EBSCO Industries
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EBSCO Industries, headquartered in Birmingham
, Alabama
, is a privately held, widely diversified corporation
and the largest subscription agency in the world. It was founded in 1944 by Elton Bryson Stephens (hence the EBSCO acronym Elton B Stephens COmpany). EBSCO is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama
, and one of the top 200 in the nation, based on revenues and employee numbers, according to Forbes
Magazine. In 1997 sales surpassed $1 billion. In 2006 sales exceeded $2 billion. EBSCO is a diverse company which includes over 30 businesses:
, but decided that managing the sale of magazines was more profitable than practicing law. In 1944, Stephens formed a partnership with his wife, Alys Robinson Stephens, to sell magazine subscriptions, personalized binders and magazine racks to the U.S. Armed Forces. They named this "Military Service Company", and over the next decade acquired several other companies that were eventually combined to form EBSCO Industries Inc. In 2011, EBSCO Publishing merged with The H.W. Wilson Company.
The MetaPress division provides an online content
management and hosting
system, also called MetaPress, for scholarly publishers. It contains collections of social science, scientific, technical, and medical journals.
Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The city is the county seat of Jefferson County. According to the 2010 United States Census, Birmingham had a population of 212,237. The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, in estimate by the U.S...
, Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, is a privately held, widely diversified corporation
Corporation
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and the largest subscription agency in the world. It was founded in 1944 by Elton Bryson Stephens (hence the EBSCO acronym Elton B Stephens COmpany). EBSCO is one of the largest privately held companies in Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
, and one of the top 200 in the nation, based on revenues and employee numbers, according to Forbes
Forbes
Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, the Forbes magazine, is published biweekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published biweekly, and Business Week...
Magazine. In 1997 sales surpassed $1 billion. In 2006 sales exceeded $2 billion. EBSCO is a diverse company which includes over 30 businesses:
- Publishing of journalAcademic journalAn academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
article databasesBibliographic databaseA bibliographic database is a database of bibliographic records, an organized digital collection of references to published literature, including journal and newspaper articles, conference proceedings, reports, government and legal publications, patents, books, etc... - Subscription provider for more than 300,000 journals serving more than 50,000 libraries worldwide
- Fishing lureFishing lureA fishing lure is an object attached to the end of a fishing line which is designed to resemble and move like the prey of a fish. The purpose of the lure is to use movement, vibration, and colour to catch the fish's attention so it bites the hook...
s (the world's largest manufacturer) - SteelSteelSteel is an alloy that consists mostly of iron and has a carbon content between 0.2% and 2.1% by weight, depending on the grade. Carbon is the most common alloying material for iron, but various other alloying elements are used, such as manganese, chromium, vanadium, and tungsten...
joistJoistA joist, in architecture and engineering, is one of the horizontal supporting members that run from wall to wall, wall to beam, or beam to beam to support a ceiling, roof, or floor. It may be made of wood, steel, or concrete. Typically, a beam is bigger than, and is thus distinguished from, a joist...
and metalMetalA metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
roof deck manufacturing - Real estateReal estateIn general use, esp. North American, 'real estate' is taken to mean "Property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals, or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this; an item of real property; buildings or...
development
History
Elton Bryson Stephens earned money for college (he attended Birmingham Southern College) by selling magazines door-to-door. He soon became a sales manager and began hiring salespeople and sending them across the country to sell magazine subscriptions. In 1936, Stephens earned a law degree from the University of AlabamaUniversity of Alabama
The University of Alabama is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States....
, but decided that managing the sale of magazines was more profitable than practicing law. In 1944, Stephens formed a partnership with his wife, Alys Robinson Stephens, to sell magazine subscriptions, personalized binders and magazine racks to the U.S. Armed Forces. They named this "Military Service Company", and over the next decade acquired several other companies that were eventually combined to form EBSCO Industries Inc. In 2011, EBSCO Publishing merged with The H.W. Wilson Company.
EBSCO companies
- Information Services
- EBSCO Information Services
- EBSCO Subscription Services
- EBSCO PublishingEBSCO PublishingEBSCO 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...
- EBSCO Research, LLC
- General Services
- Academic Search Complete
- Military Service Company
- Vulcan Service
- EBSCO Book Services
- Magazine Express
- Magazines for Educators
- Grand View Media Group
- S.S. Nesbit & Co
- EBSCO Professional Partners Group
- EBSCO TeleServices
- EBSCO Promotional Products
- EBSCO Reception Room Subscription Services
- Publisher Promotion and Fulfillment
- MetaPress
- NetLibrary
- Publisher's Warehouse
- Real Estate
- Mt Laurel
- Alys Beach
- Manufacturing
- PRADCO Outdoor Brands
- Knight and Hale Game Calls
- Code Blue
- Carry-Lite Decoys and Accessories
- Knight Rifles Modern Muzzleloaders
- Green Mountain Rifle Barrel Company
- Summit Treestands
- Moultrie Feeders
- Wingscapes BirdCam
- PRADCO-Fishing
- Valley Joist
- EBSCO Media
- Four Seasons and Vitronic
- H. Wilson Company
- Luxor (business furniture)
- Vulcan Industries
- Vulcan Information Packaging
- EBSCO Sign Group
- Stewart Signs
- Outdoor Signs America
- Corporate Signs America
- EBSCO LED Displays
- Wayne Industries
- Tinker Business Forms
- NSC International
- Siegel Display Products
- B2B Essentials
The MetaPress division provides an online content
Web content
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management and hosting
Hosting
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system, also called MetaPress, for scholarly publishers. It contains collections of social science, scientific, technical, and medical journals.