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For 65 years, ABC-CLIO has been recognized as an industry leader in the creation of innovative reference and professional development.
Mission
For 65 years, ABC-CLIO has been an innovator in academic publishing, providing top-level, comprehensive materials from our scholarly and reference imprints, to our digital curriculum and research databases, to our professional development resources. What started off as a small family publishing company has grown to become a recognized leader in the field, providing print and online materials for learners, researchers, educators, librarians, and information specialists worldwide.
Today, ABC-CLIO is owned by Bloomsbury Publishing, a leading independent publishing house. In common with ABC-CLIO, Bloomsbury is a publisher with lifelong learning at the heart of the business, with a philosophy based on digital first and innovation. Bloomsbury publishes works of excellence and originality to inspire, educate and inform, and believes that intellectual curiosity and educational achievement go hand-in-hand.
As part of Bloomsbury, we will continue – and enhance – our passion and commitment to serve everyone in education and scholarship:
Today’s learners are exploring subjects in digital, print, and multimedia contexts as they strengthen the vital critical skills they’ll need to tackle 21st-century challenges as adults. Social studies is the perfect setting to both inspire their curiosity and reinforce their intellectual confidence, and our 17 distinct subject databases provide not only vast references and scholarship on subjects ranging from ancient world history to modern issues but also new curriculum resources to help students learn reading, writing, researching and critical thinking skills they can apply both in and beyond the classroom.
Instructors know that a comprehensive mix of primary and secondary sources is vital to drawing students into subjects and inspiring them to investigate complex issues on their own. ABC-CLIO is committed to supporting teachers across the social studies curriculum, which is why our vast digital and print references are meticulously curated and our curriculum resources are vetted and reviewed to make sure teachers have all the tools they need.
Librarians are continually seeking new ways to meet the needs of their students, classroom teachers, and researchers. Their role in schools is invaluable, and we’re proud to provide librarians with the professional development resources they need to excel at every stage and level of their career.
Scholars need resources they can trust when they contribute to ongoing academic dialogues. ABC-CLIO’s intensive collecting, creating, and curating processes ensure that our academic imprints publish only the best in scholarly works from top authors who are preeminent in their field: from American history topics to controversial current political issues, researchers look to ABC-CLIO for the books and publications that offer critical insights, provocative discussions, and authoritative perspectives.
Building Synergies
As ABC-CLIO has grown over the years, we have developed a framework of four unique imprints that complement one another’s strengths and together offer a comprehensive range of products to meet the changing needs of our diverse audience.
ABC-CLIO Databases — Authoritative Online Curriculum and Research
Libraries Unlimited — Professional Development and Advocacy
ABC-CLIO & Greenwood — Authoritative Reference
Praeger — Scholarly and Contemporary Nonfiction
Read more about our history here.