Since 1996, LILRC offers Long Island libraries a low cost group subscription to OCLC FirstSearch package.  The current subscription package includes 12 OCLC Base Package databases and the H. W. Wilson Select Plus full-text database (click here for a list of available databases in pdf format).  Full-text articles from the  H. W. Wilson Select Plus full-text database are accessible with no additional charge.  Subscribing libraries also have the option to add any or all of the "per-search" databases by purchasing block of searches in 250 searches per block.  For subscribing information, please contact LILRC office at (631) 632-6659.

  FirstSearch Overview

  Web Access to FirstSearch (Logon by Password)
  Web Access to FirstSearch (Logon via IP Address Recognition)
  Web Access to WorldCat (Logon via IP Address Recognition)
  Web Access to Wilson Select Plus (Logon via IP Address Recognition)
  Web Access to LILCat (Logon via IP Address Recognition)

  FirstSearch Administrative Module (Logon)
  FirstSearch Usage Report Online (Statistics)
  Subscribe to the FirstSearch-L Internet List (Updates)
  Block of Searches Order Form (in pdf Format)

 Managing FirstSearch

• FirstSearch Administrative Module Reference Guide
• Using FirstSearch
• Managing FirstSearch
• Promoting FirstSearch
• Teaching FirstSearch
• FirstSearch Training
• Managing Resource Linking
• Deep Linking Tutorial 
• Staff Resource Sharing View 
• Automatic Logon Scripting for FirstSearch
• IP Address Recognition Access to FirstSearch
• Values for the dbname or db Component
• NCIP Access to FirstSearch
• FirstSearch Documentation
• Support for FirstSearch

 FirstSearch Databases

• FirstSearch Databases In Brief
• FirstSearch Databases in Detail
• Periodical Titles in FirstSearch
• Full-Text Journal Titles from Wilson Select Plus
• ECO Publishers and Journals
• ECO Print Subscriber Program
• Direct Journal Access to Titles in ECO
• FirstSearch Direct Article Access
• FirstSearch Per-Article Use Purchase