OCLC eContent is not new to libraries. What is new is the ever-widening array of choices and eResources available through OCLC. This digital material occupies no shelf space, but offers patrons a wealth of full-text content. More information is available on the OCLC site.
OCLC’s Electronic Collections Online is a powerful electronic-journals service that offers Web access to a growing collection of more than 5,000 titles in a wide range of subject areas, from over 70 publishers of academic and professional journals. It also provides a robust archiving solution, cross-journal searching, and more.
FirstSearch is an online service that gives library professionals and end users access to a rich collection of reference databases. With FirstSearch, materials in your library’s collection are highlighted in results from searches in dozens of leading databases.
OCLC Collection
Essential OCLC databases at an affordable price. WorldCat, OCLC ArticleFirst, FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online database (bibliographic index only) and OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals databases
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Electronic Collections Online
A powerful electronic-journals service that offers Web access to a growing collection of more than 5,000 titles in a wide range of subject areas, from over 70 publishers of academic and professional journals. It also provides a robust archiving solution, cross-journal searching, and more.
See the full database description
OCLC FirstSearch Base Package (with WorldCat)
A valuable collection of resources for libraries of all types. Includes WorldCat, OCLC ArticleFirst, FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online (bibliographic index only) and OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals, OCLC PapersFirst, OCLC ProceedingsFirst, ERIC, GPO, MEDLINE and The World Almanac databases.
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