Consumer Information

Job Search and Business Reference Database

The library now offers all Orange Beach Library cardholders free access to AtoZdatabases, a business and marketing leads database with strong job and people search components.

AtoZdatabases includes 30 million business profiles & 220 million residents and is ideal for sales leads, mailing lists, market research, employment opportunities, finding friends and relatives, and much more.  Search by multiple limits including geography, business size & type, length of home ownership, and household income.

Directories

General Directories

AnyWho - from AT&T,  Area Codes, White and yellow pages, international directories, reverse lookups, and toll-free searches.

Switchboard - from InfoSpace, nationwide residential and business directory

WhoWhere - from Lycos, white and yellow pages

Online Shopping, Mapping & More

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: 
Library Meeting Room

This class will focus on advanced searching options available through Google.

Topics covered:

  • Shopping and price comparisons
  • Mapping
  • News

Students are encouraged to bring laptops or tablet devices to class.

Registration is required for this class.

Consumer Information

Alabama Attorney General, Consumer Affairs division - this site lists current consumer alerts, provides an online complaint form and a toll-free consumer hotline for state residents
Federal Citizen Information Center - a federally funded Website that provides answers to questions about the Federal Government and everyday consumer issues

Maps, Travel & Language

Maps

A to Z Maps provides current and historical political maps of the world, continents, countries and all U.S. states. These maps are appropriate for study and can be printed for inclusion in reports. Specialized maps are also available describing climate, ecology, weather, earthquakes and bathymetric/fishing data.

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