Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 16:12:17 -0600
To: "Library" <memlib-l@mnsu.edu>
From: Joan Roca <roca@mnsu.edu>
Subject: Trial to FirstSearch Databases now available


Starting today the MSU, Mankato campus has a three-month trial (until the
end of April) to access all the databases in the FirstSearch service
(including many specialized in different disciplines), provided by OCLC.
Here is the summary list of all available databases.  They may be accessed
from the MSU Library home page (http://www.lib.mnsu.edu) by
clicking Databases, then FirstSearch, then FirstSearch Web.

PLEASE NOTE: To access these from an off-campus location you must dial into
the MSU dialin server.  At this time, they are not available when you dial
via third party Internet Service Providers.

----------------------- list of databases on FirstSearch ----------------
General Databases

WorldCat        Books and other materials in libraries worldwide.
Article1st      Index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals.
Contents1st     Table of contents of nearly 12,500 journals.
FastDoc         Index of articles with text online or by email.
NetFirst        OCLC database of Internet resources.
UnionLists      OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals.


Specialized Databases

AHSearch        Arts & Humanities Search. A citation index.
ABI_INFORM      Index of business and management topics.
AcxiomBiz       Business white pages listings.
AcxiomHome      Residential white pages listings.

AGRICOLA        Materials relating to all aspects of agriculture.
AIDS_CancerS    An index and abstracts to AIDS and cancer research.
Alt_Health      NEW: Alt-HealthWatch with full text.
AppSciTechAb    Applied science and technology literature.
ArtAbstracts    Leading publications in the world of the arts.

ATLAReligion    ATLA Religion Database.
BasicBIOSIS     A wide range of bioscience topics.
BioDigest       Non-technical digests in biology, ecology & health.
BiographyInd    Guide to wide range of biographical material.
BiolAgrIndex    Leading publications in agriculture and biology.

BookRevDigst    Reviews of fiction and nonfiction books.
BooksInPrint    R. R. Bowker's Books In Print.
BusDateline     Citations on regional business articles.
Bus_Industry    Business and Industry.
BusinessOrgs    Organizations that serve business and industry.

BusManPrac      NEW: Business and Management Practices with full text.
CINAHL          Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health.
ConsumerIndx    An index of articles providing consumer information.
ContmpWomenIss  Contemporary Women's Issues with full text.
DataTimes       An index of regional newspapers.

Disclosure      Financial reports on publicly owned companies.
DisclosureS     Financial reports on publicly owned companies.
Diss            Dissertation Abstracts Online.
EBSCO           The EBSCO MasterFILE. Nearly 2,400 magazines.
EconLit         An index of economic literature.

EducationAbs    Leading publications in the field of education.
EnvironmentS    An index and abstracts to environmental science.
ERIC            Journal articles and reports in education.
EthnicNews95    Ethnic NewsWatch 1995 with full text.
EthnicNewsWatch Ethnic NewsWatch with full text.

EventLine       Scheduled conventions, exhibits, etc., worldwide.
FactSearch      Facts and statistics on topics of current interest.
FactsOnFile     Facts On File News Service.
GenderWatch     NEW: GenderWatch with full text.
GenSciAbstracts Leading general science periodicals.

GEOBASE         Worldwide literature on geography and geology.
GeoRef          Guide to materials in geology and earth sciences.
GeoRefS          Guide to materials in geology and earth sciences.
GPO             U.S. government publications.
HealthRefCtr    Health Reference Center-Academic with full text.

HRCtr           Health Reference Center with full text.
HumanitiesAbs   An index of articles in the humanities.
IndxLegalPer    Index to Legal Periodicals & Books.
INSPEC          The database for physics, electronics and computing.
LibraryLit      Materials on libraries and librarianship.

MDXHealth       Digest of medical and health information.
MEDLINE         Abstracted articles from medical journals.
MicrocompAbs    Microcomputer Abstracts.
MLA             Literature, languages, linguistics, folklore.
NewsAbs         Newspaper Abstracts. From over 25 newspapers.

NYT             The New York Times daily and Sunday editions.
PAISIntl        Materials on public affairs.
PapersFirst     An index of papers presented at conferences.
PerAbs          Periodical Abstracts with full text.
PerContentsIndx Periodicals Contents Index - 1961-1991.

PerContentsIndx Periodicals Contents Index - 1770-1991.
Proceedings     An index of conference publications.
PsycFIRST       Psychology abstracts from the last three years plus.
PsycINFO_1887   Psychology abstracts from 1887 to the present.
PsycINFO_1967   Psychology abstracts from 1967 to the present.

PsycINFO_1984   Psychology abstracts from 1984 to the present.
ReadGuideAbs    Abstracts of articles from popular magazines.
RILM            RILM Abstracts of Music Literature.
SIRSResearcher  SIRS Researcher with full text online.
SocAbstracts    Abstracts to articles on all aspects of sociology.

SocioAbs        Sociological Abstracts: Abridged Edition.
SocSciAbs       Guide to the literature of the social sciences.
WilBusAbs       Leading English-language business periodicals.
WilsonSelect    H.W. Wilson Select Full Text.
WorldAlmanac    The World Almanacs.

WorldBook       World Book Encyclopedia
Worldscope      Financial reports on companies worldwide.
WorldscopeS     Financial reports on companies worldwide.

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More information on each of these databases is provided once you start the
FirstSearch session.  For questions on using these, please call the
Reference Desk at 5958.

Thanks!

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