STEP 1: BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION OVERVIEW
CATEGORIES OF PUBLIC RECORDS DIRECTORIES AND DATABASES:
I.
GOVERNMENTAL & PUBLIC RECORDS
II. INDUSTRIAL/FINANCIAL
III. LEGAL/PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE
IV. SPECIAL INTEREST
(Important Note: Press Control-F
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I.
GOVERNMENTAL DIRECTORIES & PUBLIC RECORDS
Birth/Death Records
[Birth/death records by state]
http://www.health.state.pa.us/HPA/obd.htm
Census Information
[Massive site of Census Bureau]
http://www.census.gov
Center for Investigative
Reporting
Nonprofit
group for promoting investigative journalism
http://www.muckraker.org
Chiefs of State
and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments
[CIA-sponsored
directory]
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/chiefs
CIA World Factbook
[Reference
tool for background information on countries]
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html
Commerce Business
Daily
[U.S. Government's
list of all bids and contracts and announcement awards]
http://cbdnet.gpo.gov
Congressional
Email Directory
[Email addresses
of U.S. Senators and Representatives]
http://www.webslingerz.com/jhoffman/congress-email.html
County Government
Information Portal
http://www.naco.org
Directory of State
Constitutions and State Codes
http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html
Documents Center
[University
of Michigan's excellent document clearinghouse]
http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/index.html
Email Members
of Congress
http://www.mrsmith.com
Embasies Worldwide
[Directory
and search engine of the world's embasies and consultates]
http://www.escapeartist.com/embassy1/embassy1.htm
Federal Depository
Library Gateway
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aaces004.html
Federal Judiciary
Homepage
[Links to
all federal court websites nationwide]
http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html
Foreign Agent
Registrations
http://www.usdoj.gov/criminal/fara/
Foreign Government
Links
http://www.pimall.com/nais/l-foreigngov.html
Government Guide
[Comprehensive
guide to government services nationwide]
http://www.governmentguide.com
Governments on
the WWW
[Links to
government sites worldwide]
http://www.gksoft.com/govt/en
GPO Pathway Services
[Government
sites listed by topic]
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/'topics/index.html
INS Sanctions
Database
[Businesses
which have been fined by the INS for hiring illegal aliens]
http://www.cis.org/sanctions
Interpol
[International
police organization]
http://www.interpol.int
Mayors at a Glance
Database
http://www.usmayors.org/uscm/search/database_search_form.html
National Technical
Information Service Database
http://www.ntis.gov/search.htm
OSHA Inspections
[Enter a
business's name to determine if OSHA has inspected it.]
http://www.osha.gov/cgi-bin/est/est1
Passport Services
and Information
[U.S. Dept.
of State website]
http://travel.state.gov/passport/index.html
SSA's Death Records
Master File
http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
State and Local
Government on the Net Directory
[A guide
to government-sponsored Internet sites]
http://www.statelocalgov.net/index.cfm
State Facts and
Information
[Economic,
demographic and current political info for all states; also provides current
news for each state]
http://www.stateline.org/
State Public Records
[State by
state directory of public records online sources]
http://www.crimetime.com/bbostate.htm
U.S. Government
Documents
[Searchable
database includes Commerce Business Daily, Budget of the U.S. Government,
Congressional Record Index, Federal Register, and Unified Agenda, among
others]
http://gpo.sailor.lib.md.us/bin/GPOAccess.cgi
U.S. Government
Publications
http://www.gpo.gov
U.S. Government
Telephone Listings
[Directory assistance]
http://www.dexonline.com
U.S. Military
Domain Owners
[U.S. Military
domain name registration information]
http://www.nic.mil/dodnic
U.S. Patents
[Database
of U.S. Patent Office filings]
http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/search.html
U.S. Trademarks
[Search registered,
pending and expired trademarks]
http://www.uspto.gov/web/menu/tm.html
Who's Who in the
Federal Government
[Bios going
back to 1774]
http://exlibris.memphis.edu/resource/unclesam/whos.html
Zip+4 Code Lookup
http://www.usps.gov/ncsc/lookups/lookup_zip+4.html
II. INDUSTRIAL/FINANCIAL
DIRECTORIES
ABA Routing Numbers
[You can
run the ABA routing number on a check that identifies the financial institution
it's drawn on via this Fed website; or you can call the Reference Desk
at the ABA at 800-BANKERS]
http://www.fedwiredirectory.frb.org/search.cfm
Aircraft Owners
and Pilots Association
[World's
largest aviation association]
http://www.aopa.org
Airline Certificate
Information
[Airline
certificates by name]
http://av-info.faa.gov/opcert.asp
Airport Profiles
[U.S. airport
data and information]
http://www.airnav.com/airports
American Demographics/Marketing
Tools
[Access to
archives of American Demographics and Marketing Tools magazines]
http://amiga.adage.com/de/ad
ANYwhere Online's
Market Research Center
[Links to
marketing tools]
http://www.anywhereonline.com
Bank and Bank
Officer Enforcement Actions
http://www.occ.treas.gov/enforce/enf_search.htm
Banking Rate Monitor
[Banking
site with international info, newsletter, and calculators]
http://www.bankrate.com/brm/default.asp
Bankruptcy Courts
[Links, addresses,
and telephone numbers]
https://www.bankruptcydata.com/courts/courts.htm
Banks of the World
German Banks
Bizweb
[Business web guide to almost 50,000 companies in over
200 categories]
www.bizweb.com
BizWiz
[A business
supersite]
http://www.clickit.com/touch/bizwiz.htm
Broker Search
[Search for
securities brokers and brokerage firms]
Search
Business Credit
Reports
[Full credit
reports on any business]
Search Credit Reports
Business Filings
Databases
[Annotated
links to business filings by state]
Business Filings
Business Background
Reports - Fees
U.S.:
[Experian
Snapshot Reports]
http://www.experian.com
[Dun &
Bradstreet]
http://www.dnb.com
[Standard
& Poor Online Registry]
http://www.standardandpoor.com
Foreign:
[U.S. Dept.
of Commerce]
http://www.doc.gov
Graydon America
[Business
credit reports worldwide]
http://www.graydonamerica.com
Business Wire
[PR wire
for business announcements - great for locating what information a company
wants the public to know]
http://www.businesswire.com
Charities Background
Info
[Profiles
of charitable organizations from the BBB]
http://www.give.org
Commodities Futures
Traders
[Search by
NFA ID number, individual name, or firm name]
Search Traders
Company Research
["How-to"
guides for company and industry research projects
http://iws.ohiolink.edu/companies
Corporate Information
[An extremely
wide range of corporate/financial research tools]
http://www.corpwatch.org/
Corporate Watch
[How to research
a transmational company]
Researchl
County Information
& Public Records Sources
[County officials,
courthouse addresses, and economic and demographic data]
County Information
CPA Directory
[Online database
of certified public accountants]
http://www.cpadirectory.com
EIN Identifiers
[Information
from publicly-discosed Employee Retirement Income Security Act reports;
EINs also called FEINs]
http://www.freeerisa.com
EINs of Tax-Exempt
Organizations:
http://www.guidestar.com
Financial Web
[Thorough
business resource site]
http://www.leadfusion.com
FDIC Banks Database
[Financial
info on banks in the U.S.]
http://www2.fdic.gov/idasp/
Geographic Names
Database
[Names of
over 2 million places in the U.S.]
http://nsdi.usgs.gov
Green Book, The
[Directory
of Market Research Firms]
http://www.greenbook.org
Homes for Sale
Find a Realtor
Home Values
[Home sales
prices in 29 states, searchable by address]
Search for Homes
HUD and VA Foreclosures
Foreclosures
Insurance Company
Ratings
[A.M. Best's
database of nearly 6,000 insurance companies]
http://www3.ambest.com/ratings/Advanced.asp
Language Line
[Provides
interpreters by phone - fee based]
http://www.languageline.com
Mortgage Brokers
Database
[Find a mortgage
broker by zip code or state]
http://www.namb.org/database/index.asp
NASD Brokers
[Get background
reports on NASD brokers]
http://pdpi.nasdr.com/pdpi/disclaimer_frame.htm
National Association
for the Self-Employed
[Contains
extensive resource list]
http://www.nase.com
National Charities
Information Bureau
[Guide to
300 national charities]
http://www.give.org
National Crime
Victim's Center
[Research
on the effects of criminal victimization]
http://www.musc.edu/cvc
National Customs
Brokers and Forwarders
(Searchable
database of licensed customs brokers and freight forwarders)
http://www.ncbfaa.org/scripts/search.asp
Nonprofit Clearinghouse
[Almost a
million nonprofits profiled; includes IRS info]
http://www.guidestar.org
Profile Canada
Information about Canada's largest 40,000 businesses
www.profilecanada.com
Property Foreclosure
Sales
http://foreclosurefreesearch.com
Property Home
Values
http://homeradar.com
Research Edge
[Marketing
and business research - Fee based]
http://www.researchedge.com
Small Business
Resources
[One of the
best small-business resource sites]
http://www.entrepreneurmag.com
Society of Competitive
Intelligence Professionals
[Association
of competitive intelligence pros]
http://www.scip.org
Swiss Bank Directory
http://www.swconsult.ch/cgi-bin/banklist.pl
Tax Professionals
Worldwide
http://www.taxprofessionals.com
Vessel Database
by Name
[U.S. Coast
Guard database of vessels by vessel name]
USCG Database by Vessel Name
Vessel Database
by Vessel Number
[U.S. Coast
Guard database of vessels by vessel number]
USCG Database by Vessel Number
III. LEGAL/PRIVATE-INVESTIGATIVE
DIRECTORIES
411 Locate
[Search U.S.
white and yellow pages, as well as email addresses]
http://www.411locate.com
Accident Reconstructionists
[A searchable
database of traffic accident reconstruction experts]
http://www.tarsearch.com
Accident Reconstruction
Resources
http://www.c-design.com/accrec.html
Adoption Resources
http://vitalrec.com/links3.html
American Law Sources
Online
[Free online
sources of law for the U.S., Canada, and Mexico]
http://www.lawsource.com/also/
Appraiser USA
[Find a real
estate appraiser]
http://www.appraiserusa.com
Area Code Lookup
http://SuperPhone.net/areacode.html
Aristotle International
[Voter registration
records, political contributor lists]
http://www.aristotle.com
Art Theft Postings
Interpol Art Theft Postings
Asia Pacific Domain
Owners
[Database
of domain owners in the Asia Pacific region]
http://www.apnic.net/search/index.html
Association of
Independent Information Professionals (AIIP)
[Source for
finding professional researchers]
http://www.aiip.org
AT&T Toll
Free Directory
[Enter a
business name to obtain its AT&T toll free number]
http://www.anywho.com/tf.html
Attorney Net
[Worldwide
resource for locating an attorney]
http://www.attorneynet.com
Attorney Profiles
[Background/educational
info on U.S. attorneys]
http://lawyers.martindale.com/marhub
Blue Sheet, The
[Profiles
hundreds of thousands of jury verdicts; searchable database]
http://www.bluesheet.com
British Public
Records Office
http://www.pro.gov.uk
Canadian Directory
Assistance
[Search Canadian
directory assistance on the Internet]
http://canada411.sympatico.ca
Can We Tape?
[A guide
to taping phone calls in the 50 states and D.C.]
http://www.rcfp.org/taping/index.html
CataLaw - Metaindex
of Law & Government
[Catalog
of law resources online]
http://www.catalaw.com
Child Support
Guidelines
http://www.supportguidelines.com
Citation Handbook
http://www.law.cornell.edu/citation
Classmates Military
Directory
[Communicate
with present and past military personnel]
http://www.classmates.com/p.tf/mil/
Codes of Ordinances
[Over 14,000
municipalities]
http://www.amlegal.com
Collectors -
Judgment and Debt
[Discussion forum message boards related to judgment and debt
collection; useful for skip tracing]
http://www.collectionindustry.com
Combined DNA Index
System (CODIS)
[FBI database
of DNA samples from convicted violent offenders]
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/lab/codis/index1.htm
Concealed Weapon
License Cross-Reference
[Which states
honor which other states' concealed weapons licenses]
http://www.packing.org/
Copernic
[Free search
engine results organizer]
http://www.copernic.com
Corrections.com
[Corrections
industry resources and info]
http://www.corrections.com
Country Domain
Name Codes
[Searchable
database]
http://www.gday-mate.com/country_domain_codes/
Court Rules, Forms
and Dockets
[Browse or
search by keyword]
http://www.llrx.com/courtrules
Crime Lynx
[Criminal
defense practitioner's guide thru the Internet]
http://www.crimelynx.com
Crime Spider
[Links to
crime and law enforcement sites]
http://www.crimespider.com
Criminal Records
Access Described by State
Criminal Records by State
CT Corp
Commercial
company providing UCC services and statutory representation and authentication
services
http://www.cch-lis.com
Detection Dogs
[Global Training
Academy's webbsite; the company trains dogs for drug, explosives, and arson
detection]
Global Training Academy
Domain Name Lookup
[Enter the
URL of a business, find out who owns it]
http://www.checkdomain.com
Drug Detection
[Listing
of companies providing drug screening services]
http://www.cato.com/biotech/bio-genomics.html
Drug Testing
in the Workplace
[State laws governing substance abuse testing in the workplace]
http://said.dol.gov/StateLawList.asp
E-Bay Search Page
[Search E-Bay
bidders and sellers by email address]
Search E-Bay
Edgar Public Financial
Records Database
[SEC's database
of info on publicly traded companies]
http://www.sec.gov/edgarhp.htm
Electronic Surveillance
Laws by State
http://www.ncsl.org/programs/lis/CIP/surveillance.htm
Employment Verifications
[Provide
start/termination date, total time at company, and job title; fee]
http://www.theworknumber.com
European Domain
Owners
[Database
of European domain owners]
http://www.ripe.net/perl/whois
Expert Witnesses
[Alphabetical
listing of experts who have testified in civil jury trials across the U.S.]
http://www.juryverdicts.com/experts/index.html
FAA License Holders
http://www.avweb.com
Federal Courts
Finder
http://www.law.emory.edu/FEDCTS
Federal Judiciary
Homepage
[Links to
all federal court websites nationwide]
http://www.uscourts.gov/links.html
Federal Prison
Histories
[Federal
Bureau of Prison's database of current and former federal inmates; click
Inmate Information link]
http://www.bop.gov
Federal Records
Access
[How to access
Federal Records]
http://www.epic.org/open_gov/rights.html
Federal Regulations
[Code of
Federal Regulations]
Search the CFR
Find a Person/Find
a Business
[Search for businesses/professionals
by general category]
http://www.smartpages.com/whitepages
Foreign Vital
Records
http://vitalrec.com/links2.html
Forensic Services
Handbook
[DOJ free
website]
Get the Free Handbook
Genealogy Help
[Research
help]
http://vitalrec.com/links4.html
Genetics Nondiscrimination
Employment Laws (by State)
The Laws by State
Government Document
Delivery
[Offers public
records document delivery and related services for government organizations]
http://www.govdocs.com
Guide to Public
Records
[Print and
online public record sources]
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu
Hatewatch
[Info about
hate groups]
http://www.hatewatch.org
Hieros Gamos
[Global legal
resources]
http://www.hg.org/index.html
Hoover's Online
Company capsules
on over 15,000 companies
http://www.hoovers.com
How to Obtain
a Certified Copy of a Report of Birth, Death or Marriage Abroad
[U.S. State
Department tutorial]
http://travel.state.gov/
IinfoUSA.com
Search by business name, business category, person's name, phone number]
http://www.infousa.com
Inmate Locator
List
[Listing
of offender locators by State]
http://www.pcpages.com/strngmn01
International
Phone Directories
[Online phone
directories from around the world]
http://www.aol.com/netfind/international.html
International
Process Servers
http://www.ipsaonline.com
International
Society of Air Safety Investigators
Air accident
investigations in 35 countries
http://www.isasi.org
International
Property Digital Library
[Intellectual
property data collections hosted by the World Intellectual Property Organization]
http://www.wipo.int.ipdl
Internet Law Library
[Library
of Internet law articles, statutes, and cases]
http://www.internet-law-library.com
Internet Legal
Resource Guide
[Index of
more than 4000 legal webbsites worldwide]
http://www.ilrg.com
Investigative
Toolbox
[Free and inexpensive investigative resources]
Get the Toolbox
I.P. World Map
Project
[Find geographic
location of IP addresses]
http://www.networldmap.com
Kruglich's Investigative
Search Engines
[Search tools
for investigators]
http://www.kruglaw.com/search.html
'Lectric Law Library
http://www.lectlaw.com/ref.html
Media Finder
[Database
of print media in the U.S. and Canada]
http://www.mediafinder.com
Medical Literature
[National
Library of Medicine's Medline database]
http://www.nlm.nih.gov
Meta-Index for
US Legal Research
[Central
clearinghouse for circuit court opinions]
http://gsulaw.gsu.edu/metaindex
Military Search
Current military status of any individual from DOD [fee based]
http://www.militarysearch.org
Most Wanted
by
the Secret Service
The Most Wanted List
by
the U.S. Government
http://www.ibb.gov/fugitives
Murder Victims
[Database
of murder victims and murder statistics]
http://www.murdervictims.com
National Criminal
Justice Reference Service
[Lists publications
and links on corrections, courts, crime, drugs, international crime, and
juvenile justice]
http://www.ncjrs.org
National Driver
Register
Dangerous
drivers; restricted access to database
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/people/perform/driver
National Fraud
Information Center
[Portal to
government agencies, professional associations and other resources]
http://www.fraud.org/info/links.htm
Nationwide Telephone
White Pages
[Nationwide
white pages for business and residential phones; also phone number reverse
lookups]
http://www.anywho.com/wp.html
Navigating the
Maze of Criminal Records
[Tutorial
on criminal records access]
http://www.llrx.com/features/crime.htm
Nevada Gaming
Control Excluded Person List
http://gaming.state.nv.us/loep_main.htm
Occupational Licensing
[Occupational
licensing requirements by state, occupation, and agency]
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/lois_start.asp
Online Airport
Database
http://www.airstripamerica.com
OSHA Accident Investigations
http://www.osha.gov/cgi-bin/inv/inv1
Officer.com
[Portal to
law enforcement resources]
http://www.officer.com
PACER Service
Center
[PACER
overview, registration info, and links to PACER websites and U.S. Party/Case
Index]
http://pacer.psc.uscourts.gov
Patent Collections
[U.S., Europe,
Japan]
http://www.delphion.com
Patent Grants
and Applications
[Full text
and full-page image databases from the U.S. Patent and Trademarks Office]
Search Patents
European Patent Search
Search Patents
People Search
for Low Income or Transient Persons
http://www.teletrack.com
Phone Company
Identifier
[Enter area
code and 3 digit prefix to learn the name of phone company and geographic
area]
http://www.primeris.com/fonefind/
Pilot Search
[FAA-licensed
pilots]
Search for Pilots
Police One.com
[Law enforcement
news, resources, and info]
http://www.policeone.com
Police Reports
- Fee
[Retrieves
police reports nationwide]
http://www.rrsinfo.com
Political Contributors
[Contributors
to political campaigns in the U.S.]
http://www.tray.com
Political Donations
[Information on political donation sources of more than $200]
http://www.opensecrets.org
and http://www.fecinfo.com
Post Office Locator
[Enter a
mailing address to locate nearest post office]
Locate a Post Office
Prisons.com
[Product
source for corrections administrators]
http://www.prisons.com
Process Servers
[National
Association of Professional Process Servers]
http://www.napps.com
Professional Licenses
[Directory
of boards of professional and occupational licensure. Search by
profession or jurisdiction. Covers both U.S. and Canada.]
http://www.clearhq.org/boards.htm
Public Libraries
[Lists public
libraries by state]
http://www.publiclibraries.com
Public Libraries
of Europe
[European
public libraries on the WWW]
European E-Libraries
Questioned Document
Examiners
[American
Association of Questioned Document Examiners]
http://www.asqde.org
Quickform Contracts
[Automated
directory of documents for computer industry, Internet commerce, and general
business transactions]
http://www.quickforms.net
Reverse Lookup
[Reverses many U.S. phone numbers/street addresses/email addresses]
Reverse Telephone Number Lookup
Safe Deposit Boxes
[Assistance
in locating the safe deposit boxes of deceased persons]
http://www.americansafedeposit.com
SAFER Database
[Safety and
Fitness Electronic Records; ownership and safety records of trucks available
through this DOT resource, using DOT number stenciled on side of truck]
http://www.safersys.org
SEC Edgar Filings
[Text Search]
http://www.10kwizard.com
SEC - Latest IPO's
http://www.10Kwizard.com/latest.php?type=2
Securities Class
Action Clearinghouse
[info on
all class action securities fraud lawsuits since 1995]
http://securities.stanford.edu
Self-Help Law
Center
[Do-it-yourself
law]
http://www.nolo.com
Sex Offenders
[State by
state directory of sex offender registries]
http://www.fbi.gov/hq/cid/cac/states.htm
Skip Tracing
[Directory of free people search resources]
http://www.skipease.com
Social Security
Death Index
Search the SSDI
Stolen Boats
[Rewards
offered]
http://www.boatman.com
Supreme Court
Orders
Supreme Court Orders
Surname Searches
http://vitalrec.com/links5.html
Telephone Directories
on the Web
[Worldwide]
http://www.infobel.com/teldir.asp?page=/eng/
Telephone Company
Tracing
[Tool for determining if a phone number is a land or cell line]
http://www.fonefinder.net
Television News
Archives
[Archives
at Vanderbilt University; over 30,000 broadcasts]
http://tvnews.vanderbilt.edu
Tenant Screening
[Tracks problem
tenants]
http://www.residentscreening.com
Thesarus of Geographic
Names
[Searchable
thesarus of a million-plus names of places worldwide]
Search the Thesaurus
Time Zone Converter
http://www.timezoneconverter.com/cgi-bin/tzc.tzc
Toll Free Reverse
Lookup
[Enter a
toll free phone number to find out registrant. Fee based]
http://www.tollfreephone.com
Top 100 Newspapers
[Links to
the USA's top 100 newspapers]
http://www.interest.com/top100.html
Traffic Accident
Reconstructionists
http://www.tarsearch.com
Transactional
Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC)
[Huge collection
of law enforcement related information that can be localized to your region]
http://trac.syr.edu
Ultimate White
Pages
[The white
pages online]
http://www.theultimates.com/white
U.S. Code
http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.php
U.S. Court Forms
[Over 50,000
free forms]
http://www.uscourtforms.com
U.S. Courts
[Statewide
court info, news and case searches]
http://www.uscourts.com
Usenet Archives
http://www.dejanews.com/home_ps.shtml
Vehicle Identification
Numbers
[Decode VIN
numbers into model year, manufacturer, and model; for a fee, learn vehicle
history info though not owner name]
http://www.carfax.com
Victim Information
and Notification System (VINE)
[Automated
system keeps crime victims aware of the incarceration status of their
attackers]
http://www.vineco.com
Voter Lists
Registered voter lists for registered investigators and government officials
[fee based]
http://www.e-Merges.com
Wants and Warrants
[Request
a "New Account Package." Permission of person whose name is being
run is not required. Fee.)
http://www.duluthpd.com
World Law Direct
[Lawyer index;
features free "Ask an Attorney"]
http://worldlawdirect.com
Yahoo Membership
Directory
[Search database
of registered Yahoo members by name or Yahoo ID]
http://members.yahoo.com
Zip Code Decoder
[Enter a
zip code to learn city and state]
Decode a Zip Code number
IV. SPECIAL-INTEREST DIRECTORIES
Adoption Records Database
[Assists adoptees and their families in searching for each other]
http://www.skylace.net/adoption
Alternative Press
Index
[Subject
index and title index to articles appearing in over 250 alternative and
radical publications worldwide]
http://www.altpress.org
Alumni Net
[Worldwide
database of alumni]
http://www.alumni.net
American Factfinder
[Community
profile maps and geographic info from U.S. Census Bureau]
U.S. Census Bureau Maps & Facts
Anonymizer
[For anonymous
web surfing]
http://www.anonymizer.com
Anybirthday.com
[Birthday
search service]
http://www.anybirthday.com
Architects Nationwide
http://www.aia.org/consumer
Career InfoNet
[Career information,
assessment and guidance for virtually all careers]
http://www.acinet.org/acinet/default.asp
Car Lemon Reports
[Search for
vehicle history public records by vehicle ID number]
Search for a VIN
City Guides
[Entertainment,
dining, weather, shopping)
http://www.smartpages.com/cityguides
Credit Report
Guide
[All about
credit reports]
Credit Report Guides
Cruise Ships
[The CDC
posts cruise ship health-safety rankings and code violations on the Internet]
http://www2.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/vspmain.asp
Currency Converter
[Converts
one currency to another at current exchange rates]
http://www.xe.net/currency
Cybercrime
[USDOJ informational
site]
http://www.cybercrime.gov
Cyndi's List of
Genealogical Sites on the Internet
[genealogy
info]
http://www.CyndisList.com
Deja News
[Archives
most newsgroups]
http://www.deja.com
English Land Registry
[Real property
ownership searches and property prices in England and Wales]
http://www.landreg.gov.uk
Fed Ex Tracking
[Federal
Express tracking site]
http://www.fedex.com/us/tracking
Find a Grave
[Almost 3,000,000
names in about 30,000 cemeteries]
http://www.findagrave.com
Find a Psychologist
http://www.nationalregister.com
GI Search
[Military
personnel search, all branches]
http://www.gisearch.com
Geographic Nameserver
[Enter a
city name and get back its county, latitude/longitude, elevation, population,
and postal code]
Search for Info on a City
High School Database
http://www.learnanytime.com/highschool
Infomine
[Scholarly
and academic Internet resources]
http://infomine.ucr.edu
International
Dialing Codes
[Country
codes, IDD prefixes, and NDD prefixes]
http://www.kropla.com/dialcode.htm
International
Salary Calculator
[Use to determine
costs to relocate to another city]
http://www2.homefair.com/calc/salcalc.html
Internet Public
Library: Ready Reference Collection
[Categories
include Almanacs, Census Data, Dictionaries, Geneaology, Geography, Quotations
and Telephone Numbers, among others]
http://ipl.si.umich.edu/ref/RR
Internet Radio
Station Directory
[Online radio
stations worldwide]
http://www.radiotower.com
Investigative
Abstracts
[Print and
broadcast investigative stories]
http://www.ire.org/resourcecenter
Jewelers Board
of Trade
[Database
of background info on jewelery dealers in U.S., Canada, and Caribbean]
http://www.jewelersboard.com
Journal Article
Database
[Search for
articles in almost 25,000 journals]
http://jake.med.yale.edu
Language Translation
[Translates
text and web pages to or from several languages; see also "Online Translation,"
below]
Translate the text
Long Lost Family
Bulletin Board
[Check to
find out if a family member is looking for you]
http://www.yourfamily.com/lost_family.shtml
Missing Children
Website of
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
http://www.missingkids.com
Newsletter Access
[Directory
of over 5,000 newsletters]
http://www.newsletteraccess.com
National Public
School Locator
http://nces.ed.gov/ccdweb/school/school.asp
News Archives
[Links to
U.S. news and public records archives available on the Web]
UNC's News Archive
NHTSA Consumer
Complaints Database
[Search for
complaints on vehicles]
Find Vehicles with Problems
Notable Women
Ancestors
http://www.rootsweb.com/~nwa
Nursing Home Ratings
[Database
of nursing homes and nursing-home ratings]
http://carescout.com
Online Texts Collection
[From Internet
Public Library. 17,000 texts in many subject areas]
http://www.ipl.org/reading/books
Online Translation
[Translate
text and websites; six language capability]
http://www.dictionary.com/translate
Out of Print Books
http://www.harvestbooks.com
National Technical
Information Service (NTIS)
[Computerized
database of over a million technical reports]
http://www.ntis.gov
People Tracker
[Enables
you to "track" any of over 120,000 executives and members of the Forbes
celebrity lists]
Forbes People Trackerl
Pension Search
Directory
[People who
have earned pensions but can't be located by their former employers]
http://www.pbgc.gov/search/default.htm
Physician Select
[Professional
information on 725,000 U.S. physicians]
http://www.ama-assn.org/aps/amahg.htm
Postal Inspectors
Complaint Line
[Complain
here about criminal usage of mail]
http://www.usps.gov/postalinspectors
Post Office and
Zip Code Locator
[Locate post
offices, find zip codes, change addresses, track/confirm mailings]
http://www.mapsonus.com/db/USPS
Radio Station
Locator
[Search for
radio stations worldwide by city, call letters, or zip code]
http://www.radio-locator.com
Reporter Resources
[Hundreds
of online resources for journalists and writers]
Resources for Authors
Salary Database
Search for Salaries
Sanitation Inspections
of Cruise Ships
[Inspections
of international cruise ships by the Centers for Disease Control]
http://www2.cdc.gov/nceh/vsp/vspmain.asp
Spammer Complaints
Database
[Check out
URLs for spamming complaints]
http://www.abuse.net/lookup.phtml
Telephone Area
Codes
http://www.areacode-info.com
Translation:
Alta Vista Babelfish
[An online
translation service -- free but accuracy dubious.]
http://babel.altavista.com
Unclaimed Property
http://www.missingmoney.com
Used Car Prices
[Kelley Blue
Book website]
http://www.kbb.com/index.html
U.S. Navy Ships
Mailing Addresses
Find a Mailing Address
UPS Package Tracking
http://www.ups.com/tracking/tracking.html
U.S. Surname Distribution
[Enter a
surname into the form and get back a map of the U.S. showing the distribution
of people with that surname.]
http://www.hamrick.com/names/index.html
Victim Assistance
Online
[A resource
for victim assistance specialists]
http://vaonline.org
Vietnam Casualty
Database
http://www.no-quarter.org/
Weather Forecasts
Get a Forecast
Weather Worldwide
[Average
temperatures for almost 7,000 cities]
http://weatherbase.com
World Wide News
Search
[Headlines,
summaries, and links to Internet news sites throughout the world]
http://www.pandia.com/news
Zip Code Directory
Look Up a Zip Code
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