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Reference Publishers

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December 8, 2001

• ABC-CLIO, Inc. Research and reference materials
• ABC-CLIO, Inc. (2nd address)
• Academic International Press
• Albion Woods Dictionaries, Inc. Publishers of English-Russian encyclopedic dictionaries and technical handbooks for the international petroleum industry
• American Forecaster
• American Political Network, Inc. U.S. political and policy news
• American Reference Books Annual (ARBA)
• Archon Books Shoe String Press' imprint for serious and scholarly nonfiction in the humanities and reference
• Ashbury Press Publisher of health-related texts.
• Bacon's Information, Inc. Reference materials for public relations and marketing professionals
• Beacham Publishing Corp. Reference book and encyclopedia publisher
• Les Belles Lettres
• BiblioData Books and newsletters for the online researcher
• Blue Diamond Publications Annotated bibliographies on popular genre fiction
• Boulevard Books / Babel Guides Guides to fiction translated into English
• Bowker (U.K.) Professional and reference publisher
• R.R. Bowker
• R.R. Bowker (2nd address)
• Braxton Indexing Publishing company that produces comprehensive indexes, particularly in law and science
• Bunting and Lyon, Inc. U.S. publisher of reference material on private day and boarding private school programs
• Business Research Services Inc. Directories of minority and woman-owned businesses
• CBD Research Ltd Independent publisher of reference books and CD ROMS
• CQ Press Book and reference division of Congressional Quarterly, specializing in U.S. Congress and government, American institutions, campaigns and elections, state government, current events, and world affairs
• CQ Staff Directories
• CRC Publishing Company Reference directories and guides to funding for multicultural projects from corporations, foundations, and religious denominations
• California Institute of Public Affairs Publisher of reference books and policy studies on California, plus international environmental affairs
• Canadian Book Review Annual
• Career Guidance Foundation U.S. college catalogs
• Career Guidance Foundation (2nd address) CollegeSource, college catalogs online
• Career Press U.S. publisher specializing in self-improvement and training guides for work and study
• Carroll Publishing U.S. government reference publications
• Chadwyck-Healey International group of publishing companies; publishes reference & research publications for the academic, professional & library markets in a variety of media, including electronic, microform & print
• Chadwyck-Healey (North America)
• Clarke's Bookshop Cape Town bookshop, specializing in Africa, primarily south of the Zambezi, plus new books on the history & politics of southern Africa
• Peter Collin Publishing Ltd. Specialist publisher of English and bilingual dictionaries
• Compton's Encyclopedia
• Congressional Information Service, Inc.
• Congressional Quarterly Inc. U.S. publisher of information on government, politics and public policy
• Cornell Maritime Press, Inc. Publishers of reference and instructional books in the maritime arts and sciences
• Criminal Justice Institute, Inc. Not-for-profit organization contributing to the field of corrections by providing research, consultation and information dissemination services
• DPR Publishing
• DRI/McGraw-Hill Information on regional, national and global economic developments
• DSI Data Service & Information Publisher and distributor of statistical reference publications
• Data Diction Digital reference works
• Digital Directory Assistance CD-ROM telephone directories
• Dorling Kindersley
• EBSCO Publishing Electronic reference databases for schools, academic libraries, public libraries, medical libraries and corporations
• Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company Publisher of academic books in biblical studies, theology, religious history, philosophy and ethics and also popular books on spirituality and Christian living
• Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana Spanish publisher of reference books, dictionaries, literary series, multimedia and practical books
• Europa Publications International reference books
• Facts On File News Services
• Facts On File, Inc.
• FAQs Press
• The Far East Book Co., Ltd. Chinese reference and textbook publisher
• Ferguson Publishing Company Career education publications
• Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers International publisher of encyclopedias and reference books for libraries
• Focal Press Reference materials for audio, broadcasting, cinematography, journalism, radio, television, video, & writing
• Funk & Wagnalls
• Gale Group
• Gale Group (2nd address)
• Gale Group (3rd address)
• Gebbie Press Inc.
• GeoLytics, Inc. Public domain demographic data on CD-ROM
• GeoLytics, Inc. (2nd address)
• Geotravel Research Center, Inc. Publisher of the Culture Briefings Electronic Database, with information on the culture and customs of other lands
• Graduate Group U.S. publisher of career reference materials for libraries and career and placement offices
• Graham & Whiteside Ltd International publisher of global company and professional information
• Grey House Publishing Reference directories of direct marketing, health care, international trade, the food industry, and education
• GreyNet, Grey Literature Network Service
• Grolier Incorporated
• Grolier Interactive
• Grolier Online Online reference source, for students in grades 4 and up
• Grolier Publishing (Educational) Publisher of multi-volume reference books for students in grades 4 through college
• Grove's Dictionaries Inc. Variety of reference books in art, music, economics, science, medicine, and other fields
• G.K. Hall & Co. Reference and bibliographic tools for librarians, scholars, and researchers
• Hamlyn Books Publisher of illustrated home reference books
• Hammond Incorporated Atlases, print and digital maps
• HarperReference
• Helicon Publishing Group plc Independent reference publishing company based in Oxford, with a multimedia encyclopedia and other books and CD-ROMs
• Hermograph Press Directory of periodicals archived on the World Wide Web
• Hollywood Creative Directory Directories of the entertainment industry
• i.b.d., Ltd., International Book Distributors Importer and distributor of monolingual, bilingual and multilingual dictionaries and reference books
• IEI Publishing
• Icapital Limited Hong Kong publisher and distributor of China's statistics and government publications
• Infonautics Corporation Full text database of periodicals, newspapers, newswires and radio and TV transcripts
• Information Plus U.S. reference materials on current social issues, including statistics, court decisions, state and federal laws, and public opinion polls
• Information Publications
• Infosources Publishing Reference guides and directories for legal researchers, lawyers, law librarians and other information professionals
• Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) Database publishing company producing reference products in the sciences, social sciences, and arts and humanities
• International Aviation Development Corporation (IADC) Reference for the world aviation community
• The Internationalist Books, directories, publications, reports, and maps on international business, import/export, international relations and world communications
• Keesing's Worldwide, LLC
• Kelley Blue Book Automotive pricing and value information
• Key Communications Group, Inc. Publisher of U.S. Federal Personnel Guide
• Klipsan Press Reference works on electoral history and politics
• Knight-Ridder Information, Inc.
• Krause Publications Books and periodicals for collectors, outdoor enthusiasts and rural builders
• Langenscheidt Publishers, Inc. Travel guides, bi-lingual dictionaries, and map products
• Larousse Planeta
• J.K. Lasser Tax and financial reference books
• Laurier Books Ltd.
• Leadership Directories, Inc. U.S. reference publisher, particularly of government directories
• Libraries Unlimited, Inc. Bibliographies and reference books; library science textbooks; information science materials
• Libros Argentinos en CD-ROM Listing all the books published in Argentina since 1982 to date; the official Argentine ISBN catalogue
• Livre.net Electronic databases and directories for the French book trade & library world
• Lone Eagle Publishing Directories & books for the entertainment industry
• Macmillan Library Reference USA Publisher of curriculum-related reference resources for libraries
• Macmillan Reference Library reference in the sciences and social science, in both print and electronic formats
• Marquis Who's Who
• Marshall Editions Limited Illustrated books for the international co-edition market
• Martindale-Hubbell Biographical information for & about the legal community
• Maximov Publications Directories of the Russian Federation
• McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Scholarly and reference books
• Merriam-Webster, Incorporated
• Michael Daniels, Publishers (Stern & Associates)
• Miles Kelly Publishing Independent publishing company specializing illustrated children’s reference books
• Morgan Quitno Press Reference books and reports that compare U.S. states and cities
• MTG Publishing Publisher of educational, reference and non-fiction books for students, teachers, writers, editors, business people and English language learners
• NICEM - National Information Center for Educational Media Large database of bibliographic records, particularly of curriculum materials, for non-print materials, including film, video, videodisc, audio, filmstrip, CD-ROM and software
• National Register Publishing Directories for the advertising, financial, real estate, financial aid, & general reference markets
• Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. Publisher of reference books and how-to-do-it manuals for librarians, educators, researchers and information professionals
• New Edge Publishing Company Rhyming dictionary publisher
• New Page Books The general non-fiction imprint of U.S. publisher Career Press
• New Strategist Publications, Inc. Publications on changing demographics and spending patterns in the U.S.
• Next Decade, Inc.
• Omnigraphics, Inc.
• Open Horizons Publishing Company Books on book publishing, marketing, promotion, and publicity
• Original Books, Inc. Translations of ancient Chinese, Sanskrit, Arabic and Greek classic texts pertinent to modern medicine and psychology
• Orion Research Corporation Blue Books pricing guides
• Oryx Press
• Panorama Information and Expert Group Directory-books on Russian and post-Soviet politics (mostly in Russian, sometimes in English)
• Panorama of Russia Non-fiction, predominantly reference publications from the Russian Federation and the Commonwealth of Independent States
• Parrot Communications International, Inc. Media directories
• Pendragon Press
• Penrose Press Directory for design education
• Philosophy Documentation Center Nonprofit organization publishing philosophy reference works
• Philosophy Documentation Center (2nd address)
• Pierian Press Publisher of databases, periodicals, and reference books
• Pipeline Press Real life insight and community to college seniors and recent college graduates
• Plunkett Research, Ltd. Provider of business and industry information to the corporate, library, academic and government markets
• Polidata Political data analysis; demographic and political guides
• Population Index
• Princeton Review Guides with current information about standardized tests, college & graduate school admissions, financial aid, internships, & career opportunities
• Pro CD, Inc. Phonebooks on CD-ROM
• Public Affairs Information Service, Inc. (PAIS) Indexes and abstracts for literature public affairs
• Public Affairs Information Service, Inc. (2nd address)
• Public Information Research Nonprofit publisher of NameBase
• Rand McNally & Company
• Reed Business Information Ltd Reference information material for the library market
• Reed Group Limited Publisher of the Medical Disability Advisor (MDA)
• Reed Reference Publishing
• Reference Press Includes Hoovers Handbooks
• Reference Reviews Europe/IFB Abstracts Reviews European reference sources
• Reference Service Press Financial aid information
• Responsive Database Services, Inc. (RDS)
• Rich's Business Directories Northern California business information
• Roth Publishing, Inc. Poetry reference
• Rough Guides Publisher of travel guides & reference books, both in print and on the Internet
• Sageworks U.S. college guides
• Salem Press Reference works in literature, biography, history, social science, philosophy, and science, for young adult and adult readers
• K.G. Saur Verlag
• Scarecrow Press, Inc. Bibliographies and reference works; also professional books and textbooks in library science
• The School Government Publishing Company Ltd Compilers, editors and publishers of UK educational directories listing nursery schools through universities
• Charles Scribner's Sons
• ShawGuides Directories
• Sociological Abstracts, Inc. (SAI)
• SoftLine Information Developer and publisher of electronic full text databases
• Spilled Candy Publications Non-fiction guides for writers and mysteries for the New Age/pagan/spiritual markets
• Staff Directories, Ltd. Directories of the United States federal government
• Stata Corporation Statistical software and reference manual
• Thoemmes Press Primary sources and reference works in the history of ideas for the academic community
• D W Thorpe Bibliographic services
• Thorson Guides, L.L.C. Publisher of books on accredited college degrees through distance learning
• Time Life Asia Home reference and infotainment products
• Trident Press International
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• Universal Reference Publications Statistical reference books on America's top-rated cities
• Uniworld Business Publications Publisher of business directories, especially of foreign firms
• Visible Ink Press
• Visible Ink Press (2nd address)
• Walker's Research, LLC Publisher of U.S. business reference directories
• Webster's New World Dictionaries and language reference books
• J. Whitaker & Sons Ltd. Provider of bibliographic information to libraries and the booktrade in the UK and worldwide
• Whitston Publishing Company Scholarly & general interest books, & the American Humanities Index
• H.W. Wilson
• Wine Appreciation Guild U.S. publisher specializing in books on wine, winemaking and wine-producing regions
• World Almanac Books Popular adult & juvenile reference books, & general non-fiction
• World Pages, Inc. Online white and yellow pages directory information
• World Trade Press
• Writer's Digest
• Zanichelli Editore Reference and school books