| IDC Publishers has distinguished itself in academic publishing by accessing and
preserving primary sources and rare archival materials on digital and analog formats.
In almost half a century, we have amassed a 'library' of over 70,000 titles, comprising
more than 800,000 volumes on the Arts, Philology, History of Science, Economics &
Social Sciences, History, Jewish Studies, Religion, Law, Human Rights and Area Studies. Since the end of the last century IDC Publishers has stressed the importance of access strategies based on metadata, created according to internationally accepted bibliographic standards. Thus, IDC contributes to the development of sophisticated library finding aids in the difficult field of worldwide fragmented cultural heritage. As a result, IDC is now one of the world's leading specialized publishers of rare and 'inaccessible' materials. These materials comprise monographs, periodicals, manuscripts, archives, herbaria and photographic collections. Although nowadays a significant and still increasing part of IDC's activities is based on electronic media, we still attach high value to the special qualities of microform. It is a stable, reliable and migratable analog technology that is again being increasingly recognized for its role in the preservation of rare materials and in the affordable publication of specialized materials for limited markets. Its international orientation and wide variety of publications in many scientific disciplines make IDC Publishers a familiar brand for many institutes and researchers all over the world. |