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Visit the FirstSearch section of the OCLC Web site. It includes service overviews, news, documentation, support, and information about FirstSearch databases and Electronic Collections Online journals. You can also subscribe to the OCLC Internet lists that distribute FirstSearch news. • OCLC-FIRSTSEARCH-L provides news about FirstSearch. • Z39.50FS-L provides news about Z39.50 access to FirstSearch databases. To subscribe to these or other OCLC Internet lists complete the OCLC Internet List Subscription Request. • How is FirstSearch protected from connection disruptions? Power. OCLC receives its commercial power from two substations that are routed to OCLC along diverse routes. Battery backup bridges a commercial power failure and the startup of OCLC’s diesel generators that are configured for redundancy and capable of powering FirstSearch and other OCLC systems. Internet Service Providers. OCLC has three Tier 1, carrier-based, Internet Service Providers with a combined capacity of 50 M
