Monday, June 12, 2006

Database Review

ReferenceUSA

If you need addresses and phone numbers for either business or personal use, try ReferenceUSA. The library subscribes to this database and it can be accessed from any public computer in the library.

The Residential portion includes 115 million U.S. households and 230 million U.S. residents. The information has been gathered from 3,800 White Page directories.

You can use the database when planning family reunions, weddings, and class reunions; finding ex-neighbors, long-lost friends or relatives.

The Business section is recommended because of it huge size and scope. It provides company and industry details including number of employees, estimated sales volume range, subsidiaries, branches, ticker symbols, and stock exchanges and much more.

Use it when starting your own small business; find all the Greek restaurants in Minneapolis or where to purchase a bike in Hibbing.

The database is updated monthly.

Check out ReferenceUSA at the Hibbing Public Library.

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