Databases

OCLC ends support for WorldScope Global and Disclosure Corporate Snapshots

OCLC ended support for the following FirstSearch Per-Search databases as of August 31, 2010:

  • Disclosure Corporate Snapshots
  • Worldscope Global

These databases will be removed from GALILEO menus tomorrow morning, September 8, 2010. These two databases were only active for public libraries.

Please see the original announcement from OCLC below for more information about this change.

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Subject: [OCLC-FS-L] End of FirstSearch access for several databases

In March, OCLC announced that it is transitioning from reselling eContent provided by publishers and other content providers as we increase our focus and investment on enhancing WorldCat and delivering new WorldCat platform services and Web-scale library services.

As part of this transition, access to the following databases on the FirstSearch service will end on August 31, 2010:

  • Disclosure Corporate Snapshots (per search)
  • DisclosureS
  • Worldscope GLOBAL (per search)
  • WorldscopeS GLOBAL

Per-search access to the Arts & Humanities Search database will end on December 31, 2010.

Additional information about changes to OCLC’s content services is available in the Frequently Asked Questions about FirstSearch Database Transitions. http://www.oclc.org/us/en/firstsearch/content/questions/default.htm