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Through FirstSearch, OCLC provides easy access to hundreds of the most valued databases in the world. In addition to WorldCat, OCLC also owns and manages a number of other databases accessed through FirstSearch. All are included in the FirstSearch Base Package.

OCLC-owned and managed databases include:

OCLC ArticleFirst

OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals

  • More than 12,000 sources and over 12.7 million records.
  • Includes items listed on the table of contents pages of journals.
  • Describes one article, news story, letter or other item from a journal in each record.
  • Provides a list of libraries that have the journal title for most items.

See more details about ArticleFirst in the OCLC online database search tool.

OCLC Electronic Books

An OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide

  • More than 210,000 e-books
  • Includes all e-books cataloged by OCLC member libraries, covering all subjects

See more details about Electronic Books in the OCLC online database search tool.

OCLC Electronic Collections Online

An OCLC collection of scholarly journals

  • More than 3,000 sources and over 350,000 records.
  • Includes all of the original content and images of articles.
  • Includes bibliographic information for all journals.
  • Lets you view abstracts and full-text articles from journals to which your library or institution subscribes.

Learn more about Electronic Collections Online.

OCLC PapersFirst

OCLC index of papers presented at conferences worldwide

  • More than 2.3 million records.
  • Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.

See more details about PapersFirst in the OCLC online database search tool.

OCLC ProceedingsFirst

An OCLC index of worldwide conference proceedings

  • Covers every published congress, symposium, conference, exposition, workshop and meeting received by The British Library Document Supply Centre.
  • Contains in each record a list of the papers presented at each conference.

See more details about ProceedingsFirst in the OCLC online database search tool.

OCLC WorldCat

OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide

  • Contains all the records cataloged by OCLC member libraries.
  • Offers millions of bibliographic records.
  • Includes records representing 400 languages.

See more details about WorldCat in the OCLC online database search tool, or learn more about OCLC’s WorldCat service.

OCLC WorldCat Dissertations and Theses

OCLC catalog of dissertations and theses available in OCLC member libraries

  • More than 5 million records in the database
  • Covers all dissertations, theses and published material based on theses and dissertations cataloged by OCLC members, covers all subjects
  • Many are available electronically, at no charge, directly from the publishing institution

See more details about WorldCat Dissertations and Theses in the OCLC online database search tool.