In this age of advance technology information access and retrieval is fast becoming a science where the right tools are critical to success. Compiled here by award-winning investigative reporter Dennis King is the essential fact-finding guide for all journalists, investigative and researchers.

A multitude of resources are discussed and step-by-step instructions provided on how to tap them. Discover such valuable sources as •biographical indexes • newspaper databases • criss-cross directories • professional and trade publications • military and medical records • court records and case file • credit reporting agencies • license bureaus • military and medical records • and the latest Internet and CD-ROM resources available.