With over 6 million cataloged volumes, an equal number of microform materials, and over 50,000 current serial subscriptions the University of Washington Libraries ranks first in size among comprehensive research libraries in the Pacific Northwest, and among the top 15 research libraries in North America. The library holdings in Pacific Northwest resources, fisheries, oceanography, Slavic and east European studies, forest resources, east Asian studies, and Scandinavian are examples of nationally outstanding subject collections. The Libraries offers access to numerous electronic databases, journals, collections, and indexes.