Databases

DATABASES - F	COVERAGE	DESCRIPTION
FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service) Daily Reports, 1974 - 1996 via NewsBank	1974-1996	Full-text of the FBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government covering political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. Translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world. FIU has access to the "Middle East and Africa (1980-87)" and Middle East and North Africa (1974-80)" Series.
FBIS (Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index) via NewsBank	1975-1996	Index to the FBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government covering political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. Translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world.
Federal Business Opportunities via FedBizOpps	Current	Directory of what the U.S. Government is buying, selling, and awarding in contracts. Replaces Commerce Business Daily.
Fiction Connection via Bowker	Current	Readers' advisory tool. Locate book suggestions based on a title you enjoy. Broad category search featuring topic, genre, setting, character, location, and time frame is also available.
Film & Television Literature Index via EBSCOhost	1987-present	Indexes 600+ U.S. and foreign publications. Subject coverage includes film & television theory, preservation & restoration, writing, production, cinematography, technical aspects, and reviews.
FILRD (Foreign & International Law Resources Database) via HeinOnline	Varies	Full text of international law research documents, including international yearbooks and periodicals, U.S. law digests, international tribunals/judicial decisions, and other significant works related to foreign and international law.
FirstSearch via FirstSearch	Varies	This is the gateway to FirstSearch databases.
FIS Online (now called Mergent Online) via Mergent Online	1994-present	Corporate reports on 20,000+ U.S. & international corporations plus financial search engine. Formerly FIS Online.
Florida Alligator, Independent (UF Newspaper) via WebLUIS	1984-1991	Index to the University of Florida student newspaper.
Florida Documents Index via WebLUIS	1967-present	Indexes publications housed in the Florida Documents Collection at Florida Atlantic University.
Florida Entomologist via Florida Center for Library Automation	1917-present	Journal of the Florida Entomological Society.
Florida Environments Online via PALMM	Varies	Compilation of digital full text materials and 8 research bibliographies covering many aspects of Florida ecology and wildlife.
Florida Heritage Collection via PALMM	Varies	Access to materials broadly representing Florida's history, culture, arts, literature, sciences and social sciences. Materials are taken from archives, special collections, and libraries of the ten Florida state universities.
Florida Times Union Index via Florida Center for Library Automation	1986-1997	Indexes Florida Times Union newspaper published in Jacksonville.
Foraminifera, Ellis and Messina Catalogue of via Micropaleontology Press	1942-present	Complete descriptions of more than 46,000 Foraminifera genera and species, including full scale reproduction of original figures and charts.
Foreign & International Law Resources Database (FILRD) via HeinOnline	Varies	Full text of international law research documents, including international yearbooks and periodicals, U.S. law digests, international tribunals/judicial decisions, and other significant works related to foreign and international law.
Foreign Broadcast Information Service Electronic Index (FBIS) via NewsBank	1975-1996	Index to the FBIS Daily Reports issued by the U.S. Government covering political, economic, scientific, and cultural issues and events throughout the world. Translations of broadcasts, news agency transmissions, newspapers, periodicals, and government statements from nations around the world.
Foreign Legal Periodicals, Index to via Ovid	1985-present	Indexes 450+ international legal journals and other publications. Only 1 user at a time can access this database.
FORMIS (Ant Bibliography) via Florida Center for Library Automation	1650-2000	Indexes publications on all aspects of the world's ant literature.
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel via NewsBank	1986-present	Full-text articles from the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel.
FRANCIS (International Humanities and Social Studies) via FirstSearch	1984-present	Indexes 4,300+ international scholarly journals in the humanities and social sciences.