REFERENCE DESK (Free to All)

NEWS RESEARCH

BUSINESS RESEARCH

• NETSource
• USC Phone List
• USC's Home Page
• University Advancement Web Site
• CRS Home
• ITS Home
• Phone Directory
• Dictionary/Thesaurus
• Style Book
• Net Worth & Giving Potential Formulas
• L.A. Public Library: Special free searches for library card holders
• Yahoo!
• Google
• Ratings Manual
• MicroVision Ratings Segments

• Lexis-Nexis Universe: Free to USC Faculty, Students, & Staff
• Factiva: Free to USC Faculty, Students, & Staff
• L.A. Times: Free archives search; fee for viewing
• New York Times
• Bizjournals
• Los Angeles Business Journal
• Orange County Business Journal
• San Fernando Valley Business Journal
• Newslink: California Newspapers

• Hoover's Online: Free + USC Faculty, Students & Staff have subscription access
• Dun & Bradstreet: Free to USC Faculty, Students, & Staff
• Yahoo! Finance: Free
• Marshall Links: Free to USC Faculty, Students, & Staff
• Gary Price's List of Lists: Free
• Zoominfo.com:  Free; has a premium subscription version.
• Manta.com:  Free; has a premium subscription version.

 SALARY RESEARCH

PEOPLE FINDERS

STOCK RESEARCH

• US Dept of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics: Free, Occupational and salary information
• Salary.com: Free, Occupational and salary information
• Military Pay Chart: Free

• Biographical Resources: Incl. Who's Who, Free to USC Faculty, Students, & Staff
• RootsWeb MetaSearch: Free; incl. Social Security Death Index
• Zoominfo.com:  Free; has a premium subscription version. 
• Martindale-Hubbell: Free; lawyer directory
• FECInfo: Free; Campaign Contributions

• 10K Wizard: Free lookup; fee to view docs
• EdgarOnline People: Free lookup; view proxies free; fee to view other docs
• CBS MarketWatch: Free
• Big Charts: Free; Historical quotes
• Yahoo Finance: Free
• World Federation of Exchanges: Free
   

 OTHER ASSETS

REAL ESTATE (Free to All)

FOUNDATION RESEARCH

• Boat Ownership: Mostly free, a subscription is needed for certain types of information
• Nada Guides: Free, values cars, watercraft, motorcycles, recreation vehicles
• FAA: Free, search for plane ownership
• Landings.com: Free, search for plane ownership and valuation

• Zillow
• Homes on latimes.com
• LA County Assessor Site
• Forbes Wealthy Zip Code List
• Real Estate Tax Assessor Database: Pulwaski
• Global Property Guide:  Free with a subscription version

• Foundation Center Foundation Finder:  Free and subscription version
• Guidestar:  Free and subscription version
• NOZA:  Free and subscription version

INTERNATIONAL

 USC RESEARCH REQUEST FORMS

• Expanding Horizons: Prospect Identification in Asia
• UK Fundraising
• Internet Prospector International
• Infobel World: International Phone Director
• VIBES: Virtual International Business & Economic Sources
• Hoovers Online UK (subscription)
• The Internationalist
• Mbendi: Information for Africa
• AME Info: Middle Eastern Business News
• Arab Net: News and Country Profiles
• Euro Pages: European Business Directory
• Stragis: Canada's Business & Consumer Site
• EDIFAR:  Securities & Exchange Board of India

·         Guide to University Advancement Research Services

·         Research Request Form: Click on your researcher below to make a fill out request form

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o        Natalie

o        Paul

o        Other: Researcher name is not known

DEVELOPMENT  RESEARCH FAVORITES

 (Development Research Staff Only)