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Aslib	Aslib was founded in 1924 as the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux. In December 2004 Aslib went into liquidation. In 2005 its titles, name and rights were acquired by Routledge Reference, which is a division of Taylor & Francis. See www.taylorandfrancisgroup.com.	2008
Biggar and Odhams	The printing firm of Biggar and Odhams was founded in 1847 by William Biggar and William Odhams. After Biggar's death, the firm was renamed William Odhams and then Odhams Limited. See the FOB entry for Odhams Limited.	2008
Book League of America	The Book League of America was founded in New York in 1928 by Samuel Craig. In 1932 the firm was acquired by the Literary Guild. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 46 (1986), p. 63, and see www.literaryguild.com.	2008
Brown-ROA Publishers	The religious publishing house of Brown-ROA Publishers was acquired by Harcourt, Brace & Company in 1994. See the FOB entry for Harcourt, Brace. In 1999 Brown-ROA changed its name to Harcourt Religion Publishers, and Harcourt Religion is now part of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. See www.hmhco.com and www.harcourtreligion.com.	2008
Conran Octopus	Conran Octopus was founded in the 1980s and was originally known as Octopus Conran. It formed part of the Octopus Publishing Group, founded by Paul Hamlyn. The Octopus Group was purchased by Hachette in 2001. See www.hachette.com and www.octopus-publishing.co.uk.	2008
Facts on File, Inc.	Facts on File is a publisher of reference and educational material. The firm is a wholly owned subsidiary of Infobase Publishing. See www.infobasepublishing.com.	2008
Fields, Osgood and Company	Fields, Osgood and Company was formed in Boston in 1868 when James T. Fields, James Ripley Osgood and John S. Clark purchased Howard Ticknor's share in Ticknor and Fields. The firm ceased to exist in 1870 when Fields retired and was replaced as a partner by Benjamin Ticknor. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), p. 400, and see the FOB entries for Ticknor and Fields; James R. Osgood and Company; Houghton, Osgood and Company; and Ticknor and Company. All of these firms are regarded as predecessor firms of Houghton Mifflin. See the Company History page of www.hmco.com.	2009
Free Press of Glencoe	The Free Press of Glencoe was founded in 1947. In 1960-61 it was purchased by the Crowell-Collier division of the Macmillan Company of New York. The Crowell-Collier business and imprints (including Free Press) formed part of the purchase of Macmillan Inc. by Simon & Schuster in 1994. See www.simonsays.com.	2008
Greenhaven Press	Greenhaven Press was founded in the 1970s as the publisher of Opposing Viewpoints. The firm was purchased in 2000 by the Thomson Gale division of the Thomson Corporation. See www.gale.com.	2006
Houghton, Osgood and Company	Houghton, Osgood and Company was one of numerous predecessor firms of Houghton Mifflin. The firm was formed in 1878 by a merger of Hurt & Houghton and James R. Osgood and Company. In 1880 James R. Osgood withdrew from the firm to re-form his own company and Henry Houghton and George Mifflin formed Houghton Mifflin, absorbing the debts of Houghton, Osgood and Company. See 'Dictionary of Literary Biography' 49 (1986), pp. 219-220 & 341-347 and see the Company History page of www.hmco.com.	2009

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