Information Retrieval Services

Wolery Associates Incorporated was formed to provide small businesses with a new information resource. Our objective is to provide rapid, concise and current information on a wide variety of topics, primarily through our access to extensive source material in electronic form.  We rely, not only on the web, but on comprehensive fee-based services such as Dialog Information Services.

WAI is a member of the Association of Independent Information Professionals. As information specialists, we can help you identify your information needs and define the right questions. We then identify the sources most likely to have the right answers, ask the questions and get those answers. This information is developed for your specific requests and is provided to you in cost-effective ways, according to your needs:

• In raw form, providing the quickest turn-around and most economic response to well-defined, specific information needs;
• Edited and analyzed to provide you with a thorough background and in-depth understanding for more complex requirements; and,
• In presentation form, providing you with a complete package for presentation to your clients or others within your organization.

Two questions which new clients often ask of Wolery Associates are, "How long will it take?", and "How much will it cost?" As you might expect, the answer, in both cases, is, "It depends." If the information you are seeking is very specific, we can usually get it for you within twenty-four hours at a very reasonable cost. On the other hand, if you have one of those get-me-everything-there-is-to-know questions, our time and our search requirements will be much greater.

Most people believe that electronic database searching is very complex. And it is, but electronic searches can usually be conducted very thoroghly and efficiently by someone who is experienced in searching and knows the available sources very well. This is the expertise that we at Wolery Associates can bring to your organization, and only when you need it.

We hope the next time you find yourself saying, "I wonder where I could get that information?", you'll try Wolery Associates Incorporated.