General Consumer Information

Consumer.gov: Your Resource for Consumer Information from the Federal Government
A listing of links to consumer information from numerous U.S. government agencies. Also provides the latest consumer news.

ConsumerReports.org
Provides free consumer tips and information, but a subscription fee is required to access the comparison ratings and buying guides.

Consumer Reports Buying Guide [Rutgers Restricted]
Part of Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost), the site provides full-text searching and access to issues of the Buying Guide from 1999 to the present.

Consumer Research & Advocacy
Select the Consumer Research & Advocacy link under Home and Housing to retrieve links to hundreds of web resources for product ratings and reviews, product safety, shopping online, food safety, and more. Part of the Librarians Index to the Internet.

Consumer World
A public service, non-commercial guide cataloging more than 2000 consumer resources.

Federal Citizen Information Center
Full-text versions of hundreds of federal consumer publications on topics including education, employment, federal programs, health, and housing. Also on-line ordering for catalogs and print publications.

Federal Trade Commission: Consumer Information
Links to publications with advice on avoiding scams and rip-offs, as well as tips on other consumer topics, and a consumer complaint form.

J.D. Power Consumer Center
Rating information and other consumer resources relating to autos, boats, electronics, finance/insurance, healthcare, homes, telecommunications, and travel.

Automobiles

AutoSite
Price and compare new and used vehicles; obtain the latest automotive news; get information on recalls; and more.

Edmunds.com
Provides automobile pricing information; extensive automobile reviews; consumer information; information about incentives and rebates; analysis of late-breaking developments in the automotive world; and more.

Kelley Blue Book
Millions of pricing reports for new and used cars every month. Site also includes information on financing, insurance, and new car reviews.

MSN Autos
Research a new or used car; get the latest prices and reviews; and obtain advice and services on insurance and financing.

Vehicles and Equipment
From the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the site includes information on safety problems and issues; testing results; regulations and standards; and research and development.

Forms and Legal Resources

FindLaw for the Public
A site intended to give consumers a general understanding of legal issues and the legal process. Includes a information on courts and lawyers.

FindLaw Forms
Links to legal forms that are accessible on the Internet.

Forms.gov: the U.S. Government's Official Hub for Federal Forms
Provides provides citizens and businesses with a common access point to federal agency forms. Contains many, but not all, of the forms issued by agencies of the Federal government.

LawInfo Legal Resource Center
A consumer-oriented collection of legal forms and documents. Site provides templates of the documents that are commonly used in thousands of routine legal transactions every day.

Legal Resources RU Libraries Electronic Reference Sources
Links to a variety of legal resources on the Internet.

Replace Your Vital Documents
Official information and services from the U.S. Government.

U.S. Legal Forms
Links to legal documents and forms, including wills, name change, real estate and more. Includes a Select by State option.

Where to Write for Vital Records
Information from the National Center for Health Statistics on where to obtain birth, marriage, divorce, and death records from each of the states and territories.

Government Services and Benefits

Consumer.gov: Your Resource for Consumer Information from the Federal Government
A listing of links to consumer information from numerous U.S. government agencies. Also provides the latest consumer news.

DisabilityInfo.gov
Intended to provide "one-stop online access to resources, services, and information available throughout the federal government."

GovBenefits.gov
Provides information about state and federal government benefit programs.

Replace Your Vital Documents
Official information and services from the U.S. Government.

Students.gov
A student gateway to information and services from the United States government.

USA.gov: For Citizens
Locate federal, state, local, and tribal government agencies; find information on services; and other resources.

USA.gov: Senior Citizens' Resources
An online resource for senior citizens to obtain services and information from the federal government in areas such as health and nutrition; taxes; benefits; and employment.

Internet, WWW, Email, and Telemarketing

Consumer Reports WebWatch
Provides research reports relating to web credibility and related topics, guidelines for websites, and extensive information for consumers. Includes HealthRatings.org which rates health-related websites.

Cyber Security Basics
From the National Cyber Security Alliance, the site offers tips for consumers, educators, families, and businesses, with a special section on phishing and pharming.

Federal Trade Commission: Spam
Information about recent law enforcement actions against deceptive commercial email and spammers' responsibilities under the CAN-SPAM law. The "For Consumers" section includes tips on how to reduce the amount of spam email you receive.

Internet Crime Complaint Center
From the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center, the site provides a convenient and easy-to-use reporting mechanism that alerts authorities of a suspected criminal or civil violation.

National Do Not Call Registry
Register a phone number or file a complaint.

National Fraud Information Center
Enables consumers to learn to identify the danger signs of possible telemarketing and Internet fraud and to report suspected incidents to law enforcement agencies.

OnGuard Online
Tips from the federal government and the technology industry to help guard against Internet fraud, secure your computer, and protect your personal information.

Places to Live

Best Places to Live
View the annual picks from CNN and Money Magazine of best places to live in the United States, with statistical details for each city listed.

Lifestyle Optimizer
Create a list of the best cities to live in by selecting a characteristic to rank cities, and restricting the search to cities with certain demographic, economic, or climate conditions.

RealEstateJournal: the Wall Street Journal Guide to Property
Search active home listings; obtain in-depth city profiles; and read articles and advice on buying and selling homes, relocation, home design, and home improvement.

Sperling's Best Places
Includes a city comparison feature, neighborhood profiles, school statistics, cost of living, crime rates, climate profiles, and more.

Product Information, Safety, and Recalls

Consumer Product Safety Commission
This U.S. government agency acts to reduce the risk of injury or death from consumer products. Website features a listing of product recalls; an area for reporting unsafe products; and full-text publications including Consumer Product Safety Review.

ConsumerSearch
Offers unbiased consumer product information and competitive analysis of products.

Household Products Database
Browse or search to find health and safety information on household products. From the National Library of Medicine.

Recalls.gov
Provides the latest recall information, links for reporting dangerous products, and safety tips.

Other Consumer Information

AnnualCreditReport.com
"This central site allows you to request a free credit file disclosure, commonly called a credit report, once every 12 months from each of the nationwide consumer credit reporting companies: Equifax, Experian and TransUnion."

Better Business Bureau
Find the BBB that serves your area; file a complaint about a company, new car, or charity; and read online publications including company reports for selected cities.

Disaster Services
Tips and guidelines to help prepare for and deal with any kind of disaster. From the American Red Cross.

National Charity Reports
Information from the BBB Wise Giving Alliance on hundreds of nonprofit organizations that solicit nationally or have national or international program services.

General Current Events and News Resources

1stHeadlines
A current-awareness resource with links to thousands of headline news stories each day from hundreds of newspapers, broadcast, and online sources. While the homepage offers links to the day's front page stories, users can also browse current stories in the business, health, lifestyles, sports, technology, or weather sections. Headlines can be sorted by source or time.

ABYZ News Links
A gateway to online news sources, primarily newspapers. Also includes many broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies. Organized geographically and searchable.

Academic Search Premier [Rutgers Restricted]
Index with abstracts to newspapers and journals, with full-text or full-image content for many titles.

Access World News [Rutgers Restricted]
Complete searchable full-text content of world news as weel as local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Includes a variety of New Jersey newspapers, plus the Philadelphia Inquirer.

BBC News
International news with separate pages for Africa, the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, South Asia, and the United Kingdom.

CountryWatch [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides country-specific news. Also includes comprehensive and up-to-date political, economic, cultural, business, and environmental information, with a report for each country it covers, plus colored country and regional maps.

Factiva [Rutgers Restricted]
Search for articles on any subject in the full text of leading business newspapers; magazines; trade journals; newsletters; and television and radio transcripts. Includes the Star Ledger and several other New Jersey newspapers.

FindNews.org
Online news and information resources organized by category.

Google News
Search and browse thousands of news sources updated continuously. Supplemented by the Google News Archive Search which allows searching of both free and fee-based content which may date back up to 200 years.

HeadlineSpot
Links to U.S. and international news sources organized by location, subject, or media type.

LexisNexis Academic [Rutgers Restricted]
Indexes and provides access to a large collection of U.S. and international newspapers, newsletters, wire service reports, transcripts of television and radio news broadcasts, and student newspapers. Includes English-language abstracts of foreign language newspapers, and full-text coverage of the New York Times from June 1, 1980 to the present.

NewsDirectory
A guide to online English-language media. Thousands of newspapers and magazines are listed, plus links to television networks, searchable archives, breaking news, and more.

NewsIsFree
Browse headlines, sources, news maps, or search the news at this online news reader, RSS Directory, and news search engine. Login or create an account for additional features.

NewsLink
Links to thousands of U.S. and non-U.S. newspapers; magazines; radio and television stations; and networks. Sources are cross-indexed geographically and by category.

newsmap
A visual representation of the information gathered by the Google News news aggregator. Intended to reveal the underlying patterns in news reporting across cultures and within news segments.

Readers' Guide Full Text [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides indexing and full text articles from both the popular press and peer reviewed journals.

State Newslines
A continuously updated news aggregator for headlines from news sources from every state. Covers daily and weekly newspapers, television stations, colleges and universities, and other resources. Click on the state to begin.

World News Connection [Rutgers Restricted]
Offers an array of translated and English-language news and information, provided to the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) from the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS).

Government and Politics

CQ Researcher [Rutgers Restricted]
Weekly reports produced by the well-regarded Washington reporting service, Congressional Quarterly Inc.

Documents in the News: Current Events Research
Identifies government-related news headlines and provides links to online documents and Web sources with additional information. Archive from 1995-present.

DocuTicker
A daily update of new reports from government agencies, non-governmental agencies, think tanks, and other groups.

Opensecrets.org: Your Guide to the Money in U.S. Elections
From the Center for Responsive Politics, the site tracks the money behind the candidates in all current Presidential, Congressional, and local elections. Provides information including the total amount raised, top contributors, a searchable database, and more.

Politics1
Billed as "the most comprehensive online guide to American politics," this site provides coverage of the candidates and issues for all upcoming federal and state elections. Also includes a calendar of elections and events, and a directory of U.S. political parties.

Project Vote Smart
Provides factual information on U.S. political leaders, including the President, Congress, Governors, and State Legislators. Includes facts, issue positions, voting records, legislation status, public statements, and more.

Stateline.org
Covers politics and major public issues such as education, healthcare, homeland security, and social policy on a state level. Includes daily news, plus links to state home pages, and other state data.

Newspapers

ABYZ News Links
A gateway to online news sources, primarily newspapers. Also includes many broadcast stations, internet services, magazines, and press agencies. Organized geographically and searchable.

Access World News [Rutgers Restricted]
Complete searchable full-text content of world news as weel as local and regional news, including community events, schools, politics, government policies, cultural activities, local companies, state industries, and people in the community. Includes a variety of New Jersey newspapers, plus the Philadelphia Inquirer.

allAfrica
Current news on Africa, obtained from more than 100 newspapers, news agencies, and publications all over the African continent.

AsiaOne
Links to the latest news and information provided by online Southeast Asian newspapers.

Daily Targum
Online version of the Rutgers University student newspaper, serving the New Brunswick and Piscataway area campuses.

Ethnic NewsWatch [Rutgers Restricted]
A full-text collection of newspapers, magazines, and journals of the ethnic, minority, and native press in the English and Spanish languages. Includes complete articles dating back to 1960.

Factiva [Rutgers Restricted]
Search for articles on any subject in the full text of leading business newspapers; magazines; trade journals; newsletters; and television and radio transcripts. Includes the Star Ledger and several other New Jersey newspapers.

Google News
Search and browse thousands of news sources updated continuously. Supplemented by the Google News Archive Search which allows searching of both free and fee-based content which may date back up to 200 years.

LexisNexis Academic [Rutgers Restricted]
Indexes and provides access to a large collection of U.S. and international newspapers, newsletters, wire service reports, transcripts of television and radio news broadcasts, and student newspapers. Includes English-language abstracts of foreign language newspapers, and full-text coverage of the New York Times from June 1, 1980 to the present.

New York Times (Proquest Historical Newspapers) [Rutgers Restricted]
Provides the full image of articles published in the New York Times from its first issue in 1851 until two years prior to the current year. Searchable by keyword, subject, author, and article title. Includes illustrations and advertisements.

New York Times on the Web
Registration is free and most of the National edition of the newspaper is available online. Freely searchable archive dates back to 1851, but there is a charge for retrieving articles.

Newseum: Today's Front Pages
Images of the front pages of newspapers from countries worldwide. Pages are posted daily by 9:30 a.m.

NewsLibrary
Search more than 1,900 United States newspapers singly or in groups. Searching is free, but there is a charge to retrieve full text. Photos, graphics, and charts are not included.

Newspapers RU Libraries Subject Research Guide
Provides information on how to locate newspapers, and information in newspapers, in the Rutgers University Libraries. Also provides links to selected newspaper archives on the Web.

NewsVoyager
Clickable maps and drop-down menus link to the websites of U.S., Canadian, and international newspapers.

onlinenewspapers.com
Includes links to online newspapers from around the world, arranged by country (or state/province) in pull-down menus. For each country or state/province, newspaper titles are listed with links to the respective homepages.

Regional Business News [Rutgers Restricted]
Full-text coverage of NJBiz, Crain's New York Business, and 70 business news magazines, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

SmallTownPapers Newspaper Archive
Searchable archives of assorted small town newspapers from across the United States.

USA Today
The online version of the popular national newspaper. Includes a free searchable archive dating back to 1987.

Washington Post
The daily online edition of the newspaper. Site includes a freely searchable archive dating back to 1877, but a fee is charged for retrieving articles.

Television and Radio

CNN
One of the nation's leading news resources, updated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Site is divided into separate sections for World and U.S. News; Politics; Weather; Business; Sports; Technology; and more.

Factiva [Rutgers Restricted]
Search for articles on any subject in the full text of leading business newspapers; magazines; trade journals; newsletters; and television and radio transcripts. Includes the Star Ledger and several other New Jersey newspapers.

Google Video
Enables users to search the content of television programs from leading TV content providers including PBS, the NBA, Fox News, and C-SPAN, among others.

LexisNexis Academic [Rutgers Restricted]
Indexes and provides access to a large collection of U.S. and international newspapers, newsletters, wire service reports, transcripts of television and radio news broadcasts, and student newspapers. Includes English-language abstracts of foreign language newspapers, and full-text coverage of the New York Times from June 1, 1980 to the present.

MSNBC News
Full news coverage of the day's events; updates on breaking stories; and in-depth reports, many in full multimedia, with audio and video clips from MSNBC reporters.

NewsLink: Radio and Television
Links to Web sites for radio and television networks and stations in the U.S.

NPR Online
National Public Radio's latest news headlines; program listings and descriptions; live Webcasts; and a directory of local stations.

PBS Online
Includes program listings, television schedules, a station finder, news, and more for the Public Broadcasting Service.

TV-NewsSearch: the Database of the Vanderbilt Television News Archive [Rutgers Restricted]
Searchable abstracts for evening news broadcasts of the three major television networks, ABC, CBS, and NBC, from 1968 to present, plus additional materials. Videotapes of the broadcasts may be ordered from the Archive for a fee.

Other Current Events Resources

Drudge Report
This popular and controversial news site includes reports on national politics, natural disasters, entertainment news, political scandals, and more.

National Science Foundation: News
The latest science headlines, including engineering news; news from the social and behavioral sciences; and news from the international scientific community.

NewsWatch
NewsWatch's mission is to watch the media watchdog on behalf of news consumers, and to give a voice to consumers who want to talk back to the media. Includes links to online media publications, watchdog organizations, research institutions, and news organizations that invite feedback.

Regional Business News [Rutgers Restricted]
Full-text coverage of NJBiz, Crain's New York Business, and 70 business news magazines, newspapers and newswires from all metropolitan and rural areas within the United States.

Rutgers Media Relations
Lists recent Rutgers news headlines with links to full-text articles. The page also includes links to additional news and media sources at Rutgers.

Snopes.com
Also known as the Urban Legends Reference Pages, this popular site is an extensive repository of information on urban legends.

TIME Online Edition
Daily Web-only news from TIME magazine.

Movies and Performing Arts

Awards RU Libraries Subject Research Guide
Part of the Electronic Reference Sources site, this page includes links to entertainment, literary, and other types of awards.

Big Cartoon Database (BCDB)
"A searchable dataBase of cartoon information, animated guides, cartoon character and crew lists; everything from Disney cartoons to adult cartoons."

Hollywood.com
Extensive movie information, including movie trailers, movie showtimes, listings for theaters across the U.S., movie soundtracks, entertainment news, movie reviews, special features, and more.

Internet Broadway Database (IBDB)
The official database for Broadway theater information, including records of productions from the beginnings of NewYork theatre until today, information on pertinent people, interesting facts, and production statistics.

Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
A free database of information on movies and TV titles, plus actors and actresses, directors, and others involved with film.

New York Times: Movies: Reviews
Browse or search New York Times movie reviews. Included in the free review archive are all films reviewed since 1960, reviews of all Best Picture Academy Award winners, as well as The New York Times guide to the Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made.

Playbill
The latest theatre news; listings for Broadway, off-Broadway, regional, touring, London, and summer stock productions; feature stories and interviews; ticket sales; seating charts; and more.

Rutgers Film Co-Op/New Jersey Media Arts Center
Information on the New Jersey Film Festival, which offers over 100 screenings annually of independent, classic, international, and experimental films and videos.

Radio and Television

Awards RU Libraries Subject Research Guide
Part of the Electronic Reference Sources site, this page includes links to entertainment, literary, and other types of awards.

BET.com
African American portal and urban music destination with channels covering news, entertainment, money, health, music, community, and more.

Big Cartoon Database (BCDB)
"A searchable dataBase of cartoon information, animated guides, cartoon character and crew lists; everything from Disney cartoons to adult cartoons."

Encyclopedia of Television
From the Museum of Broadcast Communications, the site includes original essays and examines specific programs and people; historic moments and trends; major policy disputes; and such topics as violence, tabloid television and the quiz show scandal. Also includes histories of major television networks as well as broadcasting systems around the world and is complemented by resource materials, photos, and bibliographical information.

Google Video
Enables users to search the content of television programs from leading TV content providers including PBS, the NBA, Fox News, and C-SPAN, among others.

iheard
A search engine and directory for Internet radio stations. Search or browse by genre, country, or language.

Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
A free database of information on movies and TV titles, plus actors and actresses, directors, and others involved with film.

NewsLink: Radio and Television
Links to Web sites for radio and television networks and stations in the U.S.

NPR Online
National Public Radio's latest news headlines; program listings and descriptions; live Webcasts; and a directory of local stations.

PBS Online
Includes program listings, television schedules, a station finder, news, and more for the Public Broadcasting Service.

PublicRadioFan
A directory of public radio stations in the US and worldwide, with links to the Websites, audio, and information on programming.

Radio-Locator
A radio station search engine with links to over 10,000 radio station web pages and over 2,500 audio streams from radio stations in the U.S. and around the world. Searchable by location or call letters.

TV Guide Online
TV listings for all local areas; news and gossip; features, articles, and reviews; star profiles; soap opera updates; and more. Must register to get localized listings.

Web-Radio
Lists over 10,000 radio stations with links to more than 5,000 broadcasting on the Web. Browse by call letters, state, country, or format, or view a list of Internet only stations.

Other Entertainment and Media

All Music Guide
A free database of biographical and discographical information on musical performers and recordings from every era and genre. Links to similar All Movie and All Game guides. Free registration is required to access complete content.

Amazon.com
The world's biggest online bookstore also allows users to read reviews on books, music, software, and other items, and contribute their own comments.

Booksinprint.com [Rutgers Restricted]
Includes a database of U.S. publishers, distributors, wholesalers and book agents; full-text reviews from well- known national journals are also included.

Metacritic
Compiles reviews for film, video/dvd, books, music, television, and games. Uses Metascores to combine all of the individual critic scores into an overall grade for each item, while retaining links to the original reviews.

NJ.com: Everything Jersey: Entertainment
Affiliated with The Star Ledger, The Jersey Journal, and other newspapers, this site includes local links, news, sports, entertainment, and other resources for the state.

Yahoo! Directory: Entertainment
Entertainment news and links to Web sites related to movies, music, TV, games, and many other categories.