Gale's Publishers Directory is your one-stop resource for exhaustive coverage of approximately 30,000 U.S. and Canadian publishers, distributors and wholesalers. Organizations profiled in the Publishers Directory represent a broad spectrum of interests, including major publishing companies; small presses (in the traditional, literary sense); groups promoting special interests from ethnic heritage to alternative medical treatments; museums and societies in the arts, science, technology, history, and genealogy; divisions within universities that issues special publications in such fields as business, literature and climate studies; religious institutions; corporations that produce important publications related to their areas of specialization; government agencies; and electronic and database publishers.

This reference provides information on European companies publishing valuable new books on subjects such bibliography, natural science, Middle Eastern studies, the environment and other areas not covered by more general publishers. It covers 4000 specialized European publishers in 25 countries, including the EEC and the rest of Europe, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Entries are arranged alphabetically under one or more of 50 specialized areas, including architecture and design, education and textbooks, science fiction and women's studies. Details provided include: complete contact information; ownership; imprints; distributors; number of employees; number of titles published each year; and language(s) of publication.