The Grolier package has changed. The Grolier and Americana encylcopedias remain a
package subscription, with the new package containing a vastly enhanced Encyclopedia
Americana. The Book of Knowledge, which was included free in the package last fall
as a trial, now is included only as part of the Grolier/Americana Deluxe Package.
Prices for the new year's subscription are:
Grolier Online Trial and Enrollment Begins
BCR is sponsoring another trial this year for libraries and schools that want to try out
the Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia/Encyclopedia Americana online package. The trial period runs from
February 15 to April 15. BCR's annual group subscription is from May 1, 1999 to
April 30, 2000. Renewals and new subscriptions also will be taken during the trial
period.
To enroll in the trial, subscribe or renew your subscription, complete the online form
on BCR's web site. A $100 minimum subscription is required, along
with a $10 fee if you want separate billing.
New URLs Added to FirstSearch
OCLC has added two new URLs for access to the
OCLC FirstSearch service. They are:
firstsearch.oclc.org
All previously available FirstSearch URLs continue to be active. They are:
firstsearch.dedip.oclc.org (access via Dedicated TCP/IP)
www.ref.oclc.org
Any problems encountered in accessing FirstSearch using any of the URLs listed
should be reported to the OCLC User and Network Support at (800) 848-5800.
www.ref2.oclc.org
www.ref.dedip.oclc.org (access via Dedicated TCP/IP)Periodical Titles Improved
Periodical Titles in OCLC FirstSearch on the web, which helps find specific titles and
generates lists of titles for FirstSearch databases, has been improved.
Users can now retrieve title lists in OCLC FirstSearch
more quickly. List results are now displayed in pages of 25 titles as the default
display. This can be customized to display any number of titles. Title information for
Business and Management Practices, PsycINFO and MDX Health Digest has been
added. Title information for OCLC FirstSearch Electronic Collections Online, Aids and
Cancer Research, BasicBIOSIS, EBSCO MasterFILE, EconLit, Environmental has
been updated.
Did You Know?
Did you know that OCLC provides a system alert page on its web site to inform users
of OCLC system outages? You can access the page at.
SilverPlatter Revises Database Prices
SilverPlatter has reduced the price for ClinPSYC database and has changed the prices
for Sociofile, INSPEC and ClinPSYC databases.
(For questions or to subscribe to any reference database -- CD-ROM, online or
Internet-accessible -- contact BCR's Jim Hensinger or Karen
Graham.)