FirstSearch is a system which offers databases that can be searched to find books, articles and other materials on a variety of subjects. USA has subscribed for three simultaneous users. At certain times of the day all ports may be busy. If this should happen to you, try again.
Access is limited to currently enrolled students and currently employed faculty and staff.
When you use FirstSearch , you are asked for your social security number in order to verify that you are a valid user. If you are denied access to the FirstSearch system and you are a current student, faculty member or staff, first make sure that you are typing the number without spaces or hyphens. If you need access to the Subject databases or the Per-Search ones, contact Kathy Wheeler . Records date from 1963 to the present. Each record describes one article, news story, letter or other item from a journal.