Careers

REFERENCE USA   [UNT Libraries' Subscription]

Provides directory information for more than 12 million U.S. organizations.

The information is compiled from the following public sources:

 - Yellow Pages and Business White pages
 - Annual reports
 - Chamber of Commerce information

• Quick Search: search by company name, city, and state.
• Custom Search: search by company name, yellow page heading, SIC number, geographic location, headquarters/branch, or by business sales volume.
• You can compile lists of any organizations: companies, partnerships, firms, franchises, cultural organizations, philanthropic organizations, associations, hospitals, educational organizations. 

Suggested search strategy:

Sample topic: hospitals in the DFW area.

• First, under "select a database to search," choose "U.S. Businesses"
• Next, click Custom Search and click the Business Type/Keyword SIC and NAICS and the Metro Area boxes
• On the next screen, in the top SIC / NAICS box, type hospitals
• In the LOOKUP box, click hospitals (the code will be 8062-02)
• In the State box, select Texas
• In the Metro Area box, select Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas
• Click View Results
• You will pull up a list of hospitals in the DFW area
• View either SUMMARY (list of hospitals) or DETAILS of particular hospitals
• As of June, 2010 there were 182 hospitals (32 with email addresses)

Note that Reference USA allows only 50 prints/downloads per search.