Online Resources for Consumer Shopping & Research
In the market for a laptop? A new car? A dishwasher? You name it. Consumer Reports has it covered. Consult this database for the results of scientific tests and ratings of thousands of products every year. More than 100 experts evaluate appliances, cars, products for infants and children, electronics, foods, health-related items, and recreation and home improvement products. This database will enable you to make the best purchasing decision possible!
Free practice tests based on the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission’s materials. Includes practice tests and driver manuals for car, motorcycle and CDL licenses.
Search the online database or download the latest US Department of Energy “Fuel Economy Guide”. Find and compare cars from 1984 to the present. The Find-a-Car feature provides up-to-date fuel economy information – as well as environmental and safety data – for many model years. Search by make and model, by model year, or by category. Information is updated weekly with new vehicles and fuel cost estimates.
Funk and Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia
For students and adults alike, the Funk & Wagnalls New World Encyclopedia provides over 25,000 articles covering an array of topics. Full text for each record may be easily accessed by double clicking on the topic from the display. The database contains images, biographies and information in subject areas from computer science through music and history.
GreenFILE covers the connections between the environment and a variety of disciplines such as agriculture, education, law, health and technology.
Subjects include
- Global climate change
- Green building
- Pollution
- Sustainable agriculture
- Renewable energy
- Recycling
Health Source: Consumer Edition
This rich collection of consumer health resources provides access to full-text consumer health magazines and reference books. It also includes searchable full text for current health pamphlets. Subjects Include:
- Fitness
- Nutrition
- Diabetes
- Aging
- Women’s health
- Children’s health
Information provided in this database should not be viewed as a means for self-diagnosis or a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment.
Heritage Quest is a genealogical database with access to government records, census data and auxiliary resources to help find information regarding your family history.
Magill’s Medical Guide is the perfect mix of accessibility and depth, providing general readers with an authoritative reference source that helps bridge the gap between medical encyclopedias for professionals and popular self-help guides. It is an up-to-date and easy-to-use compendium of medical information suitable for student research as well as use by general readers, including patients and caregivers.
The link will take you to Salem Press. Sign in with your library card and navigate to Magill’s Medical Guide on the home page under “Health”.
