OCLC FirstSearch Databases

About OCLC First Search
The FirstSearch databases that educators find most useful when beginning a research project are:

  • WilsonSelectPlus has full-text articles, including many education journals such as: Adult Education Quarterly, Education Week, Educational Leadership, Multicultural Education, and Phi Delta Kappan.
  • ERIC has some full-text, but the most citations and abstracts for the education field; the best starting place for what's published in the world of education.
  • WorldCat--the holdings of thousands of libraries. The place to find info about books and print materials, videos, DVDs, and more.

On-site access to FirstSearch
If you are at The Center, you can access full-text journal articles and more in FirstSearch here.

Remote access to FirstSearch
From everywhere else, you can access FirstSearch by logging in with the username and password that you received with your Center Library card. Use the Login box to the right, on this page.
When you are logged in, a link to FirstSearch will appear below on this page.