Located at 9200 113th St North - Seminole, FL 33772 - (727) 394-6905		 Seminole Library's Online Guide to consumer information 
 
Consumer Information Center This is where you can get full text versions of all those Federal consumer publications you've heard about-- without writing to Pueblo Colorado!
Live Manuals; "Source of support for technologies such as MP3 players, digital cameras, camcorders, televisions, and cell phones. Information is searchable by manufacturer or product, and a simulation showroom provides access to demonstrations of various appliances in operation". 
Consumer Product Safety Commission . Home page of the Federal Agency charged with  reducing the risk of  death and injury from consumer products. CPSC Recalls and other Press releases. Includes sources for other recall information (including products not under the CPSC 's jurisdiction, example drugs, cars). Find Recalled Products by Product Type.     Find Recalled Products by company.
ConsumerSearch "Reviewing the Reviews." This service selects and summarizes consumer product reviews both online and in print for a large variety of products. For each product there is a quick report, a more detailed report detailing important considerations about the product, the reviewers consensus about the product, and a summary of all the reviews, which are rated for credibility.  ConsumerSearch clearly explains its methods and criteria for its reviews and provides biographical and contact information for its staff. Click on this linkto find information about central air conditioners, including product reviews, recommendations and essential features.
U.S. Consumer Gateway.  Over 40 federal agencies participate in this site providing authoriative consumer information for topics such as food, product safety, money, children and transportation.
Consumer World: A large collection of consumer related web sites. Of particular interest is their buying information section at http://www.consumerworld.org/pages/resource.htm#buy
U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission
Classified2000. The largest collection of web based classified advertising.  Includes products, job oportunities, real estate, apartments, business opportunities and personals.
Consumer Alerts. From the Florida State Comptroller's Office. Information on financial related consumer issues (investing, mortgage, debt services, etc) 
Consumers Resource Handbook. A 144 page publication of the  U.S. Consumer Information Center which gives tips and advices in such areas as car repair, home repair, credit and consumer frauds.
DoItYourself.com.  A collection of frequently asked questions (with answers), tips, tricks and tutorials on subjects ranging from appliance care to woodworking. 
Fight Fraud in Florida.  Task force of more than twenty state agencies devoted to combating frauds and scams, with reports of  current investigations, links to agency web sites, online reporting forms and contact information. 

Better Business Bureau serving Tampa Bay and the Florida West Coast. 
 

Philanthropic Information

These organizations offer information about charitable organizations, provide guidelines for giving and set criteria for rating charities.
Give.org. New directory formed by the merger of the National Charities Information Bureau and the BBB's Philanthropic Advisory Service.
Philanthropic Advisory Service of the Better Business Bureau.  The PAS site includes reports on specific charities, which may include legal or other actions taken against them. 
American Institute for Philanthropy.   "The American Institute of Philanthropy (AIP) is a  nationally prominent charity watchdog service whose purpose is to help donors make informed giving decisions. This web site will provide you with information about our organization, the charities we rate, and our method of grading charities. Special features will focus on Top Salaries, Top-Rated Groups, and hot topics in America's most popular causes such as Abortion, Animal Protection, Cancer, Child Sponsorship, Environment, Human Rights, International Relief, Senior Citizens, and more."
GuideStar The Donor's Guide to the Charitable Universe. Searchable database of over 600,000 charitable organizations. Entries provide basic facts about the charity including mission statement and financial data.