in over 8000 journals. Access is through an academic or public library that has a subscription.
EBSCO has diversified into more than 40 businesses, including:[2]
- subscription provider for more than 300,000 title listings from more than 78,000 publishers worldwide
- publishing of journal article databases
- fishing lures - the world's largest manufacturer
- steel joist and metal roof deck manufacturing
- real estate development