Values for the dbname or db component and for Group Catalog
Introduction
This document contains the values for the dbname or db component and for the dbname or db component used in linking users directly to a Group Union Catalog through IP address recognition access. You cannot access a database in FirstSearch for a Group Union Catalog in FirstSearch if it is not included in your account or if access to it is blocked in the administrative module for your account.
Example. The following table contains an IP address recognition example that uses the dbname component.
| Link | WorldCat |
|---|---|
| URL used in the link | https://firstsearch.oclc.org/fsip?dbname=worldcat&done=referer |
| Description | Sign in FirstSearch, entering at the default search screen for the WorldCat database. When exiting FirstSearch, return to the page from which you entered. |
More information. More information about IP address recognition access is available at IP Address Recognition. There you will also find information about using IP address recognition to link users directly to a particular FirstSearch database screen or Electronic Collections Online journal screen.
Values for the dbname or db component
Table of values. The following table contains the values for the dbname or db component. You can use either the component value or the alternative component value, if there is one. Lowercase and/or uppercase letters may be used in this component.
| Database | Component value in FirstSearch | Alternative component value in FirstSearch |
| ArticleFirst | ArticleFirst | Article1st |
| Clase and Periódica | ClasePeriodica | n/a |
| Electronic Books | Ebooks | n/a |
| Electronic Collections Online | ECO | n/a |
| ERIC | ERIC | n/a |
| GPO Monthly catalog | GPO | n/a |
| MEDLINE | MEDLINE | n/a |
| OAIster | OAIster | n/a |
| PapersFirst | PapersFirst | n/a |
| ProceedingsFirst | Proceedings | n/a |
| SCIPIO | SCIPIO | n/a |
| World Almanacs | WorldAlmanac | n/a |
| WorldCat (the OCLC Online Union Catalog) | WorldCat | n/a |
| WorldCat Dissertations and Theses | WorldCatDissertations | n/a |
Values for Group Catalog dbname or db components
Table of values. The following table contains the values for the dbname or db component. Lowercase and/or uppercase letters may be used in this component.
| Database | Component value in FirstSearch |
|---|---|
| Alaska Library Network Catalog | ALNcat |
| American Theological Library Association Group Catalog | ATLAGroupCatalog |
| Air Force Library and Information System Catalog | AFLISCat |
| California Libraries Catalog | CaliforniaCatalog |
| Catálogo de Bibliotecas Mexicanas/Catalog of Mexican libs | BIBMEX |
| DHS Libraries Catalog | DHS_Catalog |
| Florida Group Catalog | FloridaCat |
| Georgia Public Libraries Catalog | GeorgiaCat |
| Idaho Statewide Catalog | LiLI_Unlimited |
| Illinois Group Catalog | IllinoisCatalog |
| INCat — Indiana Library Catalog | Indiana_Catalog |
| Long Island Library Catalog | LILCat |
| MERLN Catalog (Military Education & Research Library Network) | MERLN_Catalog |
| Missouri Group Catalog | MoGroupCatalog |
| Montana Library Network Catalog | MLNCatalog |
| Montgomery Academic Libraries Consortium | MALCat |
| North Carolina Community Colleges Library Holdings | NCCCLibraryHoldings |
| SEPCHE Virtual Library Catalog (SouthEastern Pennsylvania Consortium for Higher Education) | SEPCHE-cat |
| STARS (The Alabama Group Catalog) | STARS |
| TransCat Plus (Canada) | TransCat_Plus |
| Transportation Libraries Catalog | TLCat |
| Wisconsin Libraries' Catalog | BadgerCat |