Consumer Information

• Consumer Reports
• Appliance Repair Manuals
• TV, Audio and Video Servicing
• Motoring
• Travel Timetables
• Consumer Law
• Useful websites
• Online access

Consumer Reports

• "Which?" Consumer magazine, including "Holiday Which?" and "Gardening Which?" plus indexes.  We also have access to the "Which? Extra" website
• "Computing Which?" magazine
• "What to buy for Business" magazine - A guide to buying office equipment, eg photocopiers, printers, telephones etc
• Index to reports appearing in "Good Housekeeping" magazine

Appliance Repair Manuals

• General repair manuals for domestic appliances such as washers, tumble driers, washer-driers and dishwashers
• Books on upgrading and repairing PC's

TV, Audio and Video Servicing

• Circuit diagrams for televisions up to the current year and videos up to 2000
• Large historical collection of ERT service charts and "Trader" service sheets covering radios, televisions and stereo equipment
• General books on repairing TV's, VCR's and CD and DVD players

Motoring

• Workshop Manuals - current and historical collection for cars and motorcycles
• "Which? Car" magazine - annual supplement to "Which?" magazine
• Car Road Tests - Indexes of Road Test reports appearing in "Autocar" and "What Car"
• Parker's Car Price Guide
• General books on car and motorcycle maintenance
• Automotive Databooks

Travel Timetables

• National Rail Timetable
• Thomas Cook - European and Overseas Timetables

Consumer Law

• Key publications relating to consumer law, eg "Butterworths Trading and Consumer Law"

Useful Websites

• Office of Fair Trading
• Trading Standards
• Consumer Direct

Online Access

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• You can check and renew items you have on loan and also reserve items using the online library catalogue.  You need a Personal Identification Number (PIN number) to request an item or view your membership details on the library catalogue. Please note the online library catalogue will not be available from 11pm each night for approximately 1 hour as system backups are carried out during this period.
• Use our free 24/7 online reference libraries - Grove Art, Grove Music, KnowUK, Oxford Reference Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford English Dictionary, Xreferplus.
• Access online national, regional and local newspapers using NewsUK.