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FirstSearch is a collection of online databases covering a wide range of formats and subject areas including magazines, books, websites, papers & proceedings from conferences, the ERIC (education database), medicine, government resources and the World Almanac.  The library does NOT currently offer full text journal articles through this resource.
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WorldCat 

Looking for books, videos, CDs, web sites, etc.? WorldCat includes listings for over 46 million items from libraries in 45 countries.

ArticleFirst

ArticleFirst covers over 12,600 magazines.  Subjects include science, technology, medicine, social science, business, the humanities and popular culture. 
 

Electronic Collections Online
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Electronic Collections Online is the complete database for articles from the over 3,300 electronic journals.  Delivers full-image articles from electronic journals and links to articles from other full-text databases on the FirstSearch service.  

Union Lists of Periodicals

Including more than 7 million listings, the Union Lists of Periodicals provides holdings information for the location of periodicals in their own and other libraries.
 

PapersFirst

PapersFirst gives access to individual papers presented at conferences worldwide. Covers every congress, symposium, exposition, workshop and meeting added to The British Library Document Supply Centre since October 1993.
 

ProceedingsFirst

ProceedingsFirst provides tables of contents of presented papers from conferences worldwide. Each record contains a list of papers presented at each conference.

ERIC

ERIC contains annotated references to educational materials issued in the monthly Resources in Education (RIE) and to journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education (CIJE).

GPO

GPO covers all types of U.S. government documents, including Congressional reports, hearings, debates, and records; judiciary materials; and documents issued by executive departments (Defense, State, Labor, Office of the President, etc.).
  

MEDLINE

MEDLINE corresponds to the print indexes Index Medicus, Index to Dental Literature, and International Nursing Index.

The World Almanac

The World Almanac offers a fundamental reference source for students, library patrons, library reference staff, and scholars alike.