To connect, type 'ECHO' as the password at the first prompt, then 1 for English, then select the database. Searching is accomplished using their Common Command Language - start with 'Find ' then 'Show' to retrieve your results. Read their pdf manual for more. If you are eagerly investigating free bibliographic databases, then I strongly suggest you read Bases de donn es gratuites by Jean-Pierre Lardy. Thanks to the AltaVista translation tool, click this to read this page in English.
Many databases are unavailable through the major database retailers.
Such databases are typically tightly focused, often with a limited audience. If they are not found compiled into larger databases, then you will find them here. Gales Directory of Databases is produced by Gale Research. Further descriptions can be found from Dialog and Datastar . Most large libraries will have a copy - ask for it by name.