Personal records in cyberspace. Welcome to cyberspace (check your clothes at the door) -- Database searching -- The Internet, consumer online systems, and personal information -- A few sample searches -- A word about privacy -- How personal records are used. Locating people -- Pre-employment screening -- Recruitment and job searching -- Tenant screening -- Asset searches -- Competitive intelligence -- Identifying an expert -- Prospect research (fundraising) -- Private investigation -- Types of personal records. Biographies -- General indices -- Telephone directories -- Staff, professional, and other directories -- Mailing lists -- News -- Photographic images -- Quotations -- Bank records -- Business credit and company financial records -- Consumer credit records -- Criminal justice records -- Department of motor vehicles -- Death records -- Tax records -- Medical and insurance records -- Public records -- Adoption records -- Celebrity records -- Genealogical records -- Political records -- We the people -- Where can I find more information? Books -- Periodicals -- Organizations -- Appendices.