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Fast Second-Level Reference for questions not answerable with local resources.
- Librarians help formulate and refine questions from "I need a nail supplier" to "I need a local supplier of acrylic nails, adhesives, and other supplies for my chain of manicure shops"
- Librarians unify access to a variety of sources and can present results in a clear and concise manner
- Almost any Book Obtainable for Industrial Residents by Purchase or Interlibrary Loan
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Reference USA database
Reference USA helps you conduct a job search, find new business opportunities, locate addresses and phone numbers, conduct market research and more!
- High-performance classified directory with corporate financial and relationship data (each company's page gives location, directors, financial statistics, legal actions, geographic location for GIS and Google Maps, photograph, of front of building when available, and all lines of business)
- Links between subsidiary and parent organizations (a local chain restaurant will give a manager's name, basic location name, and then refer the user to the corporate headquarters)
- SIC and NAICS codes for precise searches and company profiles (SIC and NAICS are industry-standard codes for defining business lines)