Crystal Reference occupies a unique position in the
publishing marketplace in owning and producing a large stable of reference
content products specifically for licensing by third parties and not
being involved in the production of our own print titles.
Our content is produced in house by our team of highly experienced editors
and over 350 outside contrbutors. Our contributors are all experts in
their respective fields. Our editorial team in lead by Professor David
Crystal.
Crystal Reference offers its content for licensing via the sale of rights
via direct licensing, the sales of print rights, the syndication of
content via our distribution partners and the sale of translation rights
for print and electronic publishing.
Why License Crystal Reference
content ?
High Quality
Crystal Reference content has been developed over the last fifteen years
under the strict editorial control of Professor David Crystal, a world
authority on reference publishing. Our inhouse editorial team manages
a contributor base of over 500 people, all of whom are noted experts
in their field.
Lower costs of ownership
Investment of over £ 4 million has been made in creating the Crystal
Reference content databases. Few organisations could justify invesment
of this level to bring a new title to market.
Time to market
Crystal Reference products are stored electronically and can be output
to a required format in a matter of hours. This reduces the time taken
to publish a new title or to launch a new online product etc. to a matter
of days rather than months spent in content development.
Adaptable content
Due to the highly sophistaicated classification system devloped by Crystal
Reference, the content can be broken down to serve individual requirements.
In this way, we can supply one record or a thousand records relating
to a given subject. Similarly, our clients can dissect our database
to extract data relating to a given theme such as sporting events, biographies
etc.
Faster return on investment
All of the above factors combined will bring about a faster return in
investment enabling a comprehensive range of products to be delivered
to the marketplace in comparison to other methods.
Terms
Crystal Reference content is available under a wide range of payment
terms and licensing options. For further information and to discuss
your individual requirements, please contact licensing@crystalreference.com
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The complete suite includes the following content
products:-
Encyclopedia database
c.75000 entries encompassing all areas of knowledge
including the Earth, History, Geography (Physical and Human), Society,
Sports and Recreation, Science and Technology, Arts, Business and a comprehensive
ready reference section of tables, statistics, facts and figures relating
to the above subjects.
Biographical
Database
A large database of c.26000 concise biographies of famous figures from
past and present. The database has an international perspective with
over 9000 American biographies.
Factfinder Database
A comprehensive resource with over seven million facts of one type or
another in tabular, image or text formats. Ranges from the constellations
to the periodic table, conversion tables to winners of the World Cup,
human geography to famous novelists.
Quotations
Database
A database of 6000 quotations from famous
personalities, giving author and bibliographical location.
Timeline
of World History
A comprehensive electronic timeline of world from the dawn of history
to present day.
On
This Day
A detailed catalogue of world events for every day of the year.
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