First Pages


The fifth issue of First Pages has now been released with added Internet. This Windows software program contains an original database of institutional, usually non-profit making organisations, concentrating on the UK but also covers many European and world-wide organisations. Internet facilities are now included so that with just one click of a button you can go straight to any organisation's website. To complement this Internet capability there is also a new, special database of websites for services and issues that cannot be associated with any one organisation.

First Pages has over 3,250 entries in the main section and a further 600 local contacts such as Business Links, Chambers of Commerce, TECs and Career Services. It contains postal and email addresses, telephone and fax numbers, websites and a description of the purpose of the organisation, and all this data is available for mail-merge.

The solutions to many problems can often be obtained from organisations that are focused on one issue or area of study. Finding out about these organisations is difficult and time-consuming but that is what Dovetail have been doing for years and they have packed all that knowledge into a simple-to-use program that sits happily on your PC.

The original concept of this program was the first pages of a diary - full of useful facts, so to remain true to that origin it contains a wealth of general information. It has dates, units of measurement, useful telephone numbers and a database of countries where each entry has links to organisations such as embassies, tourist offices and trade promotions. It also has a calendar, a unit converter and a telephone cost clock.

A personal subscription to First Pages costs £25.00 per year. A multi-user subscription for schools and public libraries costs just £45.00 and for businesses it is £85.00. All subscriptions are for four quarterly issues.

This trial copy of First Pages is fully functional but limited to just over 1,800 organisations, subscribe now to get the very latest and complete database.