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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                                WASHINGTON, D.C.

                                     20549

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                                    FORM 8-A

               FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
                    PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                       __________________________________

                          SOURCE SERVICES CORPORATION


             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

        Delaware                                           36-2690960

    (State of incorporation or                      (IRS employer identification
         organization)                                      number)

         5580 LBJ Freeway, Suite 300
               Dallas, Texas                                75240

        (Address of principal executive offices)         (Zip Code)

       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

         Title of Each Class                    Name of Each Exchange
         -------------------                    ---------------------

                                     None

                               (Title of Class)

       Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                         Common Stock, $0.02 par value


                                (Title of Class)
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Item 1.        Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.

       Reference is made to "Description of Capital Stock" in the registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No.  333-4691), which is incorporated
herein by reference.

Item 2.        Exhibits.

       1.1     Specimen Common Stock Certificate (included as an exhibit to the
               registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-4691,
               and incorporated herein by reference).

       2.1     Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the
               registrant (included as an exhibit to the registrant's
               Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-4691, and
               incorporated herein by reference).

       2.2     Bylaws of the registrant (included as an exhibit to the
               registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, No. 333-4691,
               and incorporated herein by reference).

                                   SIGNATURE

       Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.

                                             SOURCE SERVICES CORPORATION



                                             By:     /s/ D. Les Ward          
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                                                     D. Les Ward
                                                     President and Chief
                                                      Executive Officer
Date:  July 17, 1996