DataTimes to be Available on FirstSearch

DUBLIN, Ohio, Jan. 19, 1996--A database of U.S. and international
newspapers will soon join the increasing number of databases available on
the OCLC FirstSearch service. DataTimes will produce the index of some 70
U.S. and 15 international newspapers. The ASCII full text of articles will
be available for delivery to users' screens or e-mail accounts via the
Internet.

"We've been collecting business information from publishers and
broadcasters around the world for 15 years," said John M. Paschal,
president, DataTimes Information Partnerships Division. "This alliance
with OCLC represents a new strategic thrust--partnering with others to
deliver information to users via many methods. FirstSearch is a clear
leader among online information services, and we expect great things from
our partnership."

"ASCII full-text journal information has been one of the most popular
features on FirstSearch. Our partnership with DataTimes will add almost
100 newspapers to FirstSearch, all with full text available online from a
first-class database publisher," said Rick Noble, vice president,
reference services, OCLC. "This relationship continues our progress toward
providing information when and where it is needed and at an affordable
cost."

Among the newspapers for which DataTimes provides indexes and full- text
articles are the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, Christian Science
Monitor, Commerce Business Daily, Detroit News, Idaho Statesman, Mobile
Press Register, Newsday, Rocky Mountain News, San Antonio Express News,
San Francisco Chronicle, Times Picayune, Washington Times, Budapest Sun,
China Daily, Jerusalem Post, Toronto Star, Prague Post and Singapore
Press.

The DataTimes database on FirstSearch will be available by mid-1996.

DataTimes Corporation, founded in 1981, is a leading provider of business
information services. Its online networks, once known as the home for
"America's Newspapers Online," have grown into one of the world's most
comprehensive electronic databases of business news and information.
DataTimes is based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

The FirstSearch service is designed for people who use libraries, with an
end-user interface that allows users to move easily through the online
search process in just a few simple steps, without training or online
searching experience. With some 60 databases, full text and, coming soon,
online document image delivery, FirstSearch is one of the fastest growing
end-user services in the library community. OCLC will soon offer a World
Wide Web interface to FirstSearch.

OCLC Online Computer Library Center is a nonprofit computer library service
and research organization whose computer network and services link more
than 21,000 libraries in 63 countries and territories. The OCLC home page
is located at http://www.oclc.org on the World Wide Web.
 
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