Directories - Locate businesses and people
Database Directory
 |
ReferenceUSA, an
electronic directory paid for by the Library. Extremely useful for business
research, includes businesses and residential records for the
entire USA. Search for potential customers,
competitors, read company background information. |
Entries
include: contact information, size, sales revenues and other data, as well as
the ability to search by multiple access points, such as address, phone number,
key word and SIC/NAICs code. Available to everyone in the library.
Remote
access: Available to Boise Public Library cardholders. |
Popular Website Directories and Their Features
| Website |
National |
Canada |
Internat'l |
Reverse
lookup
(phone) |
Email |
Toll Free |
Other |
| AnyWho
www.anywho.com
|
yes |
yes |
--- |
yes |
--- |
yes |
map link |
| Bigbook
http://www.bigbook.com/
|
by
state or entire US |
--- |
--- |
yes |
--- |
--- |
maps,
city guides |
Canada
411
http://www.canada411.ca/
|
--- |
yes |
--- |
--- |
--- |
yes |
--- |
|
Google
http://www.google.com
|
yes |
--- |
--- |
yes |
--- |
--- |
yes |
| Infobel
http://www.infobel.com/
|
yes |
--- |
yes |
--- |
--- |
--- |
--- |
| InfoSpace
http://infospace.com
|
yes |
yes |
links to
countries |
yes |
yes |
--- |
map link |
| Website |
National |
Canada |
Internat'l |
Reverse
lookup |
Email |
Toll Free |
Other |
Internet 800 Directory
http://inter800.com/
|
yes |
|
|
yes |
|
yes |
|
Internet
Address Finder
http://www.iaf.net/
|
yes |
yes |
|
|
yes |
|
|
Pipl - people
finder http://www.pipl.com/
|
yes |
|
no |
yes |
yes |
|
|
Qwest Dex
http://www.dexknows.com/
|
yes
|
--- |
--- |
yes/biz
only |
--- |
yes |
maps,gov't
listings |
| Switchboard
http://www.switchboard.com/
|
yes |
--- |
--- |
yes |
yes |
--- |
map link |
WhoWhere
http://whowhere.com/
|
yes |
--- |
--- |
--- |
yes |
--- |
--- |
|
Yahoo People
Search http://people.yahoo.com/
|
yes |
--- |
--- |
yes |
yes |
--- |
--- |
People Finders - Beyond the Basics
-
PeopleSpot
http://www.peoplespot.com/
From the StartSpot people,
who also brought you LibrarySpot, EmploymentSpot, HomeworkSpot and
others. Includes links to genealogy, adoption, biography, and
telephone directory resources.
-
Dead
People Server http://www.dpsinfo.com/dps/ Yet
another source for getting the facts about which celebrities
have really died and not just faded into obscurity.
Specialty Directories
Domain Name Search Tools -
these tools search multiple whois directories.
Last Updated:04/12/2010
Author:AS/grr/rj
