Databases index journal articles, books, conference proceedings, reports, and other materials. These databases may be searched individually:

Biological & Agricultural Index. 1983-  (FirstSearch)
Indexes 226 key English language periodicals in biology and agriculture. Does not include government and research facilities' publications. It is also available in print 1916-1982 (Ref. S 1 B5). Published 1916-1964 as Agricultural Index

Biology Digest. 1989-  (Cambridge)
Over 300 journals from all areas of the life sciences are indexed in this database which is oriented toward undergraduate research. It includes comprehensive abstracts.

Biological Abstracts . 1969-  (Ebsco)
Biological Abstracts is produced by BIOSIS, and is a complete collection of bibliographic references covering life science and biomedical research literature published from more than 4,000 journals internationally. This database provides users with access to the latest information in virtually every life science discipline. Biological Abstracts contains nearly 7.7 million archival records from 1969, with more than 370,000 citations added each year.

BioOne. 
A database of 155 bioscience research journals. Some full text articles are available.

Cambridge Scientific Abstracts. 
This database service provides access to over 70 Cambridge Scientific databases arranged under 10 broad categories. Searches may be conducted by database categories, or within selected databases. The database categories include: Agricultural Sciences, Aquatic Sciences, Biological and Medical Sciences, Computer Technology, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Engineering Specialties, Materials Science, Market Research, and the Social Sciences.
Current Advances in Genetics and Molecular Biology . 1987- (Ref. QH 426 C88)
This is a current awareness service which selectively scans over 3,000 source journals and arranges citations under 78 main subject areas.

Genetics Abstracts. 1982- (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts) 1968-1981. (Ref. QH431 G432),
A monthly abstract journal which provides approximately 1,000 citations per issue to the literature of genetics. It includes citations to all aspects of molecular, viral, bacterial, fungal, algal, plant, animal, and human genetics.

Microbiology Abstracts . 1982-  (Cambridge Scientific Abstracts)
Indexes the literature of microbiology in three separate publications:  Section A, Industrial and Applied Microbiology, available in print 1972-'81 (Ref. QR 53 I532); Section B, Bacteriology and Microbiology, available in print 1972-'81 (Ref. QR 1 M62); and Section C, Algology, Mycology, and Protozology, 1973-1981 (Ref. QK 564 M5)

Nucleic Acids Abstracts.  1982-  (Cambridge)
Provides citations and abstracts on innovative cloning and sequencing strategies as well as gene regulatory sequences and proteins, RNA processing and transport, RNA editing, DNA biosynthesis, transcription factors and on coproteins.

Sea Grant Abstracts. 1986-  (Ref. GC 1 S43)
Subtitled: "Publications From The Nation's Sea Grant Programs," each publication is described with an extensive abstract.

Zoological Record. 1864-1948 (Serials Microcard S-48). 1949-1992. (Ref. QL 1 Z7) and Zoological Record Online. 1978- (DIALOG)
This database provides worldwide coverage of the zoological literature with emphasis on the taxonomic and systematic information of zoology obtained from approximately 6,000 journals.

Searching for Articles Across Databases may be accomplished by using categorized groups in Metalib:

• Find Databases
• E-Journal lists

Print and online journal titles are listed in the library catalog and in the SFX Citation Linker. Print journals are located on the second floor of the library and are shelved by call number.

Use Interlibrary Loan Services to order articles that UWF does not own.

Most books on Microbiology are found in the book stacks under QR (microbiology) on the third floor. Electronic books are included in the library catalog or may be searched within the Netlibrary or Ebrary collections. Specific titles may be located using Instant Search in the library catalog: