About FirstSearch

Find information in a wide range of subjects in 11 databases from the Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC).

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Key features

Interface is available in multiple languages including French, Spanish, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (traditional and simplified).

The Online Computer Library Centre (OCLC) FirstSearch service includes access to:

ArticleFirst — Index of items in journals and some full text.
ClasePeriodica — Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities. Includes full text.
Ebooks — Catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide.
ECO — A collection of scholarly journals.
ERIC — index and some full text journal articles and reports in education.
GPO — Index of U.S. Government publications.
MEDLINE — all areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing
PapersFirst — Index of papers presented at conferences worldwide.
Proceedings —Index of worldwideconference proceedings.
WorldAlmanac — Index of Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopædia and four almanacs.
WorldCat — catalog of books and other materials in libraries worldwide.