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History
Since its founding in 1992, the Montague Institute has been educating executives and information professionals on cutting-edge topics relating to corporate information services. The Institute's research is unique because it spans all information disciplines and is based on the staff's own experience. What our members say.

In 1998 we focused our research on knowledge base publishing, a new information paradigm based on the integration of print, Web, and database models. At that time, we established the Society of Knowledge Base Publishers and added an A - Z index.

In 2003, we incorporated the Knowledge Base Publishing Lab to our teaching environment and started publishing the Knowledge Base Editor's Digest, a collection of abstracts to articles in other publications. The following year, we added original commentaries in Point of View, which in 2011 was superseded by the Learning for a Living blog.

In 2007, we created a separate unit called Montague Information Technology LLC to provide knowledge base customization and integration services to a well known, highly visible government agency.

Today, the Institute and its affiliates provide information, networking opportunities, education, and implementation services to members in large corporations, nonprofits, law firms, and government agencies.

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 was founded.

Today, the Institute consists of Jean 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.

Society of Knowledge Base Publishers
The Society of Knowledge Base Publishers offers members original articles on interdisciplinary topics in the Montague Institute Review, networking opportunities through Member Q&A and roundtable discussions, a Digest of business and trade articles, and discounts on Montague Institute events and courses.

How to become a member

Montague Information Technology
Montague Information Technology helps organizations implement knowledge base publishing technologies by deploying custom versions of the Knowledge Base Publishing Lab and developing software "connectors" that integrate knowledge base applications, such as e-mail, metadata repositories, search engines, content and document management systems.

Customization and integration services are available to organizations that contract for one or more Montague Institute courses.