For questions or to subscribe to any reference database -- CD-ROM, online or Internet-accessible -- contact BCR's Jim Hensinger or Karen Graham.
MEDLINE Records Linked to OCLC ECO
MEDLINE records in the OCLC FirstSearch service have been linked to corresponding
full-text articles in FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online. This enables FirstSearch
web users with a subscription to any of approximately 200 linked ECO journals to
download articles directly from MEDLINE citations and bibliographic records.
World Book Available on FirstSearch
The World Book Encyclopedia database, from World Book Inc., may now be accessed on
the OCLC FirstSearch service, but via the web interface only. The online version is the
1998 World Book Encyclopedia, International Edition -- more than 17,500 full-text
articles and more than 1,000 tables in 21 volumes. Images are included in some full-text
articles by clicking the "Image" hot link.
ATLA Rebate Given for SilverPlatter Subscription
ATLA has agreed to provide prorated rebates to its current, direct customers who wish to
switch to the SilverPlatter version of ATLA Religion Database. To arrange for the
rebate, contact the ATLA sales manager directly: Sangui Wimbiscus, Sales Manager,
(800) 665-ATLA or swimbiscus@atla.com.
SilverPlatter Clarifies Cancellation Policy
As of April 13, SilverPlatter customers can receive a 100 percent refund when they
cancel a subscription and return it to SilverPlatter within 30 days of the subscription
renewal date. For example, a customer with a subscription for the period May 1, 1998 -
May 1, 1999 has until June 1, 1998, to cancel and receive a full refund.
Wilson OmniFile Full Text to Expand
H.W. Wilson Company is expanding the Wilson OmniFile: Full Text Select database by
40 percent to approximately 800 journal titles. The database is derived from five Wilson
databases -- Readers' Guide Abstracts Full Text, Wilson Business Abstracts Full Text,
General Science Abstracts Full Text, Humanities Abstracts Full Text and Social Sciences
Abstracts Full Text.