About the publisher

Building on two centuries' experience, Taylor & Francis has grown rapidly over the last two decades to become a leading international academic publisher. The Taylor & Francis Group publishes more than 1000 journals and around 1,800 new books each year, with a books backlist in excess of 20,000 specialist titles.

The foundations of the company were laid in pioneering fashion when in 1798 Richard Taylor launched the Philosophical Magazine, one of the first scientific journals produced by an independent company. Dr William Francis, a chemist, joined Richard Taylor in 1852 and continued the tradition of the close links between the academic community and the company.

In 1936 Taylor & Francis became a private limited company with leading scientists as directors and shareholders. The last two decades have seen the most dramatic and rapid growth with the setting up of publishing and distribution centres around the world. This growth, fuelled by significant and strategic acquisition, led Taylor & Francis to a successful flotation of the Group on the London Stock Exchange in 1998.

Shortly after the flotation, the Group more than doubled in size with the acquisition of the Routledge Group of companies, which includes Routledge, Spon Press and Carfax. The acquisitions have continued with additions to the growing lists from quality publications including Cavendish Publishing, Martin Dunitz, Europa Publications, Gordon & Breach, Curzon Press, Fitzroy Dearborn, Garland Science, Bios Scientific Publishers Limited, Frank Cass and CRC Press. 

Taylor & Francis offer to eIFL countries and how to subscribe

Taylor & Francis Group and eIFL.net have signed a 3 year agreement for libraries in eIFL.net countries to access its Online Encyclopedias at greatly reduced prices. Taylor & Francis Group Online houses renowned web resources in the social sciences, humanities, science and professional fields.

If you are a librarian from an institution in one of the eIFL countries and would either like to know whether your institution has access to Taylor & Francis on-line journals or how to gain access to them, please get in touch with your country coordinator.

If you are a country coordinator, the agreement between eIFL and Taylor & Francis as well as the licenses to fill out for access activation can be found at the MEMBERS ONLY area of our website, under "Publishers" section.

Taylor & Francis Online Resources offered:

Europa World

Europa World is an interactive online library for all of the countries and territories of each of the World regions, including:

• Impartial coverage of issues of regional importance from acknowledged experts
• A vast range of up-to-date economic, political and statistical data
• Book and periodical bibliographies – direct you to further research
• Extensive directory of research institutes specializing in the region
• Ability to search by content type across regions
• Thousands of click-through web links to external sites.

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online

A dynamic online resource for researching, teaching and studying philosophy and related disciplines.

The Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy Online provides instant access to all of the ten volumes’ 2,300 entries. Since its launch in 2001, REP Online grows each year with a diverse range of new material, providing impeccable scholarship in articles covering the latest developments in philosophical enquiry.  With its easy, intuitive user environment and special resources for users at all levels, REP Online is a living, truly authoritative work that enriches the studies of academics, students and general readers worldwide.

REP Online includes:

• Powerful Search and Advanced Search options
• ‘Signpost’ overview articles introducing the full breadth of key philosophical themes, plus an interactive Subject Guide, allowing users to scan a full list of entries concerned with a particular area, era, or school of philosophy
• Extensive cross-references and suggestions for further reading, and comprehensive critical bibliographies
• Fresh content and updates from our team of editors and subject specialists.

The Routledge Politics and International Relations Resource and The Routledge Religion Resource
Routledge Reference Resources Online

The Routledge Resources are unique cross-searchable resources which provide easy, one-stop access to a broad range of over thirty leading political and religious reference works.

Key features:

• The Politics and International Relations Resource contains over 30 online reference titles including Encyclopedia of International Relations and Global Politics; Dictionary of Terrorism; The European Union Handbook and many more
• The Religion Resource includes Encyclopedia of New Religious Movements; Religion and American Law: An Encyclopedia; The World's Religions and many, many more.

The Armed Conflict Database

From the International Institute for Strategic Studies

The IISS Armed Conflict Database (ACD) is an authoritative and unique online source of data and independent analysis on current and recent conflicts.

Key features:

• Contains the latest information on all conflicts, including political developments, military trends and the types of weapons being used
• Details on the parties involved, and analysis on the human – including fatality and refugee numbers
• Provides an historical background, event timeline and annual assessment, for each conflict
• A list of selected non-state armed groups, their estimated strength, origin, political or ideological aims, and areas of operation is also included.

The Europa World of Learning

The Europa World of Learning Online offers an unprecedented level of access to global institutions of higher education and learning, and to the people who work within them.

The Europa World of Learning Online provides a unique and invaluable source of global educational contacts.  Thousands of librarians, curators, university chancellors, presidents, rectors, professors and deans are included along with informative background data on the institutions concerned.

Key features:

• Fully searchable by country, institution name, type, professorial subject specialization, and many more options
• Updated four times a year
• Contains more than 11,000 clickable links to institutional sites.

World Who’s Who

Europa Biographical Reference Online

• Now including over 56,000 entries
• New design for easier access than ever before
• Click through web links and email addresses

At the forefront of biographical reference, the World Who’s Who provides easy-to-locate details for over 56,000 of the world’s most eminent personalities.

Key features:

• Quick and easy access to current biographical details for the most prominent and influential individuals around the world
• Provides hard-to-find contact details and informs on career moves
• A section on royal families provides at-a-glance information on reigning monarchs
• Researched thoroughly and updated on a regular basis to provide current information
• Advanced search functions enable users to search by name, nationality, place and date of birth and by profession
• From heads of state to celebrity chefs, all are included.

Dekker Encyclopedias

Written and edited by leading professionals and scholars, these distinguished reference works (formerly published under the Marcel Dekker imprint) are trusted worldwide for their authority, comprehensiveness, and substantial research tools. Now online, these resources are enriched with regular updates and a host of valuable features!

Support and promotional resources for librarians 

Below is a list of links with useful resources for using and managing Taylor and Francis material offered to library consortia in the eIFL network. Please contact Annika Lindemann  at Annika.Lindemann[at]tandf.co.uk if you wish to receive print promotional material.

Help material

The Europa World of Learning

Informa World

World Who's Who

Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy

Demos

General demo

World Who's Who 

The Armed Conflict Database