Newsgroups: soc.roots
Date:         Mon, 21 Dec 1992 05:55:47 PST
Reply-To:     Tom Lincoln <lincoln@IRIS.RAND.ORG>
From:         Tom Lincoln <lincoln@IRIS.RAND.ORG>
Subject:      Has the Grinch stolen FirstSearch?
Comments: To: Roots-L@vm1.nodak.edu

>        OCLC's WorldCat FirstSearch is available to the public for a trial
>period (I don't know how long). You must be able to telnet. The address is
>
>                telnet 132.174.100.2
>
>                Authorization number:   100077527
>
>                Password:  fsearch
>
>        This is the world's most comprehensive bibliography, with over 25
>million records, updated daily.  It is very user friendly.  Try it!
>

iris% telnet 132.174.100.2
Trying 132.174.100.2 ...
Connected to 132.174.100.2.
Escape character is '^]'.

You are connected to OCLC Reference Services.

Enter your authorization.
=> 100077527

Enter your password.
=> fsearch
=> *******

Unmatched authorization/password, please retry.
Enter your authorization.
=> 100077527

Enter your password.
=> fsearch
=> *******

Unmatched authorization/password, please retry.
Enter your authorization.
=> ^CConnection closed by foreign host.

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It would be nice if they would leave it open until New Years.....

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On a previous search I calibrated the following using a rare name:

All search modalities were tried....

Melvyl:


1. DISSERTATION
Author:        Hewitt, Ray Storla, 1912-
Title:         Foreshadowing in Elizabethan tragedy. [Berkeley, 1951]
Description:   ii, 163  .

Notes:         Thesis (Ph.D.)--Univ. of California, June, 1951.
               Bibliography: p. 158-163.

Call numbers:  UCB   Main      908.H611.for
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FirstSearch:

 NO.__TITLE________________________AUTHOR____YEAR

1   T.O. Storla homestead : 1881 centennial 1... Scott, Dennis.     1980
2   Storla family history, 1790-1960.                               1960
3   Storla family history, 1790-1960.                               1960
4   Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Storla ; married July ...                    1949
5   Dakota dateline, 1881-1981 : the one hund... Wiseman, Maxine    1981
6   The history of the Trehus family in Ameri... Deters, Manda T    1948
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 20864434
AUTHOR: Scott, Dennis.
TITLE: T.O. Storla homestead :
      1881 centennial 1980 /
PLACE: [Mitchell, S.D.] :
PUBLISHER: Dennis Scott,
YEAR: 1980
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 36 p. : ill. ; 22 x 35 cm.
NOTES: Homestead Centennial, July 4, 1980.
SUBJECT: Storla family -- Genealogy.
      Mitchell (S.D.) -- Centennial celebrations.
      South Dakota -- Genealogy.
LIBRARIES: OR pen
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 13091500
TITLE: Storla family history, 1790-1960.
PLACE: [S.l. :
PUBLISHER: s.n.,
YEAR: 1960
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
NOTES: Cover title.
SUBJECT: Storla family.
OTHER: Storla, Charles A.
      Storla, Lyle A.
      Storla, Sevat.
LIBRARIES: MN TRI
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 8056723
TITLE: Storla family history, 1790-1960.
PLACE: [S.l. :
PUBLISHER: s.n.]
YEAR: 1960
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 96p. : ill.
NOTES: Storla family centennial committee: Charles A. Storla, Lyle A.
      Storla, Sevat Storla.
SUBJECT: Storla family
LIBRARIES: MN lal

ACCESSION: 8056713
TITLE: Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Storla ;
      married July 12, 1882; 50th anniversary, July 12, 1932; 66th
      anniversary, July 12, 1948.
PLACE: [S.l. :
PUBLISHER: s.n.]
YEAR: 1949
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 48p. : ill.
SUBJECT: Storla family
      Storla, Thor O., -- 1857-1948.
      Storla, Astri Stenerson, -- 1863-1949.
LIBRARIES: SD sdh
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 7813993
AUTHOR: Wiseman, Maxine Schrader. cn
TITLE: Dakota dateline, 1881-1981 :
      the one hundred year history of Mount Vernon, South Dakota,
      including Storla and Hillside communities /
PLACE: [Mount Vernon? S.D.] :
PUBLISHER: Mount Vernon Historical Committee,
YEAR: 1981
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 88 p., [1] folded leaf of plates : ill., ports. ; 28 cm.
NOTES: Rev. and updated ed. of: Dakota dateline, 1881-1956.
      Bibliography: p. 87.
SUBJECT: Mount Vernon (S.D.) -- History.
LIBRARIES: DC dlc
      SD sdh AML BHS DST MIT NOS SBR SDA SDB SDW USD
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 7268248
AUTHOR: Deters, Manda Trehus.
TITLE: The history of the Trehus family in America :
      an account of the direct descendants of Endre and Gunvor Storla
      Trehus, some of whom later adopted the name Thompson.
PLACE: Decorah, Iowa :
PUBLISHER: Posten Press,
YEAR: 1948
PUB TYPE: Book

FORMAT: 101 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm.
SUBJECT: Trehus family (Endre and Gunvor Storla Trehus)
      Thompson family.
LIBRARIES: IA IOH
      MN MNO
__________________________________________________

 NO.__TITLE________________________AUTHOR____YEAR

1   The role of reading materials in universi... Storla, Steven     1987
2   1890-1990 : centennial history of the Fir... Hewitt, Ray Sto    1990
3   The role of reading materials in composti... Storla, Steven     1987
4   Foreshadowing in Elizabethan tragedy.        Hewitt, Ray Sto    1951
5   Storla family history, 1790-1960.                               1960
6   Ramsey : 1660-1982--322 years /              Storla, Sevat.     1982
7   Papers : 1905-1947.                          Storla, Sevat.     1905
8   Lay knowledge and opinions about heart di... Bertrand, Alvin    1955
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 22688376
AUTHOR: Storla, Steven Redding, 1956-
TITLE: The role of reading materials in university composition courses
      for native users of English and for ESL students /
YEAR: 1989
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: ix, 233 leaves.
NOTES: Vita.
      Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1987.
      Includes bibliographical references (leaves 211-233).
      Photocopy. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University Microfilms
      International, 1989. ix, 233 p. ; 21 cm.
SUBJECT: English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher)
      English language -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- Foreign
      speakers.
LIBRARIES: IN IPL
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 21203810
AUTHOR: Hewitt, Ray Storla, 1912-
TITLE: 1890-1990 :
      centennial history of the First Christian Church of Corvallis /
      edited by Ray S. Hewitt; editor emeritus, James Morris; cover
      design, Mary Gilbert.
PLACE: [Corvallis, OR :
PUBLISHER: First Christian Church,
YEAR: 1990
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 80 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
SUBJECT: First Christian Church, Corvallis, OR.
LIBRARIES: OR NWE
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 18081896
AUTHOR: Storla, Steven Redding, 1956-
TITLE: The role of reading materials in compostion courses for native
      users of English and for advanced ESL students /
YEAR: 1987
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: ix, 233 leaves ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Vita.
      Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Texas at Austin, 1987.
      Bibliography: leaves 211-233.
SUBJECT: Writing.
      Reading.
      English language -- Rhetoric -- Study and teaching (Higher)
      English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers.
LIBRARIES: TX IXA
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 16727205
AUTHOR: Hewitt, Ray Storla, 1912-
TITLE: Foreshadowing in Elizabethan tragedy.
PLACE: [Berkeley,
YEAR: 1951
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: ii, 163 l.
NOTES: Thesis (Ph.D.)--Univ. of California, June, 1951.
      Bibliography: p. 158-163.
LIBRARIES: CA CUY
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 13091500
TITLE: Storla family history, 1790-1960.
PLACE: [S.l. :
PUBLISHER: s.n.,
YEAR: 1960
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 100 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
NOTES: Cover title.
SUBJECT: Storla family.
OTHER: Storla, Charles A.
      Storla, Lyle A.
      Storla, Sevat.
LIBRARIES: MN TRI
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 8301096
AUTHOR: Storla, Sevat.
TITLE: Ramsey :
      1660-1982--322 years /
PLACE: [Decorah, Iowa :
PUBLISHER: s. n.],
YEAR: 1982
PUB TYPE: Book
FORMAT: 82 p. ; 29 cm.
NOTES: Contains the genealogy of the Sult, Loven, and Ramsoy families.
      Index included.
SUBJECT: Ramsey family.
LIBRARIES: IA IOH
__________________________________________________

ACCESSION: 6151708
AUTHOR: Storla, Sevat.
TITLE: Papers :
      1905-1947.
YEAR: 1905
PUB TYPE: Manuscript
FORMAT: 16 pieces
NOTES: Collection contains miscellaneous pictures and programs from the

ACCESSION: 5503233
AUTHOR: Bertrand, Alvin Lee, 1918- dn
TITLE: Lay knowledge and opinions about heart disease in selected areas
      of Louisiana /
PLACE: New Orleans :
PUBLISHER: Louisiana Heart Association,
YEAR: 1955
FORMAT: ix, 32 p., tables ; 29 cm.

NOTES: "In cooperation with Louisiana Heart Association."
      Includes bibliographical references.
SUBJECT: Heart.
      Coronary heart disease.
OTHER: Storla, Clarence A., joint athor.
LIBRARIES: LA LSL
      MA AUM
      NY YYE
      WI GZB
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As Brian Randell has pointed out, the difference can be surprising.

I would think that some open time would provide a very strong lobby
for libraries to purchase this service!!

Tom
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