This paper describes the range and scope of various information databases available for technicians, researchers, and managers employed in forestry and the forest products industry. Availability of information on reports of field and laboratory research, business trends, product prices, and company profiles through national distributors of bibliographic, numeric, and full-text databases is discussed. The paper also reviews the capabilities and limitations of online searching, explains some of the options and differences between distributors and databases, and highlights those systems that are presently available to individual professionals. A synopsis of issues involved in downloading and the subsequent need for personal literature file management software is also addressed. Appendices, which constitute more than half the report, cover Microcomputer Access to Online Information; Selected Access Software for Online Information Systems; Major Vendors/Distributors of Databases; Comparison of Selected Online Systems; Comparison of BRS/After Dark with Dialog's Knowledge Index; Sample BRS/After Dark Login and Search; EasyNet Sample Search Screens; A Selective List of Online Database Guides and Directories; and Recommended Personal Bibliographic File Managers. (Author/THC)