About us

Located in downtown Chicago, HighBeam Research is a premium information service built for students, instructors, researchers, professionals, and others looking to gain deep knowledge on subjects of interest. HighBeam Research is operated by Cengage Learning, a leading provider of innovative teaching, learning, and research solutions for the professional, library, and academic audiences worldwide.

HighBeam Research was started in 2002 by a small group of investors. Today, HighBeam provides access to thousands of credible, professional, published sources, many of which are not available elsewhere on the Web. Through partnerships with reputable publishers and content providers, HighBeam Research offers the best information from the most relevant publications to help customers find the information they need in one place, at an affordable price.

HighBeam Research helps customers:

• Write articles and term papers
• Support presentations
• Fact check
• Boost knowledge of subjects and industries

HighBeam Research provides:

• Unlimited access to more than 6,500 publications, including newspapers, magazines, journals, transcripts, and reference titles
• More than 80 million articles, updated daily
• Archives dating back over 25 years

"HighBeam can instantly retrieve news and magazine articles...accuracy is priceless."
- Amy McCullough, Mississippi Business Journal