Electronic Sources of Information Flashcards
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CLEAR (thomas reuter)
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- proprietary and public records
- assists in locating people and businesses, social security numbers, address, phone number, and dob.
- assist law enforcement by making connections between people, incidents, activities, and locations.
2
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Lexis (accruint)
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- for law enforcement
- advanced investigative tool to quickly locate people, detect fraud, uncover assets, and discover connections between suspects and witnesses.
3
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Dun and Bradstreet
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- a unique 9 digit # for keeping track of over 1 million businesses worldwide.
4
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Public records
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- records maintained by the government made available to the public by the Freedom of Information Act OF 1966 (FOIA).
5
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State vital statistics bureau
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- contains records of birth, death and adoptions.
6
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Secretary of State Records
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- information on corporations
7
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Bankruptcy records
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- information on bankruptcy, assets and creditors at the time of bankruptcy
8
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Commercial Websites
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- Lexis
- Clear
- D and B
9
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County Probate Records
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- information regarding TRUSTS left behind from next of kin.
10
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______ words are the most effective when using google:
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- descriptive words
- keep it simple
11
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advanced search option “ “
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phrase search
12
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advanced search option -
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terms you want to exclude
13
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advanced search *
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fill in the blank search (wildcard)
14
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advanced search OR
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the OR operator
15
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metasearch
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using multiple search engines such as google, yahoo, and ask.com.
16
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archive.org
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a library for researchers, historians, and scholars to historical collections
- Ex: text, audio, moving images, web pages
17
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guidestar.org
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info about NON PROFIT organizations
- IRS form 990 included
18
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Uniform Commercial Code Index (UCC)
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- records of liens on personal property (not real estate)
- ex: loans for cars, furniture, equipment
