Chapter 31: Public Records

Types of Public Records Available Online

Arrests

The News-Times (Danbury, Connecticut), Police Reports
(pg 263)

The Journal Tribune (York County, Maine)
(pg 263)

The Lincoln Journal Star (Nebraska)
(pg 263)

The Concord Monitor (New Hampshire)
(pg 263)

The Portsmouth Herald (New Hampshire), Police Logs
(pg 263)

The Daily Egyptian News
(pg 263)

St. Paul, Minnesota, Police Department
(pg 263)

Toronto In FOCUS
(pg 263)

The Police Log for East Haven, Connecticut
(pg 263)

Hillsborough County, Florida, Sheriff?s Office
(pg 264)

Famous Mugshots
(pg 264)

Bankruptcy Records

BayouBusiness NewsWire
(pg 264)

The American Bankruptcy Institute
(pg 264)

Idaho Bankruptcies
(pg 264)

BankruptcyData.Com
(pg 264)

Birth Records
(online supplement)

Business Licenses
(online supplement)

Construction and Water Resource Permits

North Dakota Construction Permits
(pg 266)

North Dakota Drainage Permits
(pg 266)

North Dakota Water Permits
(pg 266)

Corporate Records or Corporate Document Listings

Securities and Exchange Commission
(pg 267)

(see online supplement)

Court Case Summaries
(online supplement)

Death Records
(online supplement)

Divorce Records
(online supplement)

Farm Subsidies

Environmental Working Group Farm Subsidy Database
(pg 269; 1/2/03)

Fictitious Name Statements
(online supplement)

Franchise Tax Board Status Letters

Texas Franchise Tax Board
(pg 270)

Grantor/Grantee Indices

Benton County, Arkansas hospital liens (under Other Public Records, Medical Liens)
(pg 270)

(see online supplement)

Hospital Liens

Benton County, AR Hospital Liens
(pg 270)

Marriage License Indices

American Marriages before 1699
(pg 272)

(see online supplement)

Name Changes

Name Changes for Massachusetts (1780?1892)
(pg 272)

Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) Records

OSHA Records
(pg 273)

Patents

U.S. patents
site 1
(pg 274)
site 2
(pg 274; 8/22/02)
site 3
(pg 274)

PCT Database
(pg 274)

(see online supplement)

Probate Records
(online supplement)

Real Property Ownership
(online supplement)

SEC Reports

SEC Web site
(pg 276)

Servitude and Emancipation Records

The Archives
(pg 277)

Trademarks

Trademark Electronic Search System
(pg 278; 9/18/02)

Trademark Applications and Registration Retrieval
(pg 278; 9/18/02)

Madrid Express
(pg 278)

(see online supplement)

Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Indices
(online supplement)

Voter Registration Records
(online supplement)



Court Records Systems

Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

RACER (Remote Access to Court Electronic Records)
(pg 279)

PACER Service Center
(pg 279)

Directory of Electronic Public Access Services to Automated Information in the United States Federal Courts
(pg 279; 9/18/02)

Circuit court cases
(pg 280; 8/25/02)



Other Types of Records Available from Public Records Vendors and County Sites

Dog Tag Registrations/Licenses
(online supplement)

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Records

Aircraft owners and pilots, aviation medical examiners, and A & P (Airframe & Powerplant) mechanics
(pg 281)

Fish and Game Licenses

North Dakota Game and Fish Inquiry System
(pg 281)

Missing Persons
(see online supplement)

Vendor Registrations and Licenses
(online supplement)

Watercraft Ownership Records

The Port State Information Exchange Vessel Search
(pg 283)

Chapter 30: Medical and Insurance Records

Medical Registries

The Caitlin Raymond International Registry of Bone Marrow Donor Banks
(pg 253)

Medical Insurance Databases

Medical Information Bureau (MIB)
(pg 255)

Public Records

Medical Details Viewed by the World
Lifespan
(pg 259)

Spotlight Health (formerly A Doctor In Your House)
(pg 259; 9/18/02)

Chapter 29: Tax Records

There are no websites or corrections in this chapter.

Chapter 28: Death Records

Social Security Death Index

Social Security Death Index
(pg 244)

Cemetery Records

Cemetery Records Online (Interment.net)
(pg 246)

Cemetery Junction Directory
(pg 246)


War Records

Vietnam War, the Wall
(pg 246)

Virtual Wall Vietnam Veterans Memorial
(pg 246; 8/22/02)

Korean War Databases
(pg 246; 8/22/02)

Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
(pg 246)

VetFriends.com
(pg 246)

Military.com
(pg 246)

Military Connections
(pg 246)



Deaths in the News

Legacy.com
(pg 246)

FREE Obituaries On-Line
(pg 246)

Obituary Daily Times
(pg 246)

D?Addezio.com
(pg 246; 8/22/02)

Obituary Central
(pg 247)

The Virtual Memorial Garden
(pg 247)

The WorldWide Cemetery
(pg 247)


Deaths in Other Databases

Online Searchable Death Indexes for the USA
(pg 247; 11/22/02)

Chapter 27: Department of Motor Vehicles Records

Regulations on Accessing DMV Records

Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
site 1 (pg 242)
site 2 (pg 242)

Registered Sex & Violent Offenders (Online Supplement)

Alabama
(9/8/02)

Athens

Calhoun County
(9/8/02)
Russell County (viewable with Internet Explorer only)

Walker County (best viewed with Internet Explorer)


Alaska


Arizona

Pima County


Connecticut


Delaware


Florida

Citrus County
(9/8/02)

Hollywood
(9/8/02)

Leon County

Osceola County
(9/9/02)

Royal Palm Beach

Seminole County
(9/8/02)

St. Johns County


Georgia

site 1
or
site 2

Augusta - Richmond County
(9/8/02)

Bartow County
(9/8/02)

Cherokee County

Columbia County

DeKalb County

Douglas County

Floyd County

Gwinnett County
(9/8/02)

Oconee County

Whitfield County


Hawaii
(9/8/02)


Idaho
(9/9/02)

Blaine County Sex Offenders Who Have Failed to Register


Illinois

Chicago

Cook County

DuPage County
(9/8/02)

Fairview Heights
(9/8/02)

Hoffman Estates

Kane County

Lake County
(9/8/02)

McLean County

Naperville
(9/9/02)

St. Clair County


Indiana

Sex and Violent Offender Registry


Iowa

site 1
or
site 2

Sioux County
(9/8/02)


Kansas

site 1
or
site 2
(9/8/02)


Louisiana


Michigan

Macomb County
(9/9/02)

Rochester and Rochester Hills

St. Claire County


Minnesota

Level 3 Predatory Offenders


Mississippi


Montana


Nebraska


New York

High Risk (Level 3) Sex Offenders


North Carolina


Ohio

Clark County

Franklin County

Greene County
(9/8/02)

Hamilton County
(9/8/02)

Ottawa County
(9/8/02)

Stark County

Summit County


Oklahoma

Altus

Bartlesville
(9/8/02)

Bixby

Blaine County

Broken Arrow
(9/8/02)

Claremore

Creek County
(9/8/02)

Custer County

Enid

Grandfield

Oklahoma County

Sapulpa

Seminole County

Stillwater

Tulsa
(9/8/02)

Tulsa County
(9/8/02)


Oregon

Benton County


South Carolina

site 1
or
site 2 (listed under Online Services)


Tennessee


Texas

Argyle

Balch Springs
(9/8/02)

Collin County

Dallas

Denton County

site 1
or
site 2

Farmers Branch

Garland


Utah

site 1
(9/8/02)
or
site 2


Virginia


Washington

Bellevue
(9/8/02)

Bellingham Level III Sex Offenders
(9/8/02)

Clark County (Registered Sex/Kidnapping Offenders)
(9/8/02)

Cowlitz County Level III Sex Offenders

Island County

King County

Longview

Okanogan County

Pierce County Superior Court

Renton Level III Sex Offenders


West Virginia


Wisconsin

Madison


Wyoming
(9/8/02)

Chapter 26: Criminal Justice Records

Crime.com (pg 220)

Criminal Justice Databases

Advance Passenger Information System (APIS)
U.S. Customs Service
(pg 220)

Booking Logs

Booking Log for San Diego County
(pg 221; no longer found online as of 9/11/02)

Booking Log for Gwinnett County, Georgia
(pg 221; 9/11/02)

Booking Log for San Bernardino County
(pg 221; 9/11/02)

Carnivore System

Carnivore
(pg 221)

Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS)

Consolidated Asset Tracking System (CATS)
(pg 222)

Combined DNA Index System (CODIS)

CODIS (site 1)
(pg 222)

CODIS (site 2)
(pg 222)

Counterdrug Information Indices System (DRUGX)

Counterdrug Information Indices System (DRUGX)
(pg 223)

Criminal Records

Court-Related Web sites
(pg 223)

National Center for State Courts
(pg 223)

EPIC (El Paso Intelligence Center) Database

El Paso Intelligence Center Database (EPIC)
(pg 223)

Escapees

Colorado Department of Corrections
(pg 223)

North Carolina Escapee Database
(pg 223)

Oregon Escapee Database (in their Absconds and Escapees site)
(pg 223)

South Carolina Escapee Database (in their Fugitives database)
(pg 223)

South Dakota Escapee Database
(pg 224)

Tennessee Escapee Database
(pg 224)

The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT)

The Automated Biometric Identification System (IDENT)
pg 224)

The Inappropriate Communications/Threat Information System (IC/TIS)

The Inappropriate Communications/Threat Information System (IC/TIS)
(pg 224)

Inmate Databases

Who's In Jail? Sheriff's Inmate Log for San Diego, California
(pg 224; 10/2/02)

Georgia Department of Corrections Offender Query
(pg 224)

Illinois Department of Corrections Inmate Search
(pg 224)

Michigan Department of Corrections Offender Tracking Information System
(pg 224)

Indiana Department of Corrections Offender Search
(pg 224)
Minnesota Departments of Corrections Offender Locator
(pg 224)

Pennsylvania Departments of Corrections Offender Locator
(pg 224)

North Carolina Offender Search
(pg 224)

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Inmates on Death Row
(pg 224)

Whatcom County, WA Jail Inmate Search
(6/26/03)

Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Database
(pg 224)

INS Passenger Accelerated Service System (INSPASS)

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
(pg 225)

Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)

Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification System (IAFIS)
(pg 225)

Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS)

Interagency Border Inspection System (IBIS)
(pg 225; 8/22/02)

The Interpol-U.S. National Central Bureau (NCB) System

Interpol-U.S. National Central Bureau System
(pg 225)

Interstate Identification Index (III)

FBI's Interstate Identification Index (III)
site 1
(pg 226; 9/19/02)
site 2
(pg 226; 9/19/02)

The Jewelry & Gem Database (JAG)

FBI Major Theft/Transportation Crimes Unit Database of Jewelry Thefts and Robberies
(pg 226)

Joint Automated Booking System (JABS)

Joint Automated Booking System (JABS)
(pg 226)

Judicial Protection Information System (JPIS)

Judicial Protection Information System (JPIS)
(pg 226)

Justice Detainee Information System (JDIS)

Justice Detainee Information System (JDIS)
(pg 227)

National Crime Information Center (NCIC)

NCIC 2000
(pg 227)

National Drug Pointer Index System (NDPIX)

National Drug Pointer Index System (NDPIX)
(pg 227)

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)

National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS)
site 1
(pg 228; 9/19/02)
site 2
(pg 228)

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)

National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS)
(pg 228)

Prisoner Tracking System (PTS)

Prisoner Tracking System (PTS)
(pg 228)

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)

Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS)
(pg 229)

Registered Sex and/or Violent Offenders

Registered Sex and/or Violent Offenders
(pg 229)

(see online supplement)

SENTRY

Federal Bureau of Prisons
(pg 229; 9/27/02)

Threat Analysis Information System (TAIS)

U.S. Marshall Service
(pg 229)

Victim Notification System (VNS)

Appriss, Inc.
(pg 229)

International Criminal Justice Organizations

Europol
Europol
(pg 230; 9/27/02)

Interpol

Interpol Member Countries
(pg 230)

Interpol
(pg 231)

The World Customs Organization (WCO)

World Customs Organization
(pg 231; 9/27/02)

Criminal Justice Bulletin Boards and Web Sites

National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
(pg 231)

National Law Enforcement Technology Center (NLECTC)
(pg 231)

National Center for State Courts, Court Related Web Sites
(pg 231; 9/28/02)

CopSeek.com
(pg 231)

JURIS
(pg 232)

Lexis
(pg 232)

Westlaw
(pg 232; 9/28/02)

For Further Information

Publications

Justice Action Australia
(pg 232)

The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Criminology
(pg 232)

The British Journal of Criminology
(pg 232; 9/28/02)

The Canadian Journal of Criminology
(pg 232)

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention
(pg 232)

CINCH
(pg 232)

Criminology and Criminal Justice
(pg 233)

APB Online
(pg 233; 9/28/02)

Criminology/Criminal Justice Related Journals
(pg 233)

Law Enforcement Bulletin
(pg 233)

CIA Publications
(pg 234)

Other Criminal Justice Resources

The United Nations Crime and Justice Information Network (UNCJIN)
(pg 234)

The Central Intelligence Agency
(pg 234)

The Department of Justice
(pg 234; 9/28/02)

The FBI Home Page
(pg 234)

FBI's Ten Most Wanted Criminals
(pg 234; 9/28/02)

The Police Officer's Internet Directory
(pg 234)

Chapter 25: Consumer Credit Records

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)

Federal Trade Commission
(pg 193)

Requesting a Copy of Your Credit Report

Equifax
(pg 210)

TransUnion
(pg 211)

Experian
(pg 213)

Chapter 24: Business Credit and Company Financial Records

Public Records

Bankruptcy DataSource: Data Pages
(pg 192)

Sources of Business Financial Information

Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
(pg 192)

Chapter 23: Bank Records

Unclaimed Funds

NAUPA
(pg 187)

Business Bank Accounts

ABC Belge pour le Commerce et l'Industrie
(pg 187)

Experian Business Credit Profiles
(pg 188)

Hoppenstedt Germany
(pg 188; no longer found directly accessible on the Internet, but still accessible through other sources such as Informationswissenschaft)

Chapter 22: Quotations

Quotations Databases

Bartlett's Familiar Quotations
(pg 182)

Simpson?s Contemporary Quotations
(pg 182)

Quoteland.com
(pg 182)

Quotations (through Yahoo!)
(pg 182)

Love Quotes Encyclopedia
(pg 182)

David Letterman's Top 10 Lists
(pg 182; 9/11/02)

Published Books

Amazon.com
(pg 183)

Barnes and Noble
(pg 183)

The Commonplace Book
(pg 183)

Chapter 21: Photographic Images

Photo Stock Agencies
Creative Directory Catalog
(pg 177)

News Services
NewsCom
(pg 178)

Missing Children and Loved Ones
Missing Children Database, from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
(pg 178)

Child Search National Missing Children Center
(pg 178)

Gallery of Missing People
(pg 178)

Garden of Missing Children Society
(pg 178)

Missing Youth Foundation
(pg 178; no longer found online as of 9/11/02)

National Missing Children?s Locate Center USA
(pg 178)

Child CyberSEARCH Canada
(pg 178; 9/11/02)

Criminals

Alleged Abductors
Fugitive Hunter's Top 100 Fugitives Web site
(pg 179)

Registered Sex Offenders
The Sex Offender site
(pg 179)

The Sex Offender's Who's Who (provided by the Virginia State Police)
(pg 179)

The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
The FBI's Ten Most Wanted Fugitives
(pg 179; 8/21/02)

Photos Included in Other Databases
Internet Movie Database?Photo Galleries
(pg 180)

Video
WebCam Central
(pg 180)

Chapter 20: News

News Directories
Newspaperlinks.com
(pg 165)
Newspapers.com
(pg 165)
Yahoo! Directory of Newspapers
(pg 165; 9/10/02)
European publications (click on Secondary, and then Links to European Newspapers)
(pg 166)
Campus Newspapers
(pg 166; 8/21/02)

Newswires
E-Wire
(pg 167; 9/11/02)
@Brint.com (Business and Technology) News Wire
(pg 167)
Business Wire
(pg 168; 9/11/02)
Canada NewsWire
(pg 168; 9/11/02)
Cole?s Newswire and News Inc.
(pg 168)
Lebanon.com News Wire
(pg 168)
PR Newswire
(pg 168; 9/11/02))
US Newswire
(pg 168)
Video News Wire (from PR Newswire)
(pg 168)

Magazines
Magazine Index at DataStarWeb
(pg 168; 8/21/02)
Magazine Index at DialogWeb
(pg 168)
Magazine Index at InfoTrac
(pg 168)
Magazines (through Yahoo!)
(pg 168)
Magazines (through Lycos)
(pg 168)
Information Technology magazines and e-zines
(pg 168)
EZine-Universe.com
(pg 168)

Zines
Scholarly Journals Distributed via the World Wide Web
(pg 171)

Newsletters
Newsletter Database through DataStarWeb
(pg 171)
Newsletter Database through DialogWeb
(pg 171)
Newsletter Database through InfoTrac
(pg 171)
Business Newsletters
(pg 171)
Computer Newsletters
(pg 171)
Electronic Commerce Newsletters
(pg 171)
Health Newsletters
(pg 172; 9/11/02)
Law Newsletters
(pg 172; 9/11/02)
Market Information and Research Newsletters
(pg 172; 9/11/02)
Travel and Transportation Newsletters
(pg 172; 9/11/02)

Television and Radio Transcripts
Television Stations
(pg 172; 9/11/02)
Good Morning America
(pg 173)
The Caroline Rhea Show (Formerly The Rosie O?Donnell Show)
(pg 173)
Martha Stewart Living
(pg 173)
Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
(pg 173)
The View
(pg 173)
Today
(pg 173)

Combined News Databases
NewsDirectory.com
(pg 174)

Online Newsgroups
Anonymizer.com
(pg 175)

Chapter 19: Mailing Lists

Finding an Existing Mailing List
Liszt, the Mailing List Directory
(pg 161)

Stopping the Junk Mail and Telemarketing Calls
Private Citizen
(pg 164)
Junkbusters
(pg 164)
Federal Trade Commission - Sharing Your Personal Information: It's Your Choice
(pg 164)

Chapter 18: Staff, Professional, and Other Directories

Staff Directories
Arkansas State Directory (state agencies)
(pg 147)
North Star Minnesota Government Information and Services
(pg 147)
Washington State Department On-Line Government Telephone Directory
(pg 147)
CSU (Connecticut State University) Telephone Directory
(pg 147)
University of Sussex (UK) Staff Directory
(pg 147)

Professional Directories
Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator
(pg 148)
West?s Legal Directory
(pg 148)
Simons European Law Directory
(pg 148; 9/10/02)
Complete Directory of Law Officer?s Personal Home Pages
(pg 148)
Healthlinks.net
(pg 148)
Directory of Translators and Interpreters
(pg 148)
International Directory of Professional Dog Waste Removal Services
(pg 148)

Chapter 17: Telephone Directories

Telephone Directories on the Internet
Switchboard
(pg 144)
Yahoo! People Search
(pg 144)
Bigfoot Directory
(pg 144)
InfoSpace
(pg 144)
AT&T AnyWho
(pg 144)
WhoWhere?
(pg 144; 8/21/02)
InfoUSA.com
(pg 144)
Ultimate White Pages
(pg 144)
PeopleSearch.net
(pg 144)
infobel.com
(pg 144; 9/10/02)
411 Locate
(pg 144)
AllBusiness
(pg 144; 8/21/02)
Federal White Pages
(pg 144)
Campus Directory for Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia
(pg 144)
Telephone Directories
(pg 144)
Index to Telephone Directories (Yahoo!)
(pg 144)

Chapter 16: General Indices

Dialindex
Dialindex
(pg 133)
Dialog
(pg 137)
DialogWeb
(pg 137)

FamilyFinder Index
Family Tree Maker Online
(pg 137)

Public Records Indices
ChoicePoint Online Info:PROBE Searches
ChoicePoint Online
(pg 140)
KnowX
KnowX
(pg 140)

Chapter 15: Biographies

Biographical Book Directories
Books In Print
(pg 121; 8/21/02)
Amazon.com
(pg 123)
Barnes and Noble
(pg 123)

Biographical Books
Antique Books
(pg 124)
Bartleby.com
(pg 124)
netLibrary
(pg 124)
Gemstar eBook!
(pg 124)
Philologos Religious Online Books
(pg 124)
TeleRead
(pg 124)
UT Books on the Internet
(pg 124)
Alex Catalog of Electronic Texts
(pg 124)

Encyclopedias
Columbia Encyclopedia
(pg 125)
Encyclopedia Americana Online
(pg 125)
The Knowledge Adventure (Kids) Encyclopedia
(pg 125; no longer found online as of 9/9/02)
Encarta
(pg 125; 9/9/02)
Encylopedia.com
(pg 125; 9/9/02)

Biographical Index Directories
American Genealogical Biographical Index
(pg 125)
World Biographical Index
(pg 125)

Biographical Directories
Biographical and Pictorial Archive of the Russian Nobility
(pg 128)
Biographical Dictionary
(pg 128)
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
(pg 128)
Biography.com
(pg 128)
The Blue Flame Cafe
(pg 128)
Chinese Biographical Database
(pg 128)
Distinguished Women of Past and Present
(pg 128)
Mexico/Arizona Biographical Survey
(pg 128)
Biographical Information Links
(pg 128; 9/10/02)

Biographical News
Biography
(pg 131)
Bravo Profiles
(pg 131)
Lifetime’s Intimate Portrait
(pg 131)
VH1’s Behind the Music
(pg 131; 9/10/02)
A&E’s City Confidential
(pg 131)
A&E’s Investigative Reports
(pg 131)
Crime Stories (on CourtTV)
(pg 131)
Mugshots (on CourtTV)
(pg 131)

Chapter 14: Private Investigation

The Internet
PI Mall
(pg 117)
Investigative Associations
(pg 117)
State, Regional, National, and International Investigative Associations
(pg 117)

Further Information
The Legal Investigator
(pg 117; 9/9/02)
PI Magazine
(pg 117)

Chapter 13: Prospect Research (Fundraising)

Public Records
DataQuick Information Systems
(pg 112)
Experian
(pg 112)

Foundations and Grants Databases
Foundation Directory
(pg 112)
GrantSelect
(pg 112; 9/9/02)
Foundation Center's Home Page
(pg 113)
Grants Database
(pg 113; 9/9/02)

Summary
Philanthropy News Digest
(pg 113)
Philanthropy Journal
(pg 113)
Foundation News and Commentary
(pg 113)
Council on Foundations Publications Catalogue
(pg 113)
The Philanthropy News Network Online
(pg 113)
The Office of Development Research at Northwestern University Philanthropy/Non-Profit Bookmarks
(pg 113)
The Grantsmanship Center
(pg 113)
Society of Research Administrators? GrantsWeb
(pg 113)

Chapter 12: Identifying an Expert

How Can You Identify an Expert?
Expert Witness Directories
ExpertPages.com
(pg 102)
ExpertLaw.com
(pg 102)
Expert Witness & Consultant Directory
(pg 102)
The Expert Witness Network
(pg 102)
ASTM Directory of Scientific and Technical Consultants and Expert Witnesses
(pg 102)
National Directory of Expert Witnesses from the Claims Providers of America
(pg 102)
expert4law.org
(pg 102; 8/21/02)
The Internet Directory of Expert Witnesses
(pg 102)
ExpertWitnesses Online
(pg 102)
U.K. Register of Expert Witnesses
(pg 102)
law.com Texas
(pg 102)
Americans for Effective Law Enforcement, Inc. (AELE) Law Enforcement Legal Center
(pg 102)

Association Directories
Associations Canada: Directory of Associations in Canada
(pg 103)
Associations Unlimited
(pg 103)
DIRLINE, the Directory of Health Organizations
(pg 103)
Encyclopedia of Associations: National Organizations of the United States
(pg 103)
Human Rights Internet, Organizational Database (HRIO)
(pg 103)
National Trade and Professional Associations of the United States
(pg 103)

Experts Who Have Testified Before Congress
Congressional Information Service, Inc. (CIS)
(pg 106)
FactSearch
(pg 107)

Transcripts From Talk Shows
Yearbook of Experts, Authorities & Spokespersons
(pg 107)

The Internet and Consumer Online Systems
Lists of Usenet newsgroups
(pg 107)
Google Groups
(pg 107)
Speakers Online
(pg 108)
Brandeis
(pg 108)
DePaul University
(pg 108)
Georgetown University
(pg 109)
Lehigh University
(pg 109)
Marymount University
(pg 109)
Notre Dame University
(pg 109)
Purdue University
(pg 109)
Queen?s University
(pg 109)
San Jose State University
(pg 109)
University of Michigan
(pg 109)
University of Mississippi
(pg 109)
University of Oregon
(pg 109)
USC (pg 109)
Washington State University
(pg 109)
Wayne State University
(pg 109; no longer found 6/13/03)
University of Wisconsin-Madison
(pg 109)
College and University Home Pages
(pg 109; 9/9/02)

Chapter 11: Competitive Intelligence

Corporate Musical Chairs
SEC
(pg 94)

Current Awareness
CyberAlert
(pg 94)
Northern Light?s Alert Service
(pg 94)

What Are They Thinking?
The Executive Speaker
(pg 95)
Det Kongelige Bibliotek
(pg 95)

Summary
Society of Competitive Intelligence Professionals
(pg 97)
Internet Intelligence Index
(pg 97)
CorporateInformation
(pg 97)
Hoovers Online
(pg 97)

Chapter 10: Asset Searches

What Types of Records Are Available?
Bank Accounts
Business Who's Who of Australia
(pg 84)
Hoppenstedt Germany
(pg 84; 9/9/02)

Tax Liens, Bankruptcies, and Judgments
Business Litigation Database
(pg 88)

Assets in the News
Bill Gates Net Worth Page
(pg 88)
Bill Gates Personal Wealth Clock
(pg 88)
US News Online
(pg 88)
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
(pg 88; 9/9/02)

Chapter 9: Tenant Screening

Tenant Databases
First American Registry, Inc. (site 1)
(pg 80)
First American Registry, Inc. (site 2)
(pg 80)
American Tenant Screen, Inc.
(pg 80)

Summary
U.S. Landlord-Tenant Law
(pg 80)
Plain-Person's Guide to Minnesota Landlord-Tenant Laws
(pg 80)
TenantNet, the Online Resource for Residential Tenants? Rights
(pg 80)
The Rental Property Reporter
(pg 81)
RealtyGuide International
(pg 81)
Metropolitan Tenant Information Services, Inc.
(pg 81; site no longer active as of 9/9/02)
Tenant Check (pg 81)
Tenant Screening Credit
(pg 81; 8/21/02)
Tenant Screening Services Inc.
(pg 81)
Other Tenant Screening Agencies
(pg 81; 9/9/02)

Chapter 8: Recruitment and Job Searching

The Best Directory of Recruiters On-Line (site 1)
(pg 73)
The Best Directory of Recruiters On-Line (site 2)
(pg 73)

Job Seekers
General Resume Databases
America?s Job Bank
(pg 74)
Jobs.net
(pg 74)
JobsOnline.com
(pg 74)
Recruiters Online Network
(pg 74)
HotJobs.com
(pg 74)
Monster.com
(pg 74)
Careerbuilder.com
(pg 74)
Headhunter.net
(pg 74)
BestJobsUSA
(pg 74)
JobOptions
(pg 74; 9/9/02)

College Students Seeking Employment
MonsterTrak.com
(pg 75)

Job Openings
Classified Ads
AdQuest3D
(pg 75)
Job Search Bookmarks-Search Newspaper Classifieds
(pg 75)
AdMamma.com
(pg 76)
Classified Internet Inc.
(pg 76)
ClassifiedToday
(pg 76)

Openings Within a Geographic Area
BayArea.com
(pg 76; 9/9/02)
Jobs & Careers
(pg 76)
Alaska Wildland Adventures
(pg 76)

Openings Within an Industry
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Employment Outreach Project
(pg 76)
The Navy Jobs Home Page
(pg 76)
Academic Position Network
(pg 76)
BrassRing.com
(pg 76)
dice.com
(pg 76)
techies.com
(pg 76)
Natives
(pg 76)
ActionJobs
(pg 76)
A1A Computer Jobs Mailing Lists
(pg 76)

Magazines and Newsletters
Career Magazine
(pg 77)

Summary
Naked in Cyberspace Web site
(pg 77)

Washington Professional Licenses

All Professions Administered by the Department of Labor (everything from Appraisers to Whitewater River Outfitters)

Accountants

Attorneys

Contractors Database

Electricians

Escrow Agents
(9/7/02)

Healthcare Professionals Licensees

Mortgage Brokers
(9/7/02)

Physicians (listed with the Washington State Medical Association)
(9/7/02)

Plumbers

Structural Pest Inspectors
(9/7/02)

Virginia Professional Licenses

Accountants

Architects

Auctioneers

Barbers

Boxers

Branch Pilots

Cemetery Sales Personnel

Contractors

Cosmetologists

Engineers

Geologists

Health Professions Licensees

Hearing Aid Specialists

Interior Designers

Land Surveyors

Landscape Architects

Lobbyists

Opticians

Polygraph Examiners

Real Estate Professionals

Soil Scientists

Tradesmen

Waste Management Facility Operators

Water/Waste Water Workers

Wrestlers

Utah Professional Licenses

Accountants
(9/7/02)

Acupuncturists
(9/7/02)

Alternative Dispute Resolution Arbitrators, Mediators & Negotiators
(9/7/02)

Architects
(9/7/02)

Armed & Unarmed Private Security Officers
(9/7/02)

Attorneys

Audiologists
(9/7/02)

Barbers & Barber Apprentices
(9/7/02)

Building Inspectors
(9/7/02)

Burglar Alarm Company Agents
(9/7/02)

Chiropractors
(9/7/02)

Contractors
(9/7/02)

Cosmetologists, Cosmetology Instructors & Apprentices
(9/7/02)

Deception Detection Examiners & Interns
(9/7/02)

Dental Hygienists
(9/7/02)

Dentists
(9/7/02)

Dieticians
(9/7/02)

Electricians
(9/7/02)

Electrologists
(9/7/02)

Endowment Care
(9/7/02)

Engineers
(9/7/02)

Environmental Health Scientists
(9/7/02)

Esthetician, Master
(9/7/02)

Factory Built Housing Dealers
(9/7/02)

Funeral Service Directors & Apprentices
(9/7/02)

Genetic Counselor
(9/7/02)

Health Facility Administrators
(9/7/02)

Healthcare Assistants
(9/7/02)

Healthcare Professionals Licensees

Hearing Instrument Interns & Specialists
(9/7/02)

Land Surveyors
(9/7/02)

Landscape Architects
(9/7/02)

Lien Recovery Fund Member
(9/7/02)

Marriage and Family Therapists
(9/7/02)

Massage Therapists & Apprentices
(9/7/02)

Naturopaths & Naturopathic Physicians
(9/7/02)

Nurses
(9/7/02)

Occupational Therapists
(9/7/02)

Optometrists
(9/7/02)

Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons
(9/7/02)

Pharmacists & Pharmacy Interns & Technicians & Pharmaceutical Researchers & Pharmaceutical Dog Trainers
(9/7/02)

Physical Therapists
(9/7/02)

Physician Assistants
(9/7/02)

Physicians and Surgeons
(9/7/02)

Plumbers, Apprentice Plumbers, & Journeymen
(9/7/02)

Podiatrists
(9/7/02)

Pre-Need Sales Agent
(9/7/02)

Private Probation Providers
(9/7/02)

Professional Counselors, Certified Professional Counselor Interns
(9/7/02)

Psychologists
(9/7/02)

Radiology Technologists, Radiology Practical Technicians
(9/7/02)

Recreational Therapists, Recreational Therapy Specialists, Technicians & Master Specialists
(9/7/02)

Respiratory Care Practitioners
(9/7/02)

Shorthand Reporters
(9/7/02)

Social Service Aides & Workers, Social Workers
(9/7/02)

Speech Language Pathologists and Audiologists
(9/7/02)

Substance Abuse Counselor
(9/7/02)

Trade Instructor
(9/7/02)

Veterinarians & Veterinary Interns
(9/7/02)

Texas Professional Licenses

Licensees listed with the Department of Licensing and Regulation (everything from auctioneers to water well pump installers)

Appraisers

Architects
(9/7/02)

Athletic Trainers

Attorneys (members of the State Bar)

Audiologists

Chiropractors
(site no longer accessible as of 9/7/02)

Counselors

Dental Hygienists

Dentists

Dieticians

Engineers

Health Professions Licensees

Land Surveyors
(9/7/02)

Marriage and Family Therapists

Massage Therapists

Medical Physicists

Occupational Therapists
(9/7/02)

Orthotists

Perfusionists

Pharmacists

Physical Therapists
(9/7/02)

Physicians

Podiatrists

Prosthetists

Social Workers

Speech Pathologists

Tax Professionals

South Dakota Professional Licenses

Accountants

Audiologists

Commercial Applicators

Counselors

Funeral Embalmers/Directors

Healthcare Professionals Licensees

Hearing Aid Dispensers

Lobbyists

Nursing Home Administrators

Optometrists

Pesticide Applicators, Certified

Podiatrists

Private Applicators

Psychologists

Real Estate Licensees

Social Workers

Technical Professionals (Businesses, Assessors, Architects, Landscape Architects, Land Surveyors, Engineers, and Remediators)

Water and Wastewater Operators, Certified

Oregon Professional Licenses

Accountants
(6/12/03)

Animal Health and Identification Licensees

Architects
(6/12/03)

Athletic Trainers
(6/12/03)

Audiologists
(6/13/03)

Body Piercing Licensees
(6/12/03)

Building Codes Division Contractors (electrical, plumbing, elevator, or boiler)
(6/12/03)

Construction Contractors
(6/12/03)

Cosmetologists
(6/12/03)

Counselors
(6/12/03)

Dental Hygienists
(6/12/03)

Dentist
(6/12/03)

Denturists
(6/12/03)

Dieticians
(6/12/03)

Electrologists
(6/12/03)

Engineers
(6/12/03)

Food Safety Licensees

Healthcare Professionals Licensees

Hearing Aid Dealer
(6/12/03)

Insurance Agents, Adjusters and Consultants

Land Surveyors
(6/12/03)

Landscape Contractors
(6/13/03)

Language Pathology Licensee
(6/13/03)

Massage Therapists
(6/13/03)

Medical Licensees (Physicians, Osteopaths, etc.)

Midwives, Direct Entry
(6/12/03)

Naturopaths
(6/13/03)

Nurses
(6/13/03)

Occupational Therapists
(6/13/03)

Optometrists

Pawnbrokers

Permanent Color Technicians
(6/12/03)

Piercers

Private Investigators
(6/13/03)

Psychologists
(6/13/03)

Radiologists
(6/13/03)

Respiratory Therapists
(6/13/03)

Sanitarians
(6/13/03)

Seed Dealers

Social Workers (Licensed Clinical Social Workers & Clinical Social Work Associates)
(6/12/03)

Speech Licensee
(6/13/03)

Tattoo Artists
(6/12/03)

Tax Consultants
(6/13/03)

Therapists
(6/12/03)

Oklahoma Professional Licenses

Alarm Licensees
(6/12/03)

Architects
(6/12/03)

Dental Assistants with Permits (must view with Internet Explorer)

Dental Hygienists (must view with Internet Explorer)

Dentists (must view with Internet Explorer)

Engineers

Healthcare Professionals Licensees

Independent Auditors

Land Surveyors

Landscape Architect
(6/12/03)

Medical Licensees

Osteopaths

Real Estate Licensees

Septic System Installers
(6/12/03)

Ohio Professional Licenses

Accountants
(9/7/02)

Appraisers (ASC National Registry)

Architects
(6/12/03)

Asbestos Hazard Abatement Contractors
(6/12/03)

Asbestos Hazard Evaluation Specialists
(6/12/03)

Backflow Testers (Plumbing)
(6/12/03)

Boiler Contractors
(6/12/03)

Chiropractors

Construction Contractor
(6/12/03)

Electrical Safety Inspector
(6/12/03)

Engineers
(6/12/03)

Fire Protection Systems Designer
(6/12/03)

Health Professions Licensees

Land Surveyors
(6/12/03)

Lead Abatement Contractors
(6/12/03)

Lead Abatement Workers
(6/12/03)

Lead Clearance Technicians
(6/12/03)

Lead Inspectors
(6/12/03)

Lead Project Designers
(6/12/03)

Lead Risk Assessors
(6/12/03)

Lead-Safe Renovators
(6/12/03)

Physicians

Plumbing Inspectors
(6/12/03)

Realtors

North Dakota Professional Licenses

Healthcare Professionals Licensees

Livestock Agents
(9/7/02)

Livestock Dealers
(9/7/02)

Nurse Assistants

Nurses

Optometrists
(9/7/02)

Physicians and Physician Assistants
(6/12/03)

Private Investigators

Public Accountants
(9/7/02)

Weed Free Forage Inspectors
(9/7/02)

North Carolina Professional Licenses

Accountants

Architects

Auctioneers

Broker

Chiropractors
(no longer available 6/12/03)

Electrical Contractors

Embalmers

Engineers

Foresters

Funeral Directors

General Contractors

Health Professions Licensees

Home Inspectors
(11/4/02)

Land Surveyors

Landscape Contractors
(9/7/02)

Lobbyists

Nurse Practitioners
site 1
or
site 2

Nursing Home Administrators

Occupational Therapists

Optometrists

Pharmacists

Physical Therapists

Physicians and Physician Assistants
site 1
or
site 2

Plumbers

Real Estate Licensees
(9/7/02)

Refrigeration Contractors

New Mexico Professional Licenses

Architects (listed under People, Registered Architect Roster)

Engineers

Health Professions Licensees

Land Surveyors

Lobbyists

Nursing

Pharmacists

Physicians and Physician Assistants

New Hampshire Professional Licenses

Architects

Engineers

Foresters

Health Professions Licensees

Land Surveyors

Soil Scientists, Certified

Wetland Scientists, Certified

Nevada Professional Licenses

Architects
(not found online as of 9/6/02)

Attorneys
(6/12/03)

Chiropractors

Contractors

Dental Hygienists

Dentists

Engineer Interns
(9/5/02)

Engineers
(9/5/02)

Health Professions Licensees

Interior Designers
(not found online as of 9/7/02)

Land Surveyor Interns
(9/5/02)

Land Surveyors
(9/5/02)

Residential Designers
(not found online as of 9/7/02)

Nebraska Professional Licenses

Miscellaneous Licenses (Collection Agencies, Debt Management Agencies, Plainclothes Investigators, Private Detective Agencies, Private Detectives, Public and Private Polygraph Examiners, and Voice Examiners)

Accountants

Architects
(9/5/02)

Attorneys

Engineers
(9/5/02)

Geologists

Health Professionals Licensees
site 1
or
site 2

Land Surveyors

Pesticide Dealers

Plainclothes Investigators

Polygraph Examiners, Private

Polygraph Examiners, Public

Private Detectives

Real Estate Appraisers

Real Estate Licensees

Voice Stress Examiners

Missouri Professional Licenses

Various licenses regulated by the Department of Economic Development

Dental Hygienists

Dentists

Health Professions Licensees

Notaries Public
(9/5/02)

Radiology Permit Holders