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Database Title	Summary - Full Description	Coverage	Full Text
Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)	Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) provides access to clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics. About 430 journal titles are selectively indexed. Major areas of coverage include: aggressins and toxins; animal bacteriology; antibacterial agents; antibiosis; antibiotics; cell structure and function; culture; ecology and distribution; genetics and evolution; human bacteriology; identification; immunology; invertebrate bacteriology; methodology; microbial symbiosis; plasmids; predation; taxonomy; and typing	1982 - present	No
BAS (Bibliography of Asian Studies)	This on-line version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) references western-language journal articles, book chapters, and monographs on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present.	1971 - present	No
BASE (Bielefeld Academic Search Engine)	BASE is one of the world's most voluminous search engines especially for academic open access web resources and is operated by Bielefeld University Library. BASE collects, normalises, and indexes data from repository servers that use use the "Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting" (OAI-PMH) for providing their contents. BASE provides more than 36 million documents from more than 2,200 sources. You can access the full texts of about 75% of the indexed documents.	Varies	Partial
BCC Market Research	BCC Research contains market research reports, industry reviews, newsletters and conferences for competitive business intelligence.	Most recent 3-5 years.	Yes
Begell Digital Library	Begell Digital Library includes many journals, databases, and e-books in engineering and science. It is best known for its thermal science and engineering materials. There are many journals from the broad fields of science, medicine, and engineering.	varies	Yes
Beilstein / Gmelin	The Beilstein database contains information on more than 6 million organic compounds and 10 million single-step reactions. Each record contains information on preparation, reactions, physical and chemical properties and references to chemical literature from as early as 1779. The Gmelin database of inorganic and organometallic substances provides similar information, and is also available via this program.	1779 - present	No
Big Guide to Living and Working Overseas	Gives international career information, including about prospective companies, and guides to living in another country.	Full	Yes
Binary Alloy Phase Diagrams	Complete contents of the 2nd Ed. of the Binary Alloy Phase Diagram books plus updates.		Yes
Biography and Genealogy Master Index	The Biography and Genealogy Master Index is a comprehensive index to nearly 12 million biographical sketches appearing in more than 2700 biographical dictionaries, subject encyclopedias, selected indexes, and other reference works. Coverage includes contemporary and historical figures throughout the world.		No
Biography Resource Center	A comprehensive database of biographical information on more than 150,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas. It combines more than 280,000 biographies from various sources , with full-text articles from nearly 250 periodicals compiled over the past 40 years. Researchers will find thousands of "thumbnail" entries as well as "narrative" biographies, providing an in-depth overview of the subject's life and accomplishments. Lists of "Additional Resources" are also provided for more than 30,000 of the most famous people included in the database.		Partial
Biomedical and Life Sciences Collection (seminars)	"This collection of specially prepared animated audio visual presentations with synchronized narration by world leading scientists is keeping researchers informed throughout the world."		Yes
Biomedical Reference Collection: Basic	A limited subset of the MEDLINE database; access to the complete database is available through PubMed.	1985 - current	Yes
Bioscan	Information on the players in biotech; with more than 2,000 companies currently covered, you get detailed profiles including inside information on: * strategic alliances * mergers * product acquisitions * new products in development * products coming to market * licensing and R&D agreements * principal investors * financial information * key personnel		Yes
BIOSIS Previews	One of the databases available through ISI Web of Knowledge, BIOSIS Previews includes content from journals, meetings, patents, and books. Search precisely with BIOSIS indexing, enhanced MeSH terms, and CAS registry numbers.	1926 -	No
Birds of North America Online	Birds of North America Online is the online version of the print publication jointly accomplished by the American Ornithologists' Union and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology in 2002. The online version, a project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, contains the life histories of the 716 birds nesting in the USA and Canada with video accounts of behavior and recordings of birds' songs and calls.	2002- current	Yes
BizMiner	Bizminer contains detailed industry analysis to small and large businesses and entrepreneurs through its local and national Marketing Plan Research Profiles, Financial Analysis Profiles, Local Business Summaries, State Market Index Profiles. BizMiners proprietary research methodology tracks and analyzes the experience of over 18 million US business facilities, condensing millions of data points into the unique measures found in the profile series.	2004-2005	Yes
Black Drama	Black Drama:1850 to Present contains approximately 1,200 plays by 201 playwrights, together with detailed information on related productions, theaters & production companies. Also shows selected playbills, photographs and other ephemera related to some of the plays.	1850-present	Yes
Black Studies Center	Fully cross-searchable gateway to Black Studies combines three resources: Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, International Index to Black Periodicals (IIBP), and The Chicago Defender. The Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience contains the full-text of commissioned essays detailing the Black Experience and other related materials. The IIBP covers scholarly and popular Black Studies journals, including full text for 58 titles. Black Studies also features the full text backfile of the influential black newspaper The Chicago Defender (1935 1975).	varies	Partial
Black Thought and Culture	Non-fiction works (books, essays, articles, speeches, interviews and letters) by African-American leaders and others who have dealt with issues of race from colonial times to the present. The collection is intended for research in black studies, political science, American history, music, literature, and art.	colonial times-present	Yes
Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology	The BEOS Online, the digital version of the 11 volume Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology, ed. By George Ritzer (Blackwell Publishing, 2007), offers 1800 specially commissioned entries ranging from definitions of key terms to extended explorations of major topics in sociology.	varies	Yes
Books in Print Online	BIP provides current bibliographic information and prices for books published and distributed in the U.S. Forthcoming books six months in advanced are included. Many records include published reviews. Lists prize winners. Includes publishers directory.	1979-current	Partial
British Newspapers, 1600-1900	Provides access to historic newspapers, newsbooks, ephemera and national & regional papers from British Isles. This interface searches: 17th-18th Century Burney Collection Newspapers and 19th century British Library Newspapers.	1603-1900	Yes
Business Source Premier	Indexes and abstracts articles in business and management, marketing, MIS, accounting, finance, international business, and related disciplines. Provides indexing to more than 3,800 publications, including nearly 1,600+ peer-reviewed journals in business fields. Full text of over 3,000 periodicals including 1,000+ peer-reviewed journals.	1965 - present.	Partial