IGI Global
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| Founded | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Hershey, PA |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
| Imprints |
Information Science Reference Medical Information Science Reference Business Science Reference Engineering Science Reference IRM Press Information Science Publishing CyberTech Publishing |
| Official website | www.igi-global.com |
IGI Global (formerly known as Idea Group Publishing) is a privately held international publishing company headquartered in Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The company is a publisher of journals, books, encyclopedias, and teaching cases in information science, computer science, and information and technology management. It is included in the Web of Knowledge list of publishers.[2]
IGI Global authors are a diverse group ranging from domestic and international academics to professionals in many disciplines, including those working for competing publishers.[3]
The company was founded in 1988 and currently runs seven imprints:[4]
- Information Science Reference (ISR)
- Medical Information Science Reference (MISR)
- Business Science Reference (BSR)
- Engineering Science Reference (ESR)
- IRM Press
- Information Science Publishing
- CyberTech Publishing
IGI Global's books are indexed in Thomson Reuters Book Citation Index, the DBLP Computer Science Bibliography, Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), and ACM Digital Library.[5] The publisher's website mentions 2000+ reference and scholarly books in the fields of education, social science, library and information science, healthcare, business management, public administration, computer science, and engineering.[5] WorldCat, the world's biggest bibliographic online database, returned 1,060 books after conducting a search for "IGI Global".[6] Reviews of books published by IGI can be found in Book News,[7] Library Journal,[8][9][10] and Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.[11]
References
- ↑ "IGI Global Partners with EMpact to Provide Electronic Resources to Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Germany and Poland". EBSCO. 2007-10-10. Retrieved 2011-01-25.
- ↑ "Web of Knowledge: Publishers". Thomson Reuters. 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
- ↑ "SAGE’s Lettie Conrad Adds to new reference title". Sage Connection. Sage. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ "Imprints". IGI Global. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Books". IGI Global. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ↑ "Search: IGI Global". WorldCat. Retrieved 2013-06-12.
- ↑ "Concise coverage of scholarly, reference, & sci-tech-med books: IGI Publishing". Book News Inc. April 2013. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ↑ William Garrett (Troy Univ. Lib.) (April 1, 2013). "Reviews: Dictionary of Information Science and Technology. 2d ed. 2 vols. IGI Global. 2012. 1694p. ed. by Mehdi Khosrow-Pour. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781466626249". Library Journal. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ↑ Robert L. Battenfeld, (C.W. Post Campus Lib., Long Island Univ.) (February 1, 2012). "Reviews: E-Reference Context and Discoverability in Libraries: Issues and Concepts. IGI Global. 2011. 462p. ed. by Sue Polanka. illus. bibliog. index. ISBN 9781613503089". Library Journal. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ↑ Bette-Lee Fox, Managing Editor, Library Journal (May 25, 2012). "Díaz, Laura & others. Discovery of Geospatial Resources: Methodologies, Technologies, and Emergent Applications. IGI Global. (Premier Reference Source). 2012. c.315p. LC 2011048796. ISBN 9781466609457". Library Journal. Retrieved 2013-06-20.
- ↑ "Choice Review Online: Advancements in Distributed Computing and Internet Technologies: Trends and Issues, ed. by Al-Sakib Khan Pathan, Mukaddim Pathan, and Hae Young Lee. IGI Global, Jul. 2011. ISBN 9781613501108". Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries 48 (12). August 2011. Retrieved 2013-06-20.