Consumer Information Subject Guide
Helpful Magazines/Journals:
Consumer Reports*- (Located at all CCL Libraries)
Consumers' Research - (Located at Voorhees)
*Also available on the web - see Websites section
Suggested magazine and journal indexes:
Electronic:
All EBSCOhost databases
Consumer Reports through Ebscohost
Consumer Reports from 1981 on. Type "Consumer Reports" in the Publication box and then enter search terms in the Find box.
Websites:
Consumer Reports
http://www.consumerreports.org
Must subscribe to get full text articles, but possible to use index to reports. See the link above to find Consumer Reports articles in EBSCOhost.
Consumer Product Safety Commission
http://www.cpsc.gov
Has a list of recalled items.
U.S. Consumer Gateway
http://www.consumer.gov
Consumer World
http://www.consumerworld.com
Consumer Information Center
https://pueblo.gpo.gov
Full text versions of hundreds of publications for consumers.
Better Business Bureau
http://www.bbb.org
Federal Trade Commission
https://consumer.ftc.gov/
Consumer advice and insights from the federal government.
USA.gov
https://www.usa.gov/consumer
Articles on how to be a safe consumer and how to report scams.
10/2022