Public, academic, and special librarians use them to provide patrons with
authoritative information on a broad range of professionals.
Businesses turn to them when seeking prospective clients, key employees, board
members, and consultants, and for networking with other professionals.
Journalists, writers, and editors use them to identify experts and interview subjects,
and for fact-checking articles.
Executive recruiters refer to them to find job candidates and to check credentials.
Associations and foundations use them when seeking committee members,
administrators, and volunteers, for conducting membership drives, and for identifying donors.
Educators and students use them to check biographical data on leading individuals
for research projects, scholarly papers, and speeches.
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