Reference USA - TRIAL until 11 Dec 2006

ReferenceUSA is directory resource available to us as a TRIAL until
11 Dec 2006.

The ReferenceUSA database contains, in module format, detailed
information on more than 13 million U.S. businesses; 120 million
U.S. households; 683,000 U.S. health care providers; 1 million Canadian
businesses; and 11 million Canadian residents. Information is
compiled from the following public sources: more than 5,600 Yellow
Page and Business White Page telephone directories; annual reports,
10-Ks and other SEC information; Continuing Medical Education (CME)
directories; federal, state, provincial and municipal government data;
Chamber of Commerce information; leading business magazines, trade
publications, newsletters, major newspapers, industry and specialty
directories; and postal service information, including both U.S. and
Canadian National Change of Address updates.   250 employees make
telephone calls to verify the information on each business and health
care provider in the database. 17 million phone calls are made each year,
and businesses with 100 or more employees are phone-verified at least
twice a year.  


For more information, or to send comments/suggestions/feedback, please contact
Susan Lieberthal, Business Librarian, or Aimee deChambeau, Journalism Librarian.