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Date:         Tue, 14 Nov 1995 12:52:06 -0600
From:         alberto <alberto@UDLAPVMS.PUE.UDLAP.MX>
Subject:      Re: OCLC FirstSearch

Michele Rankl <rankl@TEMPLE.GOL.COM> wrote:
>I am curious about an advertisment for OCLC's FirstSearch service.
>
>Is anybody already using this service?  If so, could you share your
>evaluation/impressions especially concerning:
>
>- journals articles retrieval
>- full text Online service
>- NetFirst database
>
>Are these services reasonably priced in your opinion?  Are they well
>indexed and easy to search (especially for journals)? ...

The Library of the  University of Americas, Puebla start to use
First Search and it's very good, has  more than 50 Databases
and it's very easy to access and find journal articles.

The only fact is that, in some hours of day the system respond slowly.
Another thing is, only reference people in our university have
access to First Search not all the people in the university because
you need  have clearly the use of
first search, if not your university, will pay many access ($) without
success. Finally the cost of each journal article retrieval is about
$15.00 to $23.00 we usually fit with the article abstract and with the
full text online service (cost 5 first search access).

 Biblioteca
 Universidad de las Americas
  72820 Puebla, Mexico
Chief Technical Process
Jefe de Procesos Tecnicos
ALBERTO J. GARCIA
TEL.     (52)-(22)-(29-20-79)
TEL(FAX) (52)-(22)-(29-20-78)
 alberto@udlapvms.pue.udlap.mx

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Date:         Tue, 14 Nov 1995 13:54:12 -0500
From:         "M. Windsor - (516) 282-5069" <WINDSOR@BNLARM.BNL.GOV>
Subject:      OCLC's FirstSearch

I am also interested in finding out about FirstSearch.  I am especially
interested in the OCLC "First" databases (ArticleFirst, ContentFirst,
NetFirst, etc).  How do these databases compare to "Current Contents"?
What is the user satisfaction at Sci/Tech Institutes?

I am trying to get as much information as possible, that might help with
our evaluation.

Thanks in advance.

Madeline Windsor
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Research Library
Upton, NY  11973
516 282 5069

By the way, this message, takes me out of the "lurking stage".  I guess I am
now a participant!