EBSCO Industries, Inc. :: History of EBSCO

History of EBSCO

1987-1998

1958	Operations were combined under EBSCO Industries, Inc., "profit centers" were established, and corporate headquarters moved to the center of Birmingham.
1960	Hanson-Bennett Magazine Agency, Chicago, was acquired.
1963	Library subscription service office, EBSCO's first sales effort to libraries, was opened in Boston.
1967	The Burkhardt Co. of Detroit (binder manufacturer) was purchased.
1967	National Publications Co. of Los Angeles was acquired.
1968	EBSCO Subscription Services (ESS) had 10 regional offices.
1969	Vulcan Information Packaging built the nation's most modern loose-leaf binder plant.
1971	J.T. Stephens succeeded Elton B. Stephens as President.
1972	Franklin Square Agency was purchased to double the volume of ESS.
1975	Publisher Promotion and Fulfillment was founded to serve publishers.
1975	ESS opened an office in Europe.

1976	Valley Joist was acquired.
1977	H. Wilson Company, Chicago, was acquired.
1977	EBSCO Media quadrupled its size by moving to a new location.
1980	EBSCO Reception Room Subscription Services was established to provide subscription savings to professional offices.
1980	EBSCO Telephone Sales (currently EBSCO TeleServices) was created to provide promotional and research capabilities to publishers.
1980	PRADCO (Rebel Lures) was acquired by EBSCO. Cordell was then acquired by PRADCO.
1981	ESS established a Regional Office in Sydney, NSW, Australia.
1982	EBSCO moved to a 134,000-square-foot International Headquarters.
1982	Moore-Cottrell, a subscription agency, was acquired.
1984	NSC International was purchased.
1984	EBSCO Publishing was created to provide a serials reference book to the library community.
1986	EBSCO Electronic Information (now part of EBSCO Publishing) was initiated to develop and produce electronic information products.