Cambridge Information Group

Cambridge Information Group

Cambridge Information Group, CIG, is a privately owned group of information services and publishing companies and educational institutions. It was founded in 1971 by Robert N. Snyder and Philip E. Hixon and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. As of 2007, CIG’s operating companies are: ProQuest, R.R. Bowker, RefWorks, and CIG Education Group. CIG Education Group is the owner of the Sotheby's Institute of Art, and Bach to Rock music school (B2R). CIG is also the largest shareholder of Navtech, Inc.

ee also

*University Microfilms International
*CSA (database company)

External links

* [http://www.cambridgeinformationgroup.com/ Cambridge Information Group website]
* [http://il.proquest.com/ ProQuest website]
* [http://www.bowker.com/ R. R. Bowker website]
* [http://www.refworks.com/ RefWorks website]
* [http://www.sothebysinstitute.com/ Sotheby's Institute of Art website]
* [http://www.b2rmusic.com/ B2R - Bach to Rock website]
* [http://www.navtechinc.com/ Navtech, Inc. website]
* [http://blogs.ala.org/pace.php?title=bigger_fish Bigger Fish] (American Library Association blog entry about CIG's merger of ProQuest and CSA)


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