H. W. Wilson Company
EBSCO Publishing | |
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Founded | 1898 |
Founder | Halsey William Wilson |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | Highbridge, The Bronx, New York |
Publication types | Books, databases |
Official website | www www |
The H. W. Wilson Company, Inc. is a publisher and indexing company that was founded in 1898 and is located in
currently publishes print editions of H. W. Wilson products under license.History
The H. W. Wilson Company was founded in 1898 by Halsey William Wilson, a student working his way through the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Together with his roommate, Henry S. Morris, Wilson started a book selling business serving educators and students at the university. When it was time for Morris to graduate, he sold his share of the business to Wilson. The H. W. Wilson Company's first original reference title was the Cumulative Book Index, first published in 1898. This was followed by the Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature in 1901.
In 1911, Wilson relocated the company to White Plains, New York, to be nearer to its main markets. By 1917, demand for more specialized indexes had grown to the point where the company had to move again. Wilson bought a five-story building in The Bronx on the banks of the Harlem River. The building's distinctive lighthouse was added in 1929.
The company also published some print references, such as Facts About the Presidents, Famous First Facts, and the monthly
Merger with EBSCO Publishing, June 2011
This section needs to be updated.(April 2023) |
On June 2, 2011, H. W. Wilson Company merged with
John Cotton Dana Library Public Relations Award
The John Cotton Dana Award, sponsored by H.W. Wilson, honors outstanding library public relations, whether a summer reading program, a year-long centennial celebration, fundraising for a new college library, an awareness campaign, or an innovative partnership in the community. Award winners receive a cash development grant of $5,000 from the H.W. Wilson Foundation. The awards are presented at a reception hosted by H.W. Wilson Company, held during the American Library Association's annual conference.
Database descriptions
Applied Sciences
H. W. Wilson Company's applied sciences indexing encompasses services under the title Applied Science & Technology. These are "abstracts", "full text", and "retrospective". Broad subject coverage includes the major scientific disciplines and their respective sub disciplines in abstracts or full text. For example, topical coverage includes
Applied Science & Technology covers over 780 periodicals, as well as sources such as conference proceedings and directories.[7]
Art indexes
H. W. Wilson Company's indexing pertaining to art encompasses "Art Abstracts", "Art Full Text", "Art Index", and "Art Index Retrospective: 1929-1984". It includes 304 full-text journals that focus on fine art, decorative art, commercial art, photography, folk art, film, architecture and other areas. Subjects covered include art history and criticism, architecture and architectural history, archaeology, antiques, museum studies, graphic arts, industrial design, landscape architecture, interior design, folk art, painting, photography, pottery, sculpture, decorative arts, costume design, television, video, motion pictures, advertising art, non-western art, textiles and other related subjects.[8]
WilsonWeb
WilsonWeb is "an online based information retrieval system that offers an interface, multiple search modes, interactive help messages, and text translation into various languages".[1]
Publishings
- Best books on the war
- Index to short stories
- The vision of Anton as told by Walter A. Dyer
- A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America edited by Monroe N. Work(1928)
References
- ^ a b "Company Overview of The HW Wilson Company, Inc". Bloomberg Businessweek. Archived from the original on 2010-07-05. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ "EBSCO Publishing and The H.W. Wilson Company Make Joint Announcement of Merger Agreement". PRWeb. 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ "A Bibliography of the Negro in Africa and America". 1928.
- ^ "Questions & Answers regarding EBSCO Publishing's Merger with The H.W. Wilson Company". EBSCO Information Services. Archived from the original on 2012-03-21. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Ex-HW Wilson staff to protest over redundancy package". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- ^ Ojala, Marydee (2011-06-09). "EBSCO Acquires H.W. Wilson--Leaves Bronx Lighthouse Behind". Information Today. Archived from the original on 2021-02-11. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ "Applied Science & Technology Index". EBSCO Information Services. Retrieved 2018-12-02.
- ^ "EBSCO and H.W. Wilson Source Databases". EBSCO Industries. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
Further reading
- Rubinstein, Ernest (2014-01-10). "A Modern-Day Scriptorium". The Chronicle of Higher Education.
External links
- Official website
- The H.W. Wilson Company History
- About WilsonWeb. Nova Southeastern University. 2013.