RE: Publisher Genealogy

["Anthony Watkinson" <anthony.watkinson@btinternet.com>]

Peter is I know much more knowledgeable about these things than I 
am but I have looked up one company of great interest to me 
because I worked for it for eleven years and I find that the 
entry is at least thirteen years out of date. How is this 
resource updated? It is probably not much used to librarians 
trying to find current owners unless it is a little more current 
I would feel.

Anthony

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From: owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
[mailto:owner-liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Peter B. Hirtle
Sent: 17 March 2011 01:42
To: liblicense-l@lists.yale.edu
Subject: RE: Publisher Genealogy

For older publishers, especially literary publishers, the 
essential resource is the FOB (Firms out of Business) database. 
FOB tracks publishing, literary and other firms that have gone 
out of business, and is jointly run by the Harry Ransom Center 
and University of Reading Library. 
Seehttp://tyler.hrc.utexas.edu/fob.cfm.

Peter B. Hirtle
Senior Policy Advisor and Fellow, Society of American Archivists
Digital Scholarship Services
Cornell University Library
Ithaca, NY 14853