ReferenceUSA is a very useful directory that can help one:
- Find companies for job searches
- Find sales opportunities
- Locate out-of-town companies
- Locate small companies
- Conduct market research
- Find the address of person who recently moved

It consists of two parts:
- The Business Database covers 12 million US businesses, compiled from the Yellow Pages. The data is enhanced with SIC/NAICS codes and information from the Edgar database. It contains links to parent companies and contains company contact names with name, title and gender. The Quick Search requires company name. A powerful Custom Search allows searching by several different data elements, including ticker symbol, SIC, business size, and geographic indicators.

- The Residential Database covers 120 million US households with data compiled from the White Pages and enhanced by information from the most recent Census and maps from MapQuest. It is more up-to-date than free Internet directory resources because it is updated with information from the National Change of Address database from the US Post Office. The Quick Search requires name information or a telephone number. The Custom Search allows enhanced geographic searching. Both databases are updated monthly. Up to 25 records may be printed or downloaded at a time. Data may be downloaded in comma-delimited, tab-delimited or fixed-length formats.

If you would like additional information about ReferenceUSA or any of the Libraries' other databases, please direct your questions to   .

Gayle Baker, Electronic Services Coordinator
29 September 2003

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