Neal-Schuman Publishers

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Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc. is an imprint of the American Library Association. Its headquarters are in Chicago. [1] The imprint publishes professional books intended for archivists, knowledge managers, and librarians. [2]

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Patricia Glass Schuman and John Vincent Neal founded the publisher in 1976. Originally the company packaged library reference books and professional books published by other companies. Beginning in 1979, Neal-Schuman began marketing and publishing its own books. [2]

In 2011 Neal-Schuman had a headquarters in New York City and an office in London. It had over 500 in-print backlist titles. It also marketed and/or copublished around 200 books and monographs. During that year ALA Publishing acquired Neal-Schuman, with the takeover effective on December 23, 2011. In the following three months, ALA planned to move Neal-Schuman operations from New York City to Chicago. [3]

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References

  1. neal-schuman.com
  2. 1 2 "About Neal-Schuman Publishers". Neal-schuman.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. Kelley, Michael (December 20, 2011). "ALA Publishing Acquires Neal-Schuman Publishers". Libraryjournal.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.