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OCLC FirstSearch

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Provides access to a wide variety of articles in a number of databases as well as a union catalog of books in libraries all over the world. 

Through FirstSearch, you can search a combination of different databases, including ArticleFirst, ERIC, Medline, SCIPIO, WorldCat, and WorldCat Dissertations. For a complete list of available databases, select the “Databases” tab from the homepage.

All Branch LibrariesSchomburg Center for Research in Black CultureStavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)Stephen A. Schwarzman BuildingThe New York Public Library for the Performing ArtsThomas Yoseloff Business Center
Reference, Books and Libraries, Magazines, Journals and Serials
<p>OCLC FirstSearch is an online reference system that provides access to a wide range of resources in 4 databases, ArticleFirst (OCLC index of articles from the contents pages of journals), ECO ( An OCLC collection of scholarly journals) , UnionLists (List of periodicals held by OCLC member libraries), &amp; WorldCat (OCLC catalog of books, web resources, and other material worldwide).</p>
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