Faculty Tips for Using the Library's Online Databases

First Search. A practice version of the OCLC ArticleFirst database is now available for library use from the OCLC FirstSearch web site. The database, a 5,000 subset of the ArticleFirst database, may be used at no charge by libraries for instructional or promotional purposes. A link to the three practice databases now available, ParticleFirst, PGPO, and PworldCat, is available from the "Learning/Teaching" section of the FirstSearch web site here. As additional practice versions of FirstSearch databases become available, OCLC will provide access to them from the same page of the FirstSearch web site. To use FirstSearch enter these acccess codes: 

                       Authorization 100113498      Password: WAX9RXVAX

L.O.I.S. LOIS is a full-text law database that is currently password restricted. Prior to use, contact the Reference Librarian if you need to log onto the system. As an instructor, you can purchase a block of individual passwords from LOIS that your students can use the entire semester. Contact the Library staff for more information.