Indexes and Databases: B
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Number of resources that begin with B: 36
Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B)   Topics range from bacterial immunology and vaccinations to diseases of man and animals, including clinical findings as well as all aspects of pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics. Valuable to general microbiologists, bacteriologists, environmentalists, medical and veterinary laboratory staff, agricultural researchers, cell biologists, geneticists, toxicologists, and many others. This database is one component of the Environmental Sciences & Pollution Management (ESPM) database. To identify a additional results with a broader scope, consider conducting your search in ESPM. [more information] [  Add To myLibrary!] |
| Battleground: Environment Provides entries on various controversial environmental topics. Entries include contextual and historical overviews, legal background, examples of local incidents and events, and projections. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| BEAST CD VetCD and BeastCD have been renamed AnimalScience.com. AnimalScience.com covers all aspects of veterinary science, including parasitology and zoonotic disease, as well as animal nutrition, equine science, animal production and animal genetics, and aquaculture and fisheries. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Beilstein/Gmelin (CrossFire) CrossFire includes Beilstein (physical property and reaction data for more than 10 million organic compounds) and Gmelin (similar types of information for over 2.2 million inorganic and organometallic compounds); you must download special software (available to U of M affiliates at the above URL) to access the database from outside the Science and Engineering Library. Those with a new Mac with an Intel processor will not be able to download the Mac version of CrossFire. If you can run Windows on your Intel Mac (using Parallels or Microsoft Bootcamp), you have the option of downloading and using the PC version of CrossFire Commander. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Berkeley Electronic Press (ResearchNow) The U Libraries offer electronic access to all of the Berekely Electronic Press journals, and, in addition, to the ResearchNow platform --which is a digital commons for open access journals, preprints, working papers, technical papers, and other academic writings. The subject focus is business, economics, law, political science, healthcare, science, social sciences, but research on many cross disciplinary subjects is included in this growing database. Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Bibliografia Mesoamericana "A joint project of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies and the Library of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology." [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft This is a core bibliographic research tool for German literature and Germanic philology. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Bibliography of Asian Studies References principally western-language articles and book chapters on all parts of Asia published since 1971 - broad, but not comprehensive. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Bibliography of Fossil Vertebrates The BFV Online is an electronic version of the bibliography volumes published for years 1981-1993 [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Bibliography of Native North Americans Bibliography of Native North Americans (BNNA) is a bibliographic database covering all aspects of native North American culture, history, and life. This resource covers a wide range of topics including archaeology, multicultural relations, gaming, governance, legend, and literacy. BNNA contains more than 80,000 citations for books, essays, journal articles, and government documents of the United States and Canada. Dates of coverage for included content range from the sixteenth century to the present. The database is an essential research tool for anthropologists, educators, historians, political scientists, sociologists, psychologists, legal and medical researchers, linguists, theologians, ethnobotanists, policy makers and will be helpful to anyone interested in exploring the contributions, struggles, and issues surrounding North America's indigenous peoples. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) Covers art of Europe and the Americas (4th century to modern), painting, sculpture, drawings, prints, decorative and applied arts, architecture and industrial design, popular and folk art. Photography, new media, and the performing arts are also covered in connection with the visual arts. --- Materials Covered: articles from more than 2,500 periodicals, plus books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs. BHA includes and extends the coverage of its two predecessor art indexes: RAA (R鰥rtoire d'Art et d'Arch鯬ogie) from 1973 to 1989 and RILA (International Repertory of the Literature of Art) from 1975 to 1989. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 5 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Biographical Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa Illuminates the lives of the most influential and controversial figures in the Middle East and North Africa who came to prominence during the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Includes profiles of contemporary leaders who belong to various political, ethnic, and religious groups, as well as notable individuals associated with business, law, science, social issues, sports, entertainment, literature, and the fine and performing arts. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Biography and Genealogy Master Index A comprehensive index to more than 12 million biographical sketches in more than 3,400 volumes and editions of current and retrospective reference books, covering over 4 million contemporary and historical figures throughout the world. Please note: BGMI allows only one U of M - TC user at a time. If you are denied access, please wait 15 minutes and try again. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Biography Reference Bank (Please note: this resource only allows four (4) simultaneous users. If you are denied access, please try again later) Biography Reference Bank combines the complete content of Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated with the complete and enhanced content of Biography Index Plus. Wilson Biographies Plus Illustrated contains more than 95,000 biographies and obituaries and more than 26,000 photographs of the subjects. Biography Index Plus is a bibliographic database that cites biographical material appearing in periodicals indexed in other Wilson Company databases and additional selected periodicals, current books of individual and collective biography, and incidental biographical material in otherwise non-biographical books. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Biological Abstracts Biological Abstracts (part of BIOSIS Previews) is one of the foremost sources of bibliographic references to the life science journal literature. This database enables researchers and students to retrieve references to vital biological and medical research findings, clinical studies, and discoveries of new organisms. Coverage is international, and includes agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, genetics, botany, ecology, microbiology, pharmacology, and zoology. Approximately 90% of the records include abstracts. Basic truncation symbols are the dollar sign: $ or the colon: :. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| BioMed Central BioMed Central is an independent publishing house committed to providing immediate free access to peer-reviewed biomedical research. University Libraries has a membership, so articles processing fees are waived. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| BioOne Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| BIOSIS Archive 1926-1969 Archive of BIOSIS content from 1926 to 1969. Service provided via the OvidSP platform. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| BIOSIS Previews Covers the biological and medical sciences, including biochemistry, biophysics, biotechnology, botany, environment, microbiology, and zoology. Provides citations and abstracts to articles, conference papers, technical reports and chapters of books from over 5000 publications. [BIOSIS Previews consists of Biological Abstracts (journal articles) and Biological Abstracts/RRM (reports, reviews, and meetings).] Basic truncation symbols are the dollar sign: $ or the colon: :. The Libraries' subscription to this resource allows for 10 users at any one time. If you get a busy signal, please wait a few minutes and try accessing the site again. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Birds of North America Online Provides detailed scientific information for each of the 716 species of birds nesting in the USA and Canada. A project of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, BNA is a living resource with account contents updated frequently. Includes image and video galleries showing behaviors, habitat, nests, eggs and nestlings, and recordings bird songs and calls. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Black Drama Contains the full text of 1,200 plays written from the mid-1800s to the present by more than 100 playwrights from North America, English-speaking Africa, the Caribbean, and other African diaspora countries. Many of the works are rare, hard-to-find, or out of print. James Vernon Hatch, the playwright, historian, and curator of the landmark Hatch-Billops Collection of black drama, is the project's editorial advisor. More than a quarter of the collection will consists of previously unpublished plays by writers such as Langston Hughes, Ed Bullins, Willis Richardson, Femi Euba, Amiri Baraka, Randolph Edmonds, Zora Neale Hurston, and many others. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Blackwell's Synergy Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty Not all U Library subscriptions to Blackwell e-journals provide backfile access. In the "Subscribed Journals" tab, titles marked with a green circle provide back year access; the remaining titles are limited to the current year and the previous year -- IF the Library subscribes to the same journal in print format. Check MNCAT for current holdings information on print subscriptions. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation This popular book is an indispensable and entertaining guide for writers, proofreaders, editors, managers, clerical staff, teachers, and students. Use this site to find the answers to your questions concerning proper English grammar and punctuation. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| BMJ Publishing Group Remote access available for University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities students, staff and faculty [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Body of Knowledge in Quality Index from the Juran Center at the Carlson School of Management. Search for scholarly and professional literature found in journals, magazines, books, and other publications covering all aspect of quality and performance improvement. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Book Review Index Online Plus Includes more than five million review citations from over 5,800 books and periodicals, with linking to more than 630,000 full-text reviews; Please note: Our BRI license allows for five (5) U of MN - TC users at a time -- if you are denied access, please wait a few minutes and try again. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Books in Print The online version is courtesy of the University of Minnesota Bookstores. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Books24x7 Books24x7 is a web-based, searchable, e-book site that provides users access to the complete contents of nearly 3,000 titles covering a broad range of engineering and technology topics. Contributing publishers include: Cambridge University Press, The MIT Press, IEEE Press, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-Hill, Microsoft Press, Sybex, Wrox Press and many others. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Books@Ovid - Ovid eBooks Direct link to Ovid's eBook collection. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| British Newspapers 1600-1900 The most significant digital collection of British historic newspapers. New conservation and imaging techniques and a new cross-searchable platform adopted by the British Library offers unparalleled access and discoverability to this valuable historical and cultural archive. In addition one will find specially commissioned essays and contextual materials written by expert scholars intended to help non-specialist users with perspective and analysis. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| British Official Publications Collaborative Reader Information Service (BOPCRIS) BOPCRIS currently contains 18,279 citations to key British Official Publications 1688-1800 and 1833-1983. Users can search by time period and/or subject area. Once a citation is found the user should check MNCAT to be sure that we own the publication cited. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| BuildingGreen Suite BuildingGreen is "an independent company committed to providing accurate, unbiased, and timely information designed to help building-industry professionals and policy makers improve the environmental performance, and reduce the adverse impacts, of buildings." The goal of its database suite is "to help you design and build construction projects from a whole-systems perspective and take an integrated design approach that minimizes ecological impact and maximizes economic performance." [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Business Periodicals Index Retrospective Indexes seven decades of articles on important events, issues and trends in the history of business and industry (including the complete file of Industrial Arts Index (1913-1957), plus historical sources in the applied science and technology field for the 20th Century. Covers more than 2,000 periodicals that include more than 4.5 million articles. An excellent resource for tracking down important studies, exploring historical controversies, finding papers by innovators, researching the development of a particular technology, and more. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Business Source Premier This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. Business Source Premier database includes both scholarly journals and periodicals for practitioners. Locate full-text coverage to more than 2,800 journals in business, economics, political science and public administration. Coverage dates vary by title. Selected Datamonitor company reports and EIU country documents are also available. Results can be downloaded or emailed. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| Business Source Premier Enhanced This resource is licensed by the MINITEX Library Information Network with state appropriations from the Minnesota Higher Education Services Office (MHESO) and the Minnesota Department of Education. This enhanced interface of Business Source Premier provides easy access to specialized reports such as company profiles, industry profiles, country reports, market research reports. It includes articles from 2,800 magazines and journals in business, economics, political science and public administration. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
| BusinessNetBase Academic and professional e-books from publishers who specialize in core topics operations management. Browse by subject for recent innovations in lean processes, quality management, industrial engineering, project management, quality and six sigma, business information systems, and supply chain management. [more information] [ Add To myLibrary!] |
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