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Starting Points: Guide to Home Repair

REFERENCE BOOKS - Available for your use in the library, these books cannot be checked out.

R 643.7 How	How to Do Just About Anything	Reader’s Digest A-to-Z guide to 1200+ skills & solutions.
R 643.7 N	New Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual	Reader’s Digest's complete home repair in 17 illustrated chapters.
R 643.7 Rea	Reader’s Digest Book of Skills & Tools	A step-by-step illustrated guide to do-it-yourself techniques.

CIRCULATING BOOKS
640 Mar	How to Fix (Just About) Everything
643.7 Com	The Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual
643.7 Jac	Popular Mechanics: Complete Home How-To
643.7 Jen	100 More Things You Don't Need a Man For
643.7 Mag	True Value Guide to Home Repair and Improvement
643.7 Par	Gadget Guru’s Make-It-Easy Guide to Home Repair
643.7 Pen	Ty's Tricks
643.7 Pro	Yankee Magazine’s Make It Last
643.7 Sus	Dare to Repair: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home
643.7 Van	The Home Problem Solver
643.76 Hed	How to Fix Everything for Dummies


VIDEOS
Video 643.7 Com	Common Home Repairs
DVD 643.7 Dar & Video 643.7 Dar	Dare to Repair
Video 643.7 Do	Do It Yourself Home Repair
Video 643.7 Hir	Hiring a Home Contractor (from the Better Business Bureau)
DVD 643.7 Pos	Plumbing and Electricity

FINDING BOOKS AND OTHER LIBRARY MATERIALS/ Dewey Decimal browsing numbers: 643.7

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 heading for this topic is dwellings -- maintenance and repair-- amateurs' manuals.

eBOOKS

You may also want to check out the collection of thousands of online books (eBooks) the Library offers 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.

FINDING 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 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.

WEBSITES

Ask the Builder	Dozens of home building, remodeling and improvement tips and a helpful advice column. Includes videos.
Bob Vila	Hundreds of organized, how-to tips from television’s Bob Vila. Includes videos.
DIY	Step-by-step help on electric, woodworking, plumbing, painting, flooring, doors & others.
Do It Yourself	Hundreds of detailed home improvement how-tos, a community forum & a contract locator.
Home Maintenance & Repair	100s of alphabetized, practical how-to tips from abrasive cleaners to zepel (anti-soil fabrics.)
Home Repair	About.com’s organized, multi-linked site. Includes Home Repair Essentials.
Home Tips	Home improvement, remodeling, repair, decorating, buying appliances links & tips, & more.
Hometime	Pick a project for detailed instructions from the popular television show.
The Natural Handyman	Choose a repair topic, articles from the Natural Handyman Newsletter, Q & As, tips and more.
WannaLearn’s Home Repair	Links to over a dozen helpful home repair sites.

See also the Library's How to Do-It-Yourself links.

Page maintained by Courtney Moore - cmoore@wppl.org

Updated: December 11, 2007