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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>.  
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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>:
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[[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.
*[[subscription]] provider for more than 300,000 title listings from more than 78,000 [[publisher]]s worldwide  
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*publishing of [[journal]] article [[databases]]  
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EBSCO has diversified into more than 40 businesses, including:<ref>[http://www.ebscoind.com/industries/ EBSCO company web-site]</ref>  
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*subscription provider for more than 300,000 title listings from more than 78,000 [[publisher]]s worldwide  
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*publishing of journal article [[databases]]  
 
*[[fishing]] [[lure]]s - the world's largest manufacturer  
 
*[[fishing]] [[lure]]s - the world's largest manufacturer  
*[[steel]] joist and [[metal]] [[roof]] deck manufacturing  
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*steel joist and metal roof deck manufacturing  
 
*[[real estate]] development  
 
*[[real estate]] development  
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==See also==
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* [[JSTOR]]
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* [[Project Muse]]
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* [[Questia]]
  
 
==References==
 
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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

See also

References

  1. [1]
  2. EBSCO company web-site