Merger With Brockhaus
In 1984, the Bibliographisches Institut Mannheim amalgamated with its biggest competitor in books of reference, F.A. Brockhaus of Wiesbaden, in a so-called "Elefantenhochzeit" (elephant wedding). Being aware that the new firm's program did not provide room for two similar works of this magnitude, the big serial reference works coming from Mannheim should be in future marketed under the name of Brockhaus.
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