Information World Review

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Information World Review
Categories Information industry
FrequencyMonthly
Publisher VNU Business Publications
Founded1976
First issue1976;47 years ago (1976)
Final issueJanuary 16, 2013;10 years ago (2013-01-16)
Country United Kingdom
Based inLondon
Website iwr.co.uk archived
ISSN 0950-9879
OCLC 61313783

Information World Review was an English monthly trade magazine covering the information industry. Established in 1976, it was initially published by Learned Information Ltd and subsequently by VNU Business Publications and finally by Bizmedia Ltd. under license from Incisive Media. The magazine was initially headquartered in Oxford before subsequently moving to London. [1]

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References

  1. "Information World Review". Media.info. Retrieved 15 June 2020.