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About the Montague Institute

Who we are
Jean Graef founded the Montague Institute in 1992 shortly after seeing a demonstration of the Internet. As a professional librarian with a background in automated systems, she immediately saw the Internet's potential as a global networking standard that would eliminate the costs and delays of proprietary systems. As a business person, she recognized the opportunity to provide new tools, techniques, and training for information professionals and their clients. The Institute is named for the town of Montague Center, Massachusetts, where its office is located.

Today, the Institute consists of Jean, her Montague-based staff and an international network of IT and content professionals.

What we do
At the Montague Institute, we:

• conduct research on topics related to the integration of print, Web, and database publishing as well as trends in information services and new business models. Research results are published in the Montague Institute Review, a monthly Web journal, which includes a digest, compilation of Internet discussion group postings, and original articles;

• develop hands-on educational programs that allow participants to learn by doing;

• evaluate selected commercial software and develop new knowledge base publishing tools. Some of these programs are used internally to make the Institute's work more efficient. Others, such as the A - Z index and the Teaching Lab, are available to members;

• sponsor a membership organization, the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers;

• tailor the Montague Institute's Knowledge Base Publishing system to the needs of members through our technology affiliate, Montague Information Technology.

Why we are unique
Our work reflects a unique approach that is:

• Interdisciplinary — We bridge the gaps between multiple publishing disciplines and technologies.

• Vendor neutral — We do not recommend or sell commercially available software.

• Focused on practitioners — Our members, most or whom are practitioners in large companies, drive our research and event agendas.

• Includes all levels of information management — We cover information management topics at the individual, team, department, and enterprise level