ACQNET: Biographical Directories (1 response)

From: Bob.Langhorst_at_Blackwell.com
Date: Wed, 3 July 2002
Subject: ACQNET  Biographical directories

Greetings:

Blackwell's has had experience ordering from both publishers cited below.

The International Biographical Centre is a U.K. imprint that's distributed
in the U.S. by Taylor and Francis.

American Biographical Institute is a U.S. imprint  located in Raleigh, NC.
(see address info below) The last time we placed an order with them was in
2001. This publisher did require prepayment and we did receive the items
ordered. Here is the most recent address and phone information  we have:

AMER BIOGRAPHICAL INST.
5126 BUR OAK CIRCLE
PO BOX 31226
RALEIGH NC 27622
919-781-8710/FAX 919-781-8712

I hope this information proves useful.

Bob Langhorst
Manager, Out of Print & A/V departments
Sr. Supervisor, Order Processing
Blackwell's Book Services - U.S.
6024 S.W. Jean Rd. Bldg. G.
Lake Oswego, OR   97035

Phone:	503-684-1140 ext. 1276
	800-547-6426
Fax:	503-639-2481
email:	bob.langhorst_at_blackwell.com

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te: Thu, 30 May 2002 11:23:57 -0700
From: Mary Ellen Kenreich (Portland State University)
<kenreichm_at_pdx.edu>
Subject: ACQNET  Biographical directories

I've been asked to check on the legitimacy of two publishers of
biographical directories.

International Biographical Centre
American Biographical Institute

The question came from the editor of the PSU Magazine, our alumni
publication.  The editor has been approached several times by one of our
faculty who wants a notice or some sort of writeup that he has been
chosen to be listed in these two biographical directories.

We've looked on the Web for information.  The International Biographical
Centre has a web site and one of their listed publications is:
Dictionary of International Biography.  A search on OCLC shows several
editions over the years, although only a few libraries own any edition.

I've heard of companies that offer to list you in a directory if you buy
a copy, or pay some fee.  I can't really tell from the web site that
this is the case, but I think it might be.

Does anyone have any thought, opinions, or first hand knowledge of these
two publishers?

Thanks.

Mary Ellen Kenreich
Acquisitions Librarian
Portland State University
(503) 725-5780
(503) 725-5799 fax
kenreichm_at_pdx.edu