ABC-CLIO
Encyclopedia
ABC-CLIO is a publisher of reference works for the study of history
and social studies
in academic, secondary school
, and public library
settings.
compendium Historical Abstracts, one of its flagship products, from 1956 to 2007. During the 1960s, a sister bibliographic and abstract publication on American history, America: History and Life, was added. A subsidiary
, Clio Press, began to publish historical reference encyclopedia and other books during the 1970s, and was later folded back into the company as a whole.
By the 2000s, ABC-CLIO's flagship products had become leading online databases for researching many topics in the field of history. The company's reference books had won numerous awards, and the company started a series of subject-related online databases for secondary school use. In 2004, the company acquired the quarterly historical journal, Journal of the West
, which has been published since 1962. The company's continuing mission is to publish high quality materials to serve the historical profession, and facilitate the teaching of history.
It sold Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life to EBSCO Publishing
in 2007. The same year, it acquired the Greenwood Publishing Group
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and social studies
Social studies
Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...
in academic, secondary school
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
, and public library
Public library
A public library is a library that is accessible by the public and is generally funded from public sources and operated by civil servants. There are five fundamental characteristics shared by public libraries...
settings.
History
The company was founded as the American Bibliographic Company in 1956. It published the history bibliographic and abstractAbstract (summary)
An abstract is a brief summary of a research article, thesis, review, conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline, and is often used to help the reader quickly ascertain the paper's purpose. When used, an abstract always appears at the beginning of a...
compendium Historical Abstracts, one of its flagship products, from 1956 to 2007. During the 1960s, a sister bibliographic and abstract publication on American history, America: History and Life, was added. A subsidiary
Subsidiary
A subsidiary company, subsidiary, or daughter company is a company that is completely or partly owned and wholly controlled by another company that owns more than half of the subsidiary's stock. The subsidiary can be a company, corporation, or limited liability company. In some cases it is a...
, Clio Press, began to publish historical reference encyclopedia and other books during the 1970s, and was later folded back into the company as a whole.
By the 2000s, ABC-CLIO's flagship products had become leading online databases for researching many topics in the field of history. The company's reference books had won numerous awards, and the company started a series of subject-related online databases for secondary school use. In 2004, the company acquired the quarterly historical journal, Journal of the West
Journal of the West
Journal of the West is an illustrated quarterly history journal devoted to the history and culture of the American West. Each issue of the Journal is highlighted by a series of articles on a theme central to the history and life of the region. The journal is published by ABC-CLIO, in Santa Barbara,...
, which has been published since 1962. The company's continuing mission is to publish high quality materials to serve the historical profession, and facilitate the teaching of history.
It sold Historical Abstracts and America: History and Life to EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing
EBSCO Publishing, headquartered in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is an aggregator of premium full-text content. EBSCO Publishing's core business is providing online databases via EBSCOhost to libraries worldwide. EBSCOhost is used by libraries, schools, academic institutions, medical institutions, and...
in 2007. The same year, it acquired the Greenwood Publishing Group
Greenwood Publishing Group
Greenwood Publishing Group is an educational publisher and is part of ABC-CLIO. It publishes reference works under its Greenwood Press imprint, and scholarly, professional, and general interest books under Praeger Publishers...
from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.