EBSCO Industries, Inc. is a diversified conglomerate with businesses in information services, publishing, manufacturing, and distribution. The company was founded in 1944 by Elton B. Stephens and is still privately held by the Stephens family. EBSCO Information Services is the largest division of the company and provides online research databases, e-books, and other information services to libraries and other institutions. EBSCO Publishing produces databases, e-books, and print journals for academic, medical, and other markets. Other divisions of the company include EBSCO Manufacturing, which produces steel products, and EBSCO Sign Group, which produces signage and displays.