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Using Online Databases for Consumer Research

Consumer Research at the Library

This tutorial introduces two databases that contain consumer information: MasterFILE Premier and ProQuest Newsstand Complete.

Learn strategies to find reviews of products, services, companies, and more.

Consumer Reports Magazine and Buying Guide

Consumer Reports and the Consumer Reports Buying Guide are available at most SPPL locations.

You can also read the magazine and Buying Guide online.

Access Consumer Reports from:

Consumer Information Web Sites

Consumer Information Center
Titles, descriptions, and ordering information for the more than 200 free and low-cost publications distributed from Pueblo, Colorado

Consumer Price Index - What's a Dollar Worth?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change in prices over time in a market basket of goods and services. At this site, visitors can check the CPI and the rate of inflation from 1913 through the current year.

State of Minnesota Office of Attorney General
Answers questions and takes complaints on a variety of consumer concerns. Topics covered include health care, tenant's rights, telemarketers, unwanted mail, and more.

FTC Consumer Protection
Consumer information on a variety of topics, and a link to file complaints online.

Minnesota and North Dakota Better Business Bureau
This site features a database of companies, including how long companies have been in business and summaries of any complaints that have been filed against them. Links to educational materials, the national Better Business Bureau, and an online complaint form are included.

Last updated: June 1, 2010 jl