FirstSearch databases include:

• AGRICOLA
• ArticleFirst
• Arts and Humanities Search
• BasicBIOSIS
• BioDigest
• Business and Management Practices
• Contemporary Women's Issues
• Dissertation Abstracts
• ECO Electronic Collections Online
• Econ Lit
• FactSearch
• GEOBASE
• Wilson Select Plus
• World Cat

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Tips/hints/features:

• FirstSearch databases are primarily locators, indicating where articles or book chapters may be found. Many articles have abstracts and some include the reference list found in the article or chapter.
  
• You may limit your search to materials held in the TROY Libraries by choosing Advanced Search and checking Limit Availability to: Subscriptions held by my library. (Then check in the database Journal Search for availability full text in another TROY database or in the Library Catalog for a paper subscription. Exception: ArticleFirst has direct links to the articles cited when you select Full Text on the Basic search screen.)
  
• Make sure to use Boolean operators, i.e., and or not, between your search terms, e.g., career and counseling and youth. <click here for more about Boolean>.
  
• Most search screens for FirstSearch default to perform a keyword search. You may need to make a selection (click a link) to change which type of search you would like to perform. An advanced search gives you the option for limiting your term and limiting the search to periodicals held by TROY.
  
• Content and functionality of FirstSearch databases can vary widely. Click Help button within each database for additional information regarding the individual databases.

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