EADP: the voice of the directory and database publishing sector
Founded in 1966, the European Association of Directory Publishers (EADP) owes
its existence to the aspirations of European publishers who anticipated the
importance of intra-European contact and co-operation. Meanwhile, it has become
the nerve centre for year-round contact and the key representative for the
industry. It is the only international association in Europe to speak for the
sector as a whole.
Today, the EADP has some 180 members in 36 countries world-wide, including
member companies based in the 25 EU member states but also in the candidate
countries : publishers, suppliers of products and services for the publishing
industry and 6 national associations representing 340 directory publishers.
EADP activities and membership advantages
Devoted to the promotion of the directory and database publishing industry the
EADP includes in its activities:
- Publishing an up-to-date directory (print and Internet) with worldwide
circulation listing its members and their products.
- Editing a newsletter
- Organizing an annual congress and a separate annual conference on managing
directories
- Monitoring EU activities of relevance to the sector
- Arranging benchmarking studies
- Compiling an annual statistical report
- Making awards for quality and excellence in directory publishing
The members of the association have the right to use the logo "Member of the
European Association of Directory and Database Publishers", a quality label
recognised in most countries . The EADP. logo on a publication offers a
guarantee to the user that it has been compiled to extremely high quality
standards and is in conformity with the Association's code of practice.
The directory published annually on paper and regularly updated on our website
lists all the members and their products.
The members offer a full range of information sources :
- Telecommunication directories (including white and yellow pages)
- Business-to-business directories
- Local directories
- Specialized and international trade directories
- International directories
- Business information directories
- Web, CD-Rom and on-line databases
The Association receives numerous requests for information from firms all over
the world looking for directories for a precise product or subject area. They
are sent the Association's directory which thereby serves to enhance the
notoriety of all its members' publications.
The EADP also sells advertising positions on its Internet Site and in the
printed version of "Directories in Europe".
