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Title		Summary	Date	ID	Author(s)
FAO Catalogue Online		FAO Catalogue Online The FAO catalog indexes documents published by FAO since 1945, books added to the FAO library since 1976, and journals held by the FAO library. Use interlibrary loan to obtain documents identified through this catalog. Full record	May 3, 2013
FAO Corporate Document Repository		FAO Corporate Document Repository The FAO Corporate Document Repository houses FAO documents and publications, as well as selected non-FAO publications, in electronic format. It enables users to easily access the accumulated knowledge and information produced by FAO directly on the Internet. 1990s-present. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
FAOSTAT		FAOSTAT FAOSTAT provides time-series records covering 210 countries and territories and international statistics concerning: Production, Trade, Food Balance Sheets Fertilizer and Pesticides, Land Use and Irrigation, Forest Products, Fishery Products, Population, Agricultural Machinery and Food Aid Shipments. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
FASB Pronouncements		FASB Pronouncements Financial Accounting Standards Board statements, concepts statements, interpretations, and technical bulletins are presented in two ways - as originally issued and as amended - with amendments that have been made by subsequent pronouncements integrated into the pronouncements. 1973-present. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
FDsys		FDSys FDsys provides free access to federal government publications. It indexes the full text (in HTML and PDF) of congressional, executive departments and agencies, and Supreme Court documents. 1907-present. Full record	Jul 21, 2011
FIREDOC from NIST		FIREDOC from NIST FIREDOC indexes the full-text (PDF) holdings of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory Research Information Services (BFRLRIS) collection, including published reports, journal articles, conference proceedings, books, and audio/visual items. Publications include materials on building, construction engineering, and fire. 1993-present. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Factiva		Factiva Factiva provides full-text news articles and business/industry information from newswires, newspapers, business and industry magazines, television and radio transcripts, financial reports, and photos from news services. Most content is HTML, though other formats are available for export. News sources 1979-present; financial data 1960s-present.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000104
Federal Business Opportunities - FedBizOpps		Federal Business Opportunities - FedBizOpps FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps. Commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000252
Federal Register from FDsys		Federal Register from FDsys The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents. Documents are available in Summary, PDF, ASCII text, or HTML format. 1994-present.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000253
Film Literature Index Online from IU		Film Literature Index Online from IU Film Literature Index indexes citations of journal and magazine articles, film reviews, and book reviews. 1976-2001. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
FinAid (Financial Aid Information Page)		FinAid (Financial Aid Information Page) FinAid provides a free, comprehensive, independent, and objective guide to student financial aid. Included is a section on Graduate School funding. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Financial Access Survey from IMF		Financial Access Survey from IMF Disseminates key indicators of geographic and demographic outreach of financial services, as well as the underlying data. Supports policymakers and researchers by strengthening their understanding of the determinants and implications of financial access and usage. Helps identify knowledge gaps and appropriate policies for broadening financial access and enables the authorities to monitor the effectiveness of policies over time. 2004-present. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
FishTraits Database		FishTraits FishTraits contains full-text descriptions of freshwater fish found in the U.S.: trophic ecology, body size, reproductive ecology, habitats, salinity and temperature tolerances.   Full record	Mar 11, 2013	e1001585
Flickr Commons		Flickr Commons Search and annotate public photography archives from institutions such as Library of Congress, Brooklyn Museum, Smithsonian Institution, George Eastman House, National Maritime Museum, Library of Virginia, Imperial War Museum, New York Public Library, DC Public Library Commons, and Field Museum Library. Participating cultural institutions have reasonably concluded that included photographs are free of copyright restrictions. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Forestry AgNIC		Forestry AgNIC Forestry AgNIC indexes citations and abstracts from journals, image collections, and more on all aspects of forestry. Full record	Sep 13, 2010
Foundation Directory Online from the Foundation Center		Foundation Directory Online Search for information about over 100,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities, or for information about nearly half a million grants. Parent organization, Foundation Center, also provides extensive free, online information about funding and managing nonprofit organizations. 2001-present.   Full record	Sep 13, 2010	e1000217