Data Axle is an industry leader in business and consumer information. Reference Solutions, founded as ReferenceUSA in 1992, is an online tool to give library patrons and business owners access to data on over 17 million businesses and 320 million consumers. Reference Solutions eliminates the need to scour multiple websites or perform complicated searches—in fact we provide information to the top five search engines. We do it all—collecting and verifying the most accurate and up to date research data available. Our database brings information directly to students.