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FirstSearch for the CAM school libraries is a listing of 16 different databases covering a large spectrum of subject areas in a variety of formats.  These are the reference sources that have been furnished free by the Illinois State Library in an effort to enhance all Illinois libraries. The databases search and produce results from book, periodical, journal, government publication, education and internet sources. 

Databases missing some new FirstSearch features are displayed like this: Database*.
Database Description FullText
ABI_INFORM U.S. and international articles on business and management Full text available
ArticleFirst An OCLC index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals Full text available
ContentsFirst* An OCLC table of contents of nearly 12,500 journals  
ECO Electronic Collections Online. Full text of scholarly journals (2959 Journal Titles) Full text available
ERIC Journal articles and reports in education Full text available
GPO U.S. government publications  
HealthAcademic Health Reference Center, Academic Full text available
MEDLINE All areas of medicine, including dentistry and nursing Full text available
NetFirst An OCLC database of Internet resources  
PapersFirst* An index of papers presented at conferences worldwide  
PerAbs Periodical Abstracts. General topics and radio/TV transcripts Full text available
Proceedings* An index of worldwide conference proceedings  
UnionLists OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals  
WilsonSelectPlus Full text articles in science, humanities, and business Full text available
WorldAlmanac The World Almanacs  
WorldCat Books and other materials in libraries worldwide  
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Created on November 14, 2000 for a  CAM teacher workshop.  Information drawn from the OCLC FirstSearch website for the training of teachers/ students on the use and function of FirstSearch.

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