Starting Points: Guide to Consumer Protection

  Reference   l   Magazines   l   Additional Material   l   Web Sites
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Reference – 1^st Floor  
 

Best’s Key Rating Guide
Life/ Health [Insurance] - R 368 Bes

Property/ Casualty [Insurance] - R 368 Bes                               

TheStreet.com Ratings Consumer Guide to            
Automobile Insurance - R 368 The                                

Elder Care Choices - R 368 The                                   

Homeowners Insurance - R 368 The                             

Long-Term Care Insurance - R 368 The                        

Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage - R 368 The                               

Medicare Supplement Insurance - R 368 The                            

Term Life Insurance - R 368 The                                   

Variable Annuities - R 368 The  

Magazines – 1^st Floor

Consumer Reports Buying Guide
Consumer Reports (full-text also available online via Library’s website)

Finding Additional Material

Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 320-328
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 catalog from the Library or from your home computer by going to our Web page (www.wppl.org), then to Search Our Catalog.  A good subject heading for this topic is political science - United States.

eBooks
Visit EBSCOhost to search the collection of thousands of eBooks the Library has to offer. Library card required. Contact a reference librarian for additional details.

Articles
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.

       EBSCOhost, Infotrac Onefile, and America’s Newspapers - Access from the Library or at home using your library card
       number at www.wppl.org.  Search for full-text articles in these online databases using your choice of keywords. You can limit
       the search to a certain year or even a certain magazine.

Web Sites

Better Business Bureau: File a complaint, check out a company or charity, lemon laws and more.
      
Clark Howard: From the popular radio program, this site provides practical consumer information and many tips.     
 

Consumer Reports: Articles, studies and tips and tips on hundreds of consumer products and topics.

(Also: CR's Green Site, CRs’ Consumer WebWatch, and Consumers Union.)  
      
Consumer Search – Productopia:  Product information, prices, feature comparisons and expert advice for hundreds of categories.   
        
Consumer World: Tips, articles, coupon finder, price checker/comparisons, product reviews, and much more.  
      
Co-op America: Promotes purchasing and investing that furthers social justice and environmental sustainability; corporate responsibility; green and fair trade business; and sustainable communities.          
      
Federal Citizen Information Center: A “one-stop source for answers to questions about Federal agencies, programs and services.”  Includes an 800 number in English and Spanish.  Dozens of online consumer pamphlets.        
     
FirstGov for Consumers: Covers food, product safety, health, home & community, money, transportation, children, careers & education, technology and more.    
     

National Consumers League: The consumer's perspective on concerns including workers’ rights, child labor, workers’ rights, privacy, food safety and medication information and more.          
 

Public Citizen: Ralph Nader’s nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971; includes auto, Congress, energy, trade, health, and litigation categories.                             
      

**The Library also offers a collection of consumer-related sites on its website.  Go to (www.wppl.org), then to Reference Resources, then Good Web Sites, then click on Consumer Resources.**

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