Open Access Content

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Database details

Database name

Open Access Content

Short database name

Open Access Content

Available on

FirstSearch

Sources

Content from over 1,000 publishers is represented by collections of the following open access providers:

Collection/Database	Content Provider
BioMed Central	BioMed Central, Ltd.
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)	Open Access Publishing in European Networks (OAPEN)
Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)	Directory of Open Access Journals
Europeana	Europeana
HBO Kennisbank	HBO Kennisbank
Hindawi eJournals	Hindawi Limited
Hypotheses	OpenEdition
JSTOR Open Access Books	JSTOR
JSTOR Open Access Journals Collection	JSTOR
OAIster	OCLC
OpenEdition Books	OpenEdition
Open Library of Humanities	Open Library of Humanities
Paperity	Paperity, Sp. z.o.o
Project Euclid Open Access	Project Euclid
Public Library of Science (PLOS)	Public Library of Science
Revues.org	OpenEdition
SciELO Journals	Scientific Electronic Library Online
UCL Press Journals	UCL Press
Wolters Kluwer Medknow	Wolters Kluwer

Number of records

84 million records

Coverage

N/A

Update frequency

Daily

Producer

OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc.

Indexes

Index labels and search examples

Search indexes	Labels	Examples
Keyword	kw:	greenhouse
Abstract	ab:	arabica
Access Method	am:	http
Accession Number	no:	681800229
Author	au:	wharton
Author Phrase	au=	wharton, edith (last name first; use double quotes around exact phrases)
Conference Name	cn:	canadian
Conference Name Phrase	cn=	canadian acoustics week
Descriptor	de:	history
Genre/Form	ge:	solo piano
Geographic Coverage	gc:	spain
ISBN	bn:	9789048503667
ISSN	in:	0268-3946 (use hyphens)
Issue	is:	3&4
Language	ln=	japanese
Named Corporation	nc:	green power
Named Person	na:	john
Notes	nt:	letterpress
Personal Name	pn:	gay
Personal Name Phrase	pn=	gay roxane (use last name first with or without the first comma retained)
Publication Date	pd:	1886
Publisher	pb:	scribner
Publisher Location	pl:	china
Series	se:	MARE
Source	so:	amsterdam
Source Phrase	so=	Amsterdam university press
Standard Number	sn:	1097461x
Subject	su:	Coffee house
Subject Phrase	su=	Coffee houses in art
Title	ti:	coffee composting
Title Phrase	ti=	accelerated coffee pulp composting
Volume	vo:	1990

Record display information

MARC fields

The MARC records returned from this database will be the OCLC-MARC records as they were input into the system.

This database can have any valid MARC tag in it. Besides the valid MARC tags, the following FirstSearch Locally Defined fields also exist:

856 fields

OCLC has added links to additional content such as cover art, table of contents, summaries and author notes. These OCLC-created 856 fields include the following subfields:

856/u URL to additional content

856/i instructions in URL use

856/q data type such as "ASCII," "GIF," etc.

856/x "OCLC EC"

856/3 type of content such as "COVER ART," "TABLE OF CONTENTS," "MORE INFO," or "EXCERPTS"

Evaluative content info in websites: OCLC created URLs contained in 856/u fields in full MARC syntax and under the label "Access:" in full SUTRS syntax will allow internet-based access to evaluative content (cover art, summaries, excerpts, author information, etc.) These URLs can be cut and pasted, or programmatically entered, into any browser supported by FirstSearch in order to gain access to the information. The URLs will time out after 7 days so if continued access is desired another search to receive and updated URL will need to be executed. The 856/i field is the indicator for information on the URL; because not all 856/u fields are additional evaluative content, the 856/i should be checked to be certain the 856/u link is truly a OCLC sourced link. The 856/i field contains instructions regarding the URL.

NetLibrary websites: All NetLibrary records have had additional 856 fields added that would authenticate a user's access to their library's NetLibrary book subscription, based on their FirstSearch authorization number. These 856 fields will have a subfield u with the URL and a subfield I with the instructions:

"Input this URL in a browser to view e-book from NetLibrary".

Note: Searching "NetLibrary" in the Access Method index can retrieve all NetLibrary books. All NetLibrary books that a FS user subscribes to can be searched by ANDing this to the library's holding symbol, assuming the library is cataloging their holdings on the OCLC WorldCat cataloging subsystem.

945/f

Primary document type code

945/d

Additional document type codes

945/m

Material type code media/technology access

945/n

Material type text media/technology access

945/p

Material type code content

945/q

Material type text content

945/r

Music Composition code

945/s

Music Composition text

947/g

Displayable form of the LC Control Number [010/a]

947/h

Displayable form of the LC Control Number [010/z]

947/m

Number of holding library symbols connected to item

947/n

Date added to a database

947/p

Date last updated in Cataloging subsystem of WorldCat

947/s

Indicator for My Library holdings.

This indicates if authorization number's institution has local holdings attached in OCLC WorldCat. "Y" is yes. "N" is no.

948

Library Holdings

Field 948/a gives the ISO country code information for each library holding the item. Additional detailed holdings information is available in FirstSearch Z39.50 Configuration Guide - Element Set Names.

949/i

Document Types (repeating)

a	=	Articles, Chapters, or Papers
b	=	Books, Monographics, or Text
f	=	Visual Material
h	=	Maps
i	=	Computer File
j	=	Sound Recording
k	=	Score
m	=	Archival Material
r	=	Continually updated resource
s	=	Serial, Journal, or Magazine
w	=	Internet Resources, primarily websites

949/x

ILL/Display type

b	=	Books, Monographic, or Text including articles and websites listed as text
f	=	Visual Material
h	=	Maps
l	=	Computer File
j	=	Sound recordings
k	=	Score
m	=	Archival Material
s	=	Serial, Journal, or Magazine
g	=	Multiple types, includes more then one of the types listed above)

Sorting

Search results in the Open Access Content database can be sorted by Relevance and Date.

Restrictors

The following restrictors can be used only in conjunction with an index search. They must be added to an index search with the Boolean AND in order to receive results.

Restrictor	Type	Input
Document type	No Limit Continually updated resources Internet resources Books Serial publications Visual materials Maps Articles Sound recordings Computer files Archival materials	— int url bks ser vis map art rec com mix
Language Phrase	No Limit English Non-English	— english nonenglish
Year	No Limit Single: 19xx Range: 19xx-20xx	— 19xx, 20xx 19xx-20xx

General punctuation rules

Omit accent marks and diacritics such as ¨ (umlaut) and ¸ (cedilla). Special characters should be replaced by a Romanized form of the character, such as u for hooked u and ss for ß (eszett).

Punctuation	Rule	Punctuation	Rule
" (quote mark)	Convert to a blank	@ (commercial at)	Convert to a blank
' (apostrophe)	Indexed both as: — delete and collapse — convert to a blank	? (question mark)	Convert to a blank
. (period)	Convert to a blank, except when the first period in a class number search.	/ (slash)	Convert to a blank except in Dewey call number search where it is deleted and collapsed.
, (comma)	Convert to a blank.	- (hyphen)	Convert to a blank
; (semicolon)	Convert to a blank	& (ampersand)	Retain and index
: (colon)	Convert to a blank	\ (backslash)	Convert to a blank
() (parentheses)	Delete and collapse	© (copyright sign)	Delete and collapse
<> (greater/less than signs)	Convert to a blank	° (degree sign)	Delete and collapse
{} (curly brackets)	Convert to a blank	€ (Euro)	Convert to a blank
[] (square brackets)	Delete and collapse, retaining the data within except for [sic] and [i.e. any data following]	Flat (musical)	Convert to a blank
= (equal sign)	Convert to a blank	¡ (inverted exclamation point)	Convert to a blank
! (exclamation point)	Convert to a blank	¿ (inverted question mark)	Convert to a blank
# (number sign)	Delete and collapse	Phonograph copyright	Delete and collapse
$ (dollar sign)	Convert to a blank	# (sharp — musical)	Convert to a blank
% (percent sign)	Convert to a blank	Space	Convert multiple spaces to a single space
* (asterisk)	Convert to a blank	± (plus/minus sign)	Convert to a blank
+ (plus sign)	Convert to a blank	_ (underscore)	Convert to a blank

Searching tips

Keyword All searches (1016): The Keyword All search includes elements from the Abstract, Author, Title, Subject, Source Phrase, and Note indexes.

Using restrictors: English and Non-English are restrictors. All other language terms can be searched alone in the Language (54) index.

Using limiters: Use the Document Type (1001) index to limit an index search in order to narrow the focus of your search. OCLC uses this index as a limiter on the web.