Shopping/Consumer Resources & Links
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RAPID RESEARCH - FIND LIBRARY BOOKS, EBOOKS, MOVIES, MUSIC, ARTICLES & GAMES
PREMIUM RESOURCES: These databases are brought to you by Mobile Public Library, Alabama Public Library Service and The Alabama Virtual Library.
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For access from Home, Office or any place OUTSIDE the Library via the Alabama Virtual Library.
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General Reference Center Gold (Infotrac) - A general interest database that integrates a variety of sources in one easy-to-use interface. Use General Reference Center Gold to find articles from newspapers, reference books, and periodicals, many with full-text and images. Find the latest current events, popular culture, business and industry coverage, the arts and sciences, sports, hobbies, and more. Go Mobile with Access My Library. Audience: Middle School, High School, Higher Education, General Public.
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MasterFILE Premier - specifically for public libraries, this database provides full text for nearly 2,050 general reference publications with full text as far back as 1975. Also includes more than 350 full text reference books, 82,968 biographies, 90,915 primary source documents, and an Image Collection of 107,135 photos, maps and flags. Check out the EbscoHost Mobile App.
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Home, Garden & DIY 
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LINKS Auctions AuctionZip - find live auctions eBay- The biggest auction site on the web with over 700,000 items and 1100 categories FirstGov: Government Asset Sales FTC Consumer Alert! - Online auctions Storage Treasures Couponing Couponing.com Couponing 101 Extreme Couponing 101 Frugal Fairhope Living Rich with Coupons Consumer Resources Free Credit Reports - The Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act allows consumers to get a copy of their credit report for free once a year from the big three national credit reporting firms: Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion. A credit report contains information on where a person lives, how the person pays bills, and whether the person has been bankrupt, arrested or sued. There are three ways to get them:
Your Access to Free Credit Reports Consumer Reports Federal Trade Commission Internet Fraud Watch Health and Safety Database of Household Products Managing Your Credit include tips on how to legally improve your credit report, explains the system creditors use to help determine whether to grant you credit, how to dispute and correct inaccurate information in your credit report, help with identity theft, and more. Recalls.gov - get recall info on vehicles, food, medicine, consumer products etc. Consumer Credit Counseling - debt counseling services Online Shopping - See our Books page for buying books online Bargain Clothing - get great deals on clothes BizRate Guide - an independent directory of rated shopping sites Bottom Dollar - searches the web for the best deals The Dollar Stretcher - An online newsletter for living better for less! mySimon - Comparison shopping for everything! Priceline - lets you name your own price for new cars, airline tickets and hotel rooms RoboShopper - find the best values on the web fast! Yahoo Shopping! - Yahoo's shopping channel with everything you need |
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