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Founded in 1944, EBSCO Industries has diversified in more than 20 businesses. The company s businesses include being a subscription provider for more than 300,000 title listings from more than 78,000 publishers worldwide; publisher of journal article databases; fishing lures; steel joist and metal roof deck manufacturing; and real estate development. One of its divisions, EBSCO Information Services, provides libraries and research centers with electronic and print journal subscription services; e-resource access and management services; full-text and secondary database development and access; and Web-based book purchasing. It maintains a title database of more than 300,000 title listings and upholds relationships with more than 78,000 publishers throughout the world. EBSCO Industries has a location in Birmingham, Ala. In 2006, Forbes listed EBSCO Industries as the 171st-largest private company.