References to periodical articles may be accessed by subject, author and title using the library's many indexes in paper and electronic formats. Online periodical databases are available to students and faculty. Some of these provide both indexing and full text access to hundreds of periodicals. The library is an official depository for U.S. and Florida government publications. Documents are available in paper, microfiche, and CD-ROM formats.
Many documents are available online .
The Treasure collection includes items that require special handling. The Archives contain historical university publications and artifacts. The Delius collection consists of written and musical materials by and about English composer Frederick Delius. Interlibrary Loan Material may be requested from another library through interlibrary loan if a research topic requires a source the library does not own. Most materials arrive about seven to fourteen days after the request is made.