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| May 16, 2021 |
Clarivate to acquire ProQuest Clarivate announced a definitive agreement to acquire ProQuest, a leading global software, data and analytics provider to academic, research and national institutions, from Cambridge Information Group, a family-owned investment firm, and other partners including Atairos, for $5.3 billion, including refinancing of ProQuest debt. The consideration for the acquisition is approximately $4.0 billion in cash and $1.3 billion of equity. The transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals, is expected to close during the third quarter of 2021. |
| Dec 4, 2019 |
ProQuest Acquires Innovative Interfaces In a move that further consolidates the library technology industry, Ex Libris has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Innovative Interfaces, Inc. from its private equity investors. Since December 2015, Ex Libris has been owned by ProQuest. In addition to its role as a major content provider to libraries, ProQuest is now responsible for a growing portfolio of library technology products, including major systems for resource management, content discovery, materials acquisition, reading list integration, and research services. While ProQuest faces major competition for each of its product categories, this move substantially strengthens its position in the sector and broadens its scope to include public libraries. |
| Jun 20, 2019 |
Ex Libris acquires RapidILL from Colorado State University Ex Libris has acquired RapidILL, the provider of industry-leading document-delivery and resource-sharing solutions. Developed by staff at the Colorado State University (CSU) Libraries, RapidILL’s flagship product, also named RapidILL, serves more than 330 institutions, which benefit from a fast, cost-effective request and delivery service for interlibrary loans. RapidILL will continue to offer its current solutions, with support from Ex Libris. At the same time, the two organizations will work together to significantly enrich resource-sharing services for the academic library market. |
| May 17, 2019 |
Atairos makes investment in ProQuest ProQuest and Atairos, an independent private company focused on supporting growth-oriented businesses, announced that Atairos will acquire an ownership position in ProQuest. ProQuest will use the proceeds from the transaction to repurchase most of the shares owned by entities affiliated with the Merchant Banking Division of Goldman Sachs, which will retain a minority interest in the Company. Cambridge Information Group will maintain its majority ownership of ProQuest. CIG has been the majority owner of ProQuest since 2007, overseeing a period of growth through new product innovation and strategic acquisitions that have helped ProQuest customers respond to changing environments. |
| Dec 15, 2015 |
Ex Libris acquired by ProQuest ProQuest, an information solutions provider central to global research, has completed its acquisition of Ex Libris Group, a leading global provider of cloud‑based solutions for higher education. |
| Apr 30, 2015 |
Ex Libris acquires oMbiel, a leading provider of mobile campus solutions Ex Libris has expanded its product portfolio by acquiring oMbiel, a leading UK-based SaaS platform provider of mobile and portal solutions for higher education. campusM, oMbiel’s flagship product, enables educational institutions to deliver services and information to prospective, enrolled, and graduating students, as well as other campus audiences, through a high-quality user experience. Mobile access to information and services as provided by campusM is now a basic expectation of users, particularly the new generation of mobile-first students. |
| Jan 28, 2015 |
Ex Libris launches Leganto course list management platform Ex Libris announced a development partnership with the libraries of the University of Oklahoma in the US, Imperial College and Kingston University in the UK, KU Leuven in Belgium, and UNSW Australia. The partners will participate in the development of a new reading-list solution that is now in the works at Ex Libris. |
| Jun 24, 2014 |
ProQuest releases foundation version of Intota, providing management of electronic resources Libraries struggling with the challenges of managing e-resources now have a flexible solution that streamlines their workflows. ProQuest today announced availability of Intota, a transformative Library Services Platform (LSP) that integrates market-leading management, discovery and assessment capabilities into a single solution. Unlike other library management systems, Intota features e-resource lifecycle management including, Demand Driven Acquisition (DDA) and the industry's most authoritative and comprehensive Knowledgebase of library resources. |
| Jan 20, 2014 |
ProQuest retires Serials Solutions brand Products and services from ProQuest’s Seattle-based technologies business unit will now carry the ProQuest brand as the name Serials Solutions is retired. The change takes place immediately and customers will see the ProQuest name on business cards, email addresses, product information and in connection with products such as the Summon discovery service and the new Intota library management service. The move comes as ProQuest implements an enterprise strategy to integrate and leverage assets across all its businesses, improving service to customers, enhancing product innovation and powering better research outcomes for users. |
| Nov 21, 2013 |
Initial version of Intota Assessment launched by ProQuest Intota Assessment, a library collection analytics service from Serials Solutions, a ProQuest business, is now available. It is a comprehensive assessment solution that gives libraries a holistic view of both monographs and serials in both electronic and print format, enabling data-driven decisions regarding collection development. Intota Assessment is also the first production service of Intota, a new cloud-based library services platform. |
| Nov 4, 2013 |
Goldman Sachs makes minority investment in ProQuest with ABRY Partners selling its stake in the company ProQuest announced that an affiliate of Goldman Sachs will purchase a significant minority equity interest in the Company, including the stake held by private equity firm ABRY Partners. Goldman Sachs will join majority shareholder Cambridge Information Group (CIG) as a partner. |
| Aug 20, 2013 |
Nielsen acquires business intelligence and commerce solutions products from R. R. Bowker Nielsen, a global information and measurement company, and ProQuest affiliate R.R. Bowker, a leading provider of bibliographic information and management solutions, have signed a definitive agreement for Nielsen to acquire Bowker's Business Intelligence and Commerce Solutions products. This acquisition will build on Nielsen's existing global book intelligence by adding enhanced offerings in transaction services and sales measurement and analysis. Bowker products that will be available as part of the Nielsen Book portfolio include:
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| Jun 25, 2013 |
ProQuest appoints Matthew Brine as Vice President and General Manager of Serials Solutions ProQuest appointed Matthew Brine as Vice President and General Manager of Serials Solutions. In this role, Brine will provide the vision, strategy and global leadership to deliver discovery and management solutions to libraries. With more than 20 years of experience leading technology companies through growth initiatives, Brine balances business rigor with focus on quality and customer service. |
| May 14, 2013 |
ProQuest acquires EBL ProQuest completed its acquisition of Ebook Library (EBL), significantly expanding its e-book delivery and aggregation capabilities with libraries worldwide. Kari Paulson, President of EBL, and EBL's current staff have joined ProQuest with Ms. Paulson in the role of Vice President and General Manager of the combined ebrary and EBL e-book business unit. |
| Oct 16, 2012 |
Golden Gate Capital acquires Ex Libris from Leeds Equity Partners for $300 million Golden Gate Capital, a prominent San Francisco-based private equity firm with $12 billion in capital under management, has entered into an agreement to acquire Ex Libris from its current owner, Leeds Equity Partners. |
| Jul 13, 2011 |
Kurt Sanford named Chief Executive Officer of ProQuest Sanford will join the ProQuest as Chief Executive Officer and as a member of its Board of Directors on July 13, 2011. Mr. Sanford, a highly experienced information services executive, previously spent the past 14 years at LexisNexis, serving most recently as President, Global Operations for its global legal business. Mr. Sanford will succeed Marty Kahn, who has led ProQuest since it was acquired by Cambridge Information Group (CIG) in 2007. Mr Kahn will become Vice Chairman of ProQuest’s Board of Directors, and also consult with ProQuest and its parent company CIG. He will be based in CIG’s New York office. |
| Jun 22, 2011 |
Serials Solutions announces strategy to build Web-Scale management solution, later branded as Intota Serials Solutions announced the development of a new web-scale management solution that will dramatically improve workflows for librarians, further increasing productivity and quality of service to their patrons. Built entirely new from the ground up, Serials Solutions will provide librarians with a single, comprehensive service that will eventually eliminate the need for integrated library systems, improve efficiencies and address the challenges libraries experience today when managing their physical and electronic content and collections. The new Serials Solutions service will address the industry’s fundamental shift to electronic content, while still supporting librarians’ needs to manage their print and local collections. To do this, Serials Solutions will develop a solution that enables the cohesive management of a libraries’ collection, including the ability to select, purchase, catalog, circulate, compare, manage, fulfill, assess and report on their content, regardless of format. The service will also tightly integrate into the discovery process, working with the Summon™ service as well as other discovery solutions, creating an integrated, end-to-end solution. |
| Jun 1, 2011 |
ProQuest acquires British Nursing Index ProQuest has acquired BNI, a cornerstone database for nursing and midwifery in the U.K. BNI – shortened from British Nursing Index -- has been compiled through a partnership of the libraries at Bournemouth University, Poole Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the Royal College of Nursing and Salisbury NHS Foundation Trust. ProQuest has built a long-term relationship with BNI through its distribution via Dialog, its business unit serving the professional market. Now, as the founding organizers seek to ensure the long-term health of the index, acquisition by ProQuest will ensure it continues to flourish. |
| Jan 6, 2011 |
ProQuest acquires ebrary ProQuest has acquired e-book pioneer ebrary. The agreement will marry both companies’ inventive, user-centric technologies and add a growing pool of a quarter-million e-books to ProQuest’s monumental content offerings. The combined collection will enable users to search seamlessly across multiple formats – books, journals, dissertations, newspapers, video, and more – and across eight centuries of the world’s knowledge. |
| Dec 10, 2010 |
Serials Solutions launches 360 Access Control hosted proxy service Serials Solutions announced the availability of the industry's first hosted proxy service, 360 Access Control. 360 Access Control is the industry’s first Software as a Service proxy solution that will help librarians streamline the management of their e-resource collections, as well as improve patron access to those collections with a single sign-on.Many librarians need the single sign-on offered by proxy services, which allow users to quickly access e-resources from all content providers without having to sign in repeatedly to access specific information. However, at the same time, librarians also want an easy-to-manage solution that is integrated with their data management workflow. With a hosted solution like 360 Access Control, librarians can take advantage of all the patron benefits of a proxy service and gain the benefits of automated administration capabilities. |
| Sep 6, 2010 |
Michael Gersch has been named ProQuest Senior Vice President and General Manager of Serials Solutions Michael Gersch has been named ProQuest Senior Vice President and General Manager of business unit Serials Solutions, the industry leader in providing libraries with digital discovery tools and integrated management solutions. Mr. Gersch succeeds Rob Mercer, who has chosen to move to another senior role within ProQuest and will lead Serials Solutions’ burgeoning worldwide sales effort as Vice-President, Global Sales. Mr. Gersch is part of ProQuest’s senior executive team and reports to CEO Marty Kahn. |
| Jan 22, 2009 |
Ex Libris launches bX Web 2.0 Usage-Based Scholarly Recommendation Services Ex Libris Group announced its new Web 2.0 recommender service. Ex Libris bX to provide library users with article-level recommendations based on collective usage data amassed from research communities around the world. |
| Jan 19, 2009 |
Serials Solutions launches Summon discovery service A new service from Serials Solutions will create Google-like searching of the full breadth of content found in library collections -- from books and videos to e-resources at the article level. The Summon unified discovery service addresses what research shows is a fundamental barrier between libraries and users: a simple, obvious starting point for searches. The Summon service is in beta with academic libraries throughout North America and will be available for purchase later this year. The Summon service goes beyond federated search and leap-frogs next-generation OPACs by searching the library records as well as a full-complement of electronic content – at the article level – all together. |
| Nov 1, 2008 |
ProQuest announces RefWorks-COS as a unified brand RefWorks-COS announces the launch of its new brand, reflecting the successful merger of the RefWorks and COS organizations announced by parent company ProQuest earlier this year. |
| Aug 5, 2008 |
Leeds Equity Partners acquires Ex Libris Group Ex Libris Group announced that Leeds Equity Partners, the largest fund focused exclusively on investing in knowledge industry companies, has completed the acquisition of the Ex Libris Group. Silver Point Capital L.P. provided acquisition financing for Ex Libris. Value of transaction estimated at $170 million. |
| Jul 1, 2008 |
ProQuest acquires Dialog from Thomson Reuters ProQuest acquired Dialog from ThomsonReuters and named industry veteran Suzanne BeDell as Dialog General Manager. Ms. BeDell will report to ProQuest CEO Marty Kahn. |
| Mar 17, 2008 |
Serials Solutions assumes responsibility for AquaBrowser Library from Bowker Serials Solutions announced that it now represents the AquaBrowser Library unified discovery interface with MyDiscoveries social library experience. Serials Solutions has exclusive reseller rights to the academic market in North America. This alliance leverages the superior search and interface technology developed by MediaLab Solutions BV of the Netherlands combined with the sales and marketing expertise of Serials Solutions. AquaBrowser Library can be installed quickly and already is implemented at more than 200 libraries worldwide. |
| Feb 14, 2008 |
WebFeat acquired by ProQuest and merged into Serials Solutions In a move that consolidates the federated search sector of the library automationmarket, WebFeat has been acquired by ProQuest and will be merged into its Serials Solutions subsidiary. ProQuest is part of Cambridge Information Group, which also owns R.R. Bowker. Although Cambridge Information Group’s strategic focus has been on publishing and electronic content, the company has increasingly become involved in technology. |
| Jan 18, 2008 |
ProQuest acquires RefWorks ProQuest, a Cambridge Information Group company, has acquired RefWorks LLC, a leading provider of web-based research management, writing and collaboration services for the academic and research communities. Cambridge Information Group has had an ownership position in RefWorks since May 2001. Complete ownership will enable ProQuest to integrate RefWorks into its COS business -- which serves the same market -- creating powerful, single-source networking and management tools for scholars around the world. |
| Jan 10, 2008 |
Serials Solutions brands its e-resource knowledgebase as KnowledgeWorks Serials Solutions introduced Serials Solutions KnowledgeWorks, the authoritative e-resource knowledgebase. This expanded and improved knowledgebase covers e-journals, e-books, and more; new legal citations abbreviations; and titles entered through a new Library Managed Holdings feature. |
| Jan 10, 2008 |
Serials Solutions renames AMS as 360 Core Basic E-Resource Access and Management Serials Solutions introduced the new Serials Solutions 360 Core brand. Formerly marketed as AMS, 360 Core is an integral part of the Serials Solutions 360 family of e-resource access and management services, and is the basic e-journal access and management service offered both as a standalone product and included with all other 360 services. |
| Nov 15, 2007 |
Serials Solutions launches the 360 Counter E-Resource Assessment Service Serials Solutions announced the launch of the 360 Counter e-resource assessment service. 360 Counter helps libraries evaluate the usage and cost of e-resources to optimize the value of electronic collections. 360 Counter aggregates Project COUNTER usage reports, incorporates costs, calculates cost-per-click per title, and compares content providers. 360 Counter's reporting tools then enable users to custom-tailor cost and usage reports for in-depth analysis of e-resources that facilitate better collection-development decisions. |
| Jun 30, 2007 |
Remnant of ProQuest Company changes name to VoyagerLearning following sale of ProQuest Information and Learning to Cambridge Information Group ProQuest Company will change its name to VoyagerLearning Company effective Saturday, June 30, 2007. The name change is being made pursuant to the terms of the sale of ProQuest Information and Learning to Cambridge Information Group in February 2007 under which CIG acquired the rights to the ProQuest name. |
| Jun 21, 2007 |
R.R. Bowker acquires Medialab Solutions, developer of AquaBrowser Library R.R. Bowker, the global leader in bibliographic information management, announced that it has acquired Medialab Solutions by Amsterdam, creators of the highly regarded AquaBrowser Library search and discovery platform that is used by more than 60 million patrons in public libraries throughout the U.S. and Europe. |
| Jun 2007 |
Serials Solutions takes responsibility for Ulrich’s products Serials Solutions announced in June 2007 that it will be taking responsibility for the Ulrichseb.com and the Ulrich’s Serials Analysis System. Effective August 1, 2007, Serials Solutions will act as the exclusive developer and distributor for these two products. Responsibility for these products shifts from R.R. Bowker to the Serials Solutions division of ProQuest, all companies in the CIG portfolio. |
| May 4, 2007 |
ProQuest CSA renamed to ProQuest ProQuest CSA, the new company formed from the February 2007 merger of ProQuest Information and Learning and CSA, will now operate under the name ProQuest. |
| Mar 29, 2007 |
Serials Solutions re-brands its products under the Serials Solutions 360 suite 360 leverages the key advantages of Serials Solutions as a provider of EResource Access and Management Services (ERAMS): premier knowledgebase, integration, Webhosted Software as a Service (SaaS), superior customer support, and global compatibility. Each of the services included in the 360 suite has a specific role and also can be acquired as a standalone solution for specific functions:
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| Feb 9, 2007 |
Cambridge Information Group acquires ProQuest Information and Learning for $220 million Cambridge Information Group closed its previously announced transaction with ProQuest Company and acquired ProQuest Information and Learning. CIG will combine its Bethesda, Maryland-based CSA subsidiary with Ann Arbor, Michigan-based ProQuest Information and Learning to create a new, privately held independent company, ProQuest-CSA. |
| Dec 15, 2006 |
Cambridge Information Group announces intent to acquire Proquest Information and Learning with ABRY Partners, LLC as minority investor ProQuest Company and its subsidiary, ProQuest Information and Learning Company sign a definitive agreement with Cambridge Information Group (CIG) providing for the acquisition of the ProQuest Information and Learning segment for approximately $222 million. ABRY Partners, LLC. contributed 20 percent minority equity investment of $63 million. |
| Jun 26, 2006 |
Francisco Partners acquires Ex Libris for $62 million Francisco Partners, a private equity firm based in Menlo Park, CA with about $5 billion under management, purchased 100% of Ex Libris Group. Previous owners included venture capital firms Walden Israel and Tamar Technologies; the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and current and former company executives. |
| Dec 12, 2005 |
CSA acquires Community of Science CSA acquired Community of Science (COS)a leading Internet site for the global research an d development community. Over the last 15 years, COS has established itself as the leader in grant funding opportunities and researcher expertise information. Community of Science, originally a spin-off of The Johns Hopkins University, facilitates the business of worldwide R&D. It represents more than 1,300 universities, associations, and other research institutions comprising more than 480,000 scholars and researchers. CSA is a division of Cambridge Information Group. |
| Oct 4, 2005 |
Serials Solutions launches E-Resource Management System Serials Solutions, launched its E-Resource Management System enabling 20 subscribing libraries immediate access to the system. ERMS includes fully-hosted functionalities that allow libraries to control selection, acquisition and management of all their e-resources. |
| Jun 9, 2005 |
Jane Burke Named General Manager of Serials Solutions ProQuest Information and Learning has appointed Jane Burke as Vice President, ProQuest Information and Learning, and General Manager of Serials Solutions, a Seattle-based business acquired by the company in July 2004. Ms. Burke will report to Skip Prichard, Senior Vice President, Global Sales, ProQuest Information and Learning. |
| Jan 13, 2005 |
Serials Solutions launches Central Search federated search product Serials Solutions announced that it will unveil Central Search, a full-featured federated search engine. This product was later renamed 360 Search. |
| Jan 1, 2005 |
ProQuest acquires Voyager Expanded Learning ProQuest Information and Learning has completed the acquisition of privately held Voyager Expanded Learning, a leading provider of in-school core reading programs, reading intervention programs, and professional development programs for school districts throughout the United States. |
| Sep 27, 2004 |
R.R. Bowker acquires Syndetic Solutions R.R. Bowker, the leading provider of bibliographic information in North America, today announced the acquisition of Syndetic Solutions, a premier provider of enriched content for a library's online catalog. |
| Mar 9, 2004 |
Serials Solutions acquired by ProQuest ProQuest Information and Learning has acquired Seattle-based Serials Solutions, Inc., a leading provider of e-journal management and linking services. ProQuest Information and Learning, a unit of ProQuest Company, creates and publishes databases for libraries and educational institutions worldwide. |
| Jul 23, 2003 |
ProQuest acquires SIRS Publishing from EGEG Holdings Corp. ProQuest Information and Learning has acquired SIRS Publishing, Inc, the publisher of SIRS Researcher, SIRS Discoverer, SIRS Enduring Issues and other databases. Mandarin Library Automation remains under the ownership of EGEG Holdings Corp., directed by Elliot Goldstein and Eleanor Goldstein. |
| May 11, 2003 |
Matti Shem Tov appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Ex Libris Ex Libris Ltd. announced that Matti Shem Tov will be heading the expanding global operations of the company as its new president and CEO, effective immediately. |
| Dec 5, 2002 |
Serials Solutions launches OpenURL link resolver Article Linker, later branded as 360 Link Serials Solutions announced the development of two new linking services: Journal Linker and Article Linker. Both services will provide new options for linking between a library’s electronic resources. Journal Linker is available to all Serials Solutions clients. |
| Jan 31, 2002 |
ProQuest acquires Micromedia ProQuest Information and Learning announced that it has acquired Micromedia Limited, Canada's largest developer, publisher, and distributor of value-added reference information for academic, government, and corporate markets. Founded in 1972 and headquartered in Toronto, Micromedia licenses information from media, government, and other sources, creates abstracts, and delivers the information via the Internet, CD-ROM, microform, and print media. |
| May 2001 |
RefWorks founded with the backing of Cambridge Information Group in partnership with CSA. Founded in 2001 by a team of experts in the field of bibliographic database management, RefWorks is dedicated to providing a high quality web-based research management, writing and collaboration tool for the academic, government and corporate research communities. Founders include Matt Dunie. Partnership with CSA to handle sales and marketing. |
| 2001 |
Bell & Howell launches ProQuest Company ProQuest Company formed through the consolidation of Bell & Howell Information and Learning and Bell & Howell Publishing Services |
| 2001 |
Cambridge Information Group acquires Bowker Cambridge Information Group acquired R.R. Bowker, a unit of Cahners Business Information, from Reed Elsevier. |
| Mar 2000 |
Serials Solutions founded Serials Solutions founded by Peter McCracken, Mike McCracken, Steve McCracken, and Chris Pierard |
| Oct 1999 |
Bell & Howell acquires Chadwyck-Healey Bell & Howell acquires Chadwyck-Healey for £30M |
| Aug 1999 |
Bell & Howell acquires Electric Library from Infonautics "Infonautics, the developer of the online Electric Library service used by many libraries and schools, has sold its cornerstone product to Bell & Howell. A new, as yet unnamed, joint-venture company will be formed to market not only Electric Library, but also Bell & Howell's ProQuest K-12 business. Taken together, ProQuest and Electric Library are used in more than 40,000 libraries and schools. It is estimated that 25 million students in K-12 used the two products each day. Infonautics will own 27 percent of the joint-venture company. It will continue to market the consumer version of Electric Library, and will retain its line of "Sleuth" online reference services." (From August 1999 Library Systems Newsletter.) |
| Jul 1997 |
Ex Libris acquires Dabis, a German company offering the BIS library automation system Ex Libris acquired the German company Dabis, which had a three hundred-library customer base using its BIS system. |
| 1990 |
Medialab Solutions founded Medialab was founded in 1990 in Amsterdam by professor M.M. (Thijs) Chanowski. Until 2000, it was a dedicated research facility and part of BSO Origin Philips |
| 1989 |
Community of Science (COS) founded Community of Science founded as a spin-off of The Johns Hopkins University to facilitate the business of worldwide research and development. |
| 1986 |
Ex Libris, Ltd. founded Ex Libris, Ltd., was formed in 1986 to market and support the software outside of Israel, allowing Aleph Yissum to focus on the software development and to support its use by Israel-based libraries. |
| 1985 |
Bell & Howell acquires University Microfilm International from Xerox The Bell & Howell Company acquired University Microfilms International, a unit of the Xerox Corporation, for around $100 million. (According to New York Times) |
| 1985 |
Reed Holdings Inc. acquires University Microfilm International from Xerox |
| 1983 |
Aleph Yissum founded to commercialize ALEPH Yissum, the technology transfer department of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, hires Azriel Morag to commercialize the ALEPH software, launching a new company called Aleph Yissum. |
| 1980 |
ALEPH software created at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ex Libris began in 1980 as an effort to create software to automate the libraries of HUJ. Its software, Automated Library Expandable Program or ALEPH-100 |
| 1973 |
Sir Charles Chadwyck-Healey founds Chadwyck-Healey |
| 1971 |
Cambridge Information Group founded by Robert N. Snyder and Philip E. Hixon Initial holdings of the company include Cambridge Scientific Abstracts (CSA) Disclosure Incorporated, and National Standards Association. |
| 1967 |
Xerox acquires R.R. Bowker |
| 1962 |
Xerox acquires University Microfilms International for $8 million From 1971 to 1976 the company was known as Xerox Microfilms International |
| 1955 |
Cambridge Scientific Abstracts founded Data approximate. |
| 1938 |
Eugene B. Power founds University Microfilm International ProQuest LLC began as University Microfilm International (UMI), founded by Eugene B. Power in 1938 in Ann Arbor Michigan. Power began the business with the idea of using microform technology to serve the low-demand publishing requirements of the scholarly community. One of UMI’s first areas for content acquisition was doctoral dissertations, which it began microfilming in 1939, publishing the abstracts in Microfilm Abstracts, an annual catalog of the dissertations available for sale from UMI. (Source: CRL Profile of ProQuest LLC: http://www.crl.edu/sites/default/files/attachments/pages/ProQuest%20profile%20082010.pdf ) |
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