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Product Ratings
Consumer Search Collections of product reviews from a variety of sources.
Popular Magazines Popular Magazines includes 1,000 of the most searched magazines across our InfoTrac products. All the titles were selected based on actual publication searches performed by library patrons. This database is 100% full text and includes over 600 titles recommended by Bowker's "Magazines for Libraries". Titles such as Consumer Reports, Time, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, US News and World Report, Vogue, Fortune, Business Week, National Review, Cosmopolitan, NPR and even Oprah are included in this database.
Cars
CarTalk Car reviews, repair and maintenance advice from the Tappet brothers of NPR's radio show, CarTalk.
IntelliChoice Help and advice on buying a new or used car.
Kelley Blue Book Determine the value of a new or used car.
New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Online registration renewal, custom plate orders, driver's manual and other DMV forms.
Safercar.gov Recalls, safety ratings, and safe driving information from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Consumer Protection
Better Business Bureau
Consumer Action Buying tips, fraud alerts, and other information on a wide variety of goods and services from the Federal Citizen Information Center.
Consumer Product Safety Commission Consumer goods recall and product safety news.
New York State Consumer Protection Board
Home and Garden
Culinary Arts Collection The Culinary Arts Collection includes 150 of the major cooking and nutrition magazines. Coverage includes thousands of searchable recipes, restaurant reviews, and industry information.
Do It Yourself Home improvement how-to's from the D.I.Y. network.
Hometime How-to articles and videos from the PBS series.
This Old House Planning ideas, product information, and repair advice.
Gardening, Landscape and Horticulture Collection Farmers, landscape architects, and biotechnologists alike will have their information appetites sated with this collection of nearly 50 journals focused specifically on key issues in gardening, landscaping, and other areas of horticulture. A fertile and growing collection, this collection includes content relating to both the practical aspects as well as the scientific theory of horticulture studies.
Home Improvement Collection Even the smallest home improvement project can be daunting: with this collection of nearly 100 home improvement focused titles, hobbyists and professional carpenters alike will immediately put their projects on a more solid foundation. Coverage includes such topics as architectural techniques, tool and material selection, zoning requirements, and many more.