About FirstSearch OCLC's FirstSearch system provides access to over 80 databases covering indexing and abstracting of articles from thousands of journals, magazines, and newspapers as well as the full text of articles from over 6,000 periodicals. In addition to the article indexes, FirstSearch provides users with a catalog of holdings in more than 36,000 libraries worldwide. The UNF Library has access to 26 of the databases in a shared state-wide collection known as the Florida Electronic Library.
| Following are databases available through the Florida Electronic Collection. | |
| Database | Description of Coverage |
| AHSearch | Online Arts & Humanities Citation Index |
| AltPressIndex | Indexes journals covering cultural, economic, political and social change |
| AltPressIndexArchive | Index of journals (1969-1990) covering cultural, economic, political and social change. |
| ArticleFirst | An OCLC index of articles from nearly 12,500 journals |
| BasicBIOSIS | Easy-to-understand information from core life-science journals |
| BusDateline | Regional information vital to businesses |
| BusinessOrgs | Organizations that serve business and industry |
| BusManagement | Practical aspects and approaches to business management |
| ClasePeriodica | Index of Latin American journals in the sciences and humanities |
| ConsumerIndex | Index of articles providing consumer information |
| Ebooks | OCLC catalog of online electronic books available through libraries worldwide |
| ECO | Electronic Collections Online. Full text of scholarly journals (Browse Journal Titles) |
| ERIC | Journal articles and reports in education |
| FactSearch | Facts and statistics on topics of current interest |
| FloridaCat | OCLC catalog of books and other materials in Florida libraries |
| GEOBASE | Worldwide literature on geography, geology, and ecology |
| GPO | U.S. government publications |
| MediaRevDigest | Reviews of educational media and entertainment resources |
| NewsAbs | Significant items in over 50 national and regional newspapers |
| PAISInternational | Database chronicling global public policy and social issues |
| PapersFirst | An index of papers presented at conferences worldwide |
| Proceedings | An index of worldwide conference proceedings |
| UnionLists | OCLC Union Lists of Periodicals |
| WorldAlmanac | The World Almanacs |
| WorldCat | Books and other materials in libraries worldwide |
| Worldscope | Basic financial information on public companies worldwide |