1. Daniel Boivin OCLC Canada OCLC and Access98

2. AgendaAgenda n What’s new with FirstSearch 4.0 n New FirstSearch or FirstSearch 5.0

3. What is FirstSearch? n Web interface to multiple databases (78) n Contains bibliographic, citation and full-text information n Over 1.5 million articles are available full- text n More than 50,000 journals are being indexed

4. FirstSearch 4.0 n FASTEST GROWING ELECTRONIC LIBRARY INFORMATION SERVICE: ÔFirstSearch is the most used online search service in academic, gov. and public libraries ( Information Market Indicators, Fall 1997) ÔWorldCat continues to be the most consulted database in higher education ÔWorldCat ranks as third most frequently used database per day

5. n What is WorldCat: 3OCLC’s Global Union Catalog 3The world’s most comprehensive bibliography, with more than 39 million bibliographic records, 650 million library holdings, representing 370 languages and covering information spanning 4,000 years of knowledge FirstSearch 4.0

6. FirstSearch 4.0 - New features n Electronic Collections Online (ECO) fully integrated at FirstSearch n ECO also integrated with three FirstSearch databases: Medline, EconLit, Soc. Abstracts n Wilson databases like Humanities Abstracts, Social Sciences Abstracts, General Science Abstracts connected to Wilson Select

7. FirstSearch 4.0 - New features n New databases: Facts on File, Readers Guide Abstracts, Ethnic NewsWatch, Religion Database, Wolrd Book Encyclopedia, SIRS, Contemporary Women’s Issues, and more n French and Spanish Interface n Subject & author hot links in some FirstSearch databases n Search history

8. FirstSearch 4.0 - New features n Round the clock availability except on Sundays n ECO now has 1,400 e-journals from 30 publishers n More links to Web sites via URLs are available in results lists and records n ILL DR (Unmediated request)

9. New FirstSearch 5.0 Continuing the OCLC tradition of cooperation for the benefit of libraries everywhere

10. n Retain the best of FirstSearch 4.0: –Over 75 databases and more to come –Over 1.5 million full-text articles –Links to OCLC/ILL + doc. delivery services –Links to Internet documents –Access via text-based, graphical Web and Z39.50 connections New FirstSearch 5.0

11. Bringing you increased flexibility and control: – Redesigning the FirstSearch interface based on users input – More integration between FirstSearch and the Electronic Collections Online service – Introducing the new design in1999 New FirstSearch 5.0

12. n Continued integration of FirstSearch and ECO provides: – Access to Electronic Collections Online articles without journal subscriptions – Per-article purchases billed monthly to your library – Links from databases to journal articles New FirstSearch 5.0

13. n Results lists now show ALL online full-text –Within databases –Linked from other databases –Electronic Collections Online journal articles n Holdings for your library or group are clearly displayed New FirstSearch 5.0

14. n Cross-database searching –To select appropriate databases –To search multiple sources simultaneously n Intuitive search interfaces –Simple and complex searches –Basic, Advanced, and Expert New FirstSearch 5.0

15. n Relevance ranking n Sort options n Limit searches to holdings of your library or group (Group Access, Union List or GAC/UL group) New FirstSearch 5.0

16. n Better truncation n Wild card n Thesaurus-aided searching n Includes many EPIC features New FirstSearch 5.0

17. n Expanded customization options –Turn full-text and OCLC/ILL On/off by database –Text editing on FirstSearch ILL request form –Library/user selectable options –Title-level source selection New FirstSearch 5.0

18. n Familiar per-search and subscription pricing choices remain PLUS: –Pay-as-you-go pricing for searching (monthly billing) –Per-article purchase of Electronic Collections Online journal articles New FirstSearch 5.0

19. n FirstSearch-L listserv is the primary communication tool for New FirstSearch changes n Sign up today: –http://www.oclc.org/oclc/forms/fs-list.htm –Or come and see me later today for further details and a free trial New FirstSearch 5.0