Starting
Points: Guide to Consumer
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REFERENCE BOOKS & REFERENCE MAGAZINES -
Available for your use in the library, these items cannot be
checked out. |
R 368 Bes
R 368 Bes |
Best’s Key Rating Guide to Life/ Health
[Insurance]
Best’s Key Rating Guide to Property/ Casualty [Insurance] |
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R 368 The
R 368 The
R 368 The
R 368 The
R 368 The
R 368 The
R 368 The
R 368 The |
TheStreet.com
Ratings Consumer Guide to Automobile Insurance
TheStreet.com Ratings Consumer Guide to Elder Care Choices
TheStreet.com Ratings Consumer Guide to Homeowners Insurance
TheStreet.com Ratings Consumer Guide to Long-Term Care Insurance
TheStreet.com Ratings Consumer Guide to Medicare Prescription Drug
Coverage
TheStreet.com Ratings Consumer Guide to Medicare Supplement Insurance
TheStreet.com Ratings Consumer Guide to Term Life Insurance
TheStreet.com Ratings Consumer Guide to
Variable Annuities |
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Consumer Reports
(Also,
full-text available via
EBSCOhost
01/01/1991-present
with a 3 month delay due to publisher restriction.
See
Finding
Articles
below). |
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Consumer Reports Buying Guide |
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FDA
Consumer |
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FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/
302.2, 333.3, 659.2 & other numbers depending on the product
discussed. |
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In
addition to reference books, you may want to search for other books
and materials (videos, audiobooks, etc.) on your topic. The best way
to find good sources of information is to do a subject search
in our Library catalog. You can
access the Library’s online catalog from the Library or home by
going to our Web page (www.wppl.org),
then to Search Our Catalog.
A good subject
search for this topic is consumer protection..
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eBOOKS
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You may
also want to check out the collection of thousands of online
books (eBooks) the Library has to offer located on the Web
site
www.netlibrary.com.
Initially, you must open an account from Library computer
terminals, but you will then be able to use the account from
home as well. See a reference librarian for more
details. |
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FINDING ARTICLES
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The following sources can be used to find magazine articles dealing
with your topic:
·
The Readers’ Guide to
Periodical Literature - Adult Reference
R 050 R
Search for articles on a subject within any given year.
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EBSCOhost
and
InfoTrac
OneFile
- Access from the Library or at home using
your library card number at
www.wppl.org.
Search for full text articles on these online databases using your
choice of keywords. You can limit your search to a certain year
or even a certain magazine. |
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WEBSITES
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Better
Business Bureau |
File
a complaint, check out a company or charity, lemon laws and
more. |
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Clark
Howard |
Practical consumer information and
many tips from the popular radio program. |
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Consumer
Reports |
Articles,
studies and tips and tips on hundreds of consumer products
and topics.
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CR's
Green Site |
Energy,
climate change, agriculture, waste & dangerous substances
& products people buy, energy calculators, rebate
information, food label meanings, & links to information about local
energy, recycling and sewage treatment services. |
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CRs’
Consumer WebWatch |
Web
site evaluations. |
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Consumer
Search - Productopia |
Product info, prices,
feature comparisons & expert advice for hundreds of categories. |
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Consumers
Union |
Advice about products and
services, personal finance, health & nutrition, & other
consumer concerns. Also
in Spanish. |
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Consumer
World |
Tips,
articles, coupon finder, price checker/comparisons, product
reviews, & more. |
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Co-op America |
Social justice
&
environmental sustainability; corporate responsibility; green
& fair trade business; sustainable communities and much
more. Highly recommended. |
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Federal Citizen
Information Center |
Information
on federal agencies, programs & services.” 800 numbers in English
& Spanish. Dozens of online
pamphlets. |
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FirstGov for Consumers |
Government
information on food, products, health, money home &
community, transportation, children, careers &
education, technology & more.
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National Consumers League |
Workers'
rights, child labor, privacy, food safety & medication for government, businesses,
& other organizations. |
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Public Citizen |
Ralph Nader’s nonprofit consumer advocacy
organization founded in 1971,
includes auto, Congress,
energy, trade, health, and litigation categories. |
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Updated:
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