If you place an order by telephone and pay by credit card, we ll send the receipt along with the data. You can also send a check via mail with the completed order form when placing the order. Typically, the Database Library sends data on CD-ROMs and we offer the option of FedEx or regular mail. Generally, we send standard overnight meaning it will arrive sometime the next day. For most orders, the Database Library staff can send out the data the same day that the order is placed.
Large orders are the primary exception.
If you want the data to arrive the next day, orders must be placed before 3 p.m. central time for us to make the daily FedEx pickup. Each database varies. Most are updated annually, usually the same time each year. Some, such as HMDA, INS and FBI Uniform Crime Reports, depend on release of the data from the government agency. More timely data, such as IRS tax exempt organizations and FAA aircraft registrations, are updated two or more times a year.