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  • Babel Fish Translator View Full RecordFree Resource
    Translates short passages to and from English.
  • Bach Bibliography View Full RecordFree Resource
    An international listing of books, articles, research papers, theses and dissertations, websites,and other information about Johann ... [more]
  • Bach BWV listing View Full RecordFree Resource
    An index to the works of J.S. Bach with access by BWV number or title.
  • Bach Harmonizations of Chorales View Full RecordFree Resource
    Using Strinograph, Donald Martino documents harmonizations of Bach chorales by other composers.
  • Bach, CPE: Music View Full RecordFree Resource
    Music files for works by Carl Philip Emanuel Bach
  • Bach-Archiv, Leipzig View Full RecordFree Resource
    Describes the reources of the Arch-Archiv in Leipzig (Research, Library, Museum).
  • Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature View Full RecordFree Resource
    The Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature in the Department of Special Collections at the University of Florida's George ... [more]
  • Ball State University View Full RecordFree Resource
    Ball State's University Libraries website, including the Alexander M. Bracken Library and its branch libraries of Architecture and ... [more]
  • Bar Ilan's Judaic Library View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Mode of access: CD-ROM in Reserve Book Room. Software has been installed on the "Windows XP -- CD Station" computer.
    Call Number: HESB RES Electronic BM 495 .B37
    Coverage: version 14 <1 CD-ROM Version 17
    Searchable database of the Old Testament and rabbinical literature.
  • Bardic Poetry Database/ Bunachar Fhiliocht na Sgol View Full RecordFree Resource
    Catalogue of Irish bardic poetry, compiled by Dr. Katharine Simms and hosted by the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies.
  • Barometro de Gobernabilidad Latinoamericano View Full RecordFree Resource
    This source rates the governability of Latin American countries using a variety of survey information.
  • Barrington atlas of the Greek and Roman world map-by-map directory View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Provides information about every place or feature in the Barrington Atlas, including references to ancient testimony or modern studies. ... [more]
  • Bartleby.com: Great books online View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Provides a free-of-charge, full-text collection of selected literature, reference and verse. Includes works such as the Oxford Shakespeare, ... [more]
  • Bases de datos del Hispanismo (Instituo Cervantes View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text Resource
    This website provides access to three databases: 1. Departamentos includes information about academic departments worldwide wiht Hispanic-related ... [more]
  • Baxter's database of violin & bow makers View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Searchable database of 18,000+ makers of violins, violas, cellos, basses, bows, and lutes; viols and other older bowed instruments. ... [more]
  • Bayeux Tapestry View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    "The Bayeux Tapestry presents its story of the Norman Conquest of England in words of such simplicity and in images of such power that ... [more]
  • BBC World Service View Full RecordFree Resource
    Provides international news, analysis and information in English and 42 other languages.
  • Beethoven Bibliography Database View Full RecordFree Resource
    The Ira C. Brillant Center for Beethoven Studies at San Jose State University (California) has the largest and most comprehensive collection ... [more]
  • Beethoven-Haus Collection View Full RecordFree Resource
    A guide to the complete collection of books, scores, manuscripts, artifacts, etc. at the Beethoven-Haus in Berlin.
  • Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System View Full RecordFree Resource
    The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) is the world’s largest, on-going telephone health survey system, tracking health ... [more]
  • Berkeley Electronic Press View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text Resource
  • Berkeley: The works of George Berkeley View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    The Past Masters The works of George Berkeley contains "... texts [that] have been checked closely against microfilm and microfiche ... [more]
  • Berkshire encyclopedia of world sport View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
  • Best's insurance reports. Life/health, United States and Canada View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Mode of access: Available only in the BIC (Business Information Center); one workstation only, inquire with BIC staff.
    Call Number: BIC GEN Electronic HG 8943 .B32
    Coverage: version 2005:1-version 2009:2
    Provides access to rated evaluative descriptions of the financial performance of insurers offering life and health coverage in the ... [more]
  • Best's insurance reports. Property/casualty, United States and Canada View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Mode of access: Available only in the BIC (Business Information Center); one workstation only, inquire with BIC staff.
    Call Number: BIC GEN Electronic HG 9655 .B561
    Coverage: version 2004:1, version 2004:3-
    Provides access to rated evaluative descriptions of the financial performance of insurers offering property and casualty coverage in ... [more]
  • Best's key rating guide. Property/casualty and life/health, United States and Canada View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Mode of access: Available only in the BIC (Business Information Center); one workstation only, inquire with BIC staff.
    Call Number: BIC GEN Electronic HG 9765 .B464
    Coverage: 2004 ; version 2005:1-
    Provides access to basic profile information, including ratings and five years of key performance data, of insurers offering life, ... [more]
  • Bethel College View Full RecordFree Resource
    Bowen Library website.
  • Better Business Bureau View Full RecordFree Resource
    The Better Business Bureau online.
  • Better Homes & Gardens View Full RecordFree Resource
    Get information on a variety of home and garden tips.
  • Beyond intractability View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    This is "a free knowledge base" for developing "constructive approaches to destructive conflict" that are often described as intractable. ... [more]
  • BHA: Bibliography of the history of art View Full RecordND-onlyFindText EnabledND Catalog Record
    Indexes and abstracts articles, art-related books, journals, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer's ... [more]
  • Bible Gateway View Full RecordFree Resource
    Search for words or passages from different versions of Bibles.
  • Bible in English (990-1970) View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    "Contains twenty versions. In addition to the twelve complete Bibles, there are five New Testament works, two Gospel works and William ... [more]
    Link to list of LION collections
    Link to LION home page
  • BibleWorks 6 View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Mode of access: CD-ROMs in Reserve Book Room. Software has been installed on the "Windows XP -- CD Station" computer.
    Call Number: HESB RES Electronic BS 420 .B534 2003
    An electronic Bible concordance and morphological analysis program. Includes texts of the Hebrew O.T., Greek O.T. and N.T. Also contains ... [more]
  • Bibliofind View Full RecordFree Resource
    Service by Amazon.com that allows you to search for out of print books.
  • Bibliografia biblica latino-americana View Full RecordFree ResourceND Catalog Record
    A bibliography of books and articles on the Bible, listing primarily Brazilian or other Latin American publications; includes several ... [more]
  • Bibliografia de la literatura Espanola desde 1980 View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1980-
    Provides citations to publications appearing in all languages on Spanish literature, literary theory, and literary genres from books, ... [more]
  • Bibliografia mayor del mito de Don Juan en todas las artes View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Mode of access: CD-ROM in Reserve Book Room. Software has been installed on the "Windows XP -- CD Station" computer.
    Call Number: HESB RES Electronic PN 57 .D7 M44 1998
    Contains bibliographic citations (6,000 authors in more than 20 languages) about the fictional character Don Juan. Many citations supported ... [more]
  • Bibliographie de civilisation medievale View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    A comprehensive, current bibliography of monographs worldwide and listings of miscellany volumes. Access info: Click on "Enter databases", ... [more]
  • Bibliographie der deutschen Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft View Full RecordFree Resource
    The BDSL provides free access to citations from 1985 to ten years prior to the current reporting year. On the average, 15,000 entries ... [more]
  • Bibliographie der franzosischen Literaturwissenschaft. View Full RecordND Catalog Record
    Call Number: REF INDEX Z 2171 .B56
    Coverage: Bd.1(1956/1958)-Bd.46(2008)
    This annual print index lists books, dissertations, journal articles, and reviews published around the world. The essential index in ... [more]
  • Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums View Full RecordFree ResourceND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1986 to present
  • Bibliographie internationale de l'Humanisme et de la Renaissance View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Mode of access: CD-ROM in Reserve Book Room. Software has been installed on the "Windows XP -- CD Station" computer.
    Call Number: HESB RES Electronic CB 361 .B52
    Coverage: 1965/1995
    Searchable bibliography on CD-ROM of scholarly books and articles on humanism and the Renaissance.
  • Bibliography of Asian studies (BAS) View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1971-
    Provides citations on all subjects (especially humanities and social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published ... [more]
  • Bibliography of Irish linguistics and literature, 1942-1971 View Full RecordFree Resource
    Call Number: Hesburgh Library General Collection PB 1213 .B386 1986
    Searchable electronic version of the Bibliography by Rolf Baumgarten. A limited search capability is available on the web; the full ... [more]
  • Bibliography of the history of art (see BHA: Bibliography of the history of art) View Full RecordND-onlyFindText Enabled
    Indexes and abstracts articles, art-related books, journals, conference proceedings, dissertations, and art exhibition and dealer's ... [more]
  • Biblioteca Gonzalo de Berceo View Full RecordFree Resource
    GONZALO DE BERCEO (¿1195? – ¿1274?) nació, con toda probabilidad, hacia finales del siglo XII, en el pueblo denominado Berceo, aledaño ... [more]
  • biblioteca virtual de prensa historica View Full RecordFree Resource
    Coverage: 1777-2005
    The Spanish Ministry of Culture is providing free online access to 2,000 historical newspapers published in Spain 1777-2005. More ... [more]
  • Bibliotheca Teubneriana Latina View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Contains over 600 works from almost 300 authors, providing access to all the Latin texts of antiquity from the beginning until the ... [more]
  • Bigresearch, Consumer Intentions and Actions: CIA View Full RecordND Catalog Record
    BIGresearch utilizes an online community of millions of opt-in e-mail respondents to uncover the attitudes and opinions of the many ... [more]
  • Biographical Dictionary View Full RecordFree Resource
    A biographical wiki with over 33,000 entries with world wide coverage.
  • Biography and genealogy master index View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Indexes hundreds of biographical sources covering individuals, living and dead, from every field of activity worldwide. Usage info: ... [more]
  • Biography resource center View Full RecordINSPIRE ResourceND Catalog Record
    Database of biographical information on more than 300,000 people from all times, places and subjects.
  • Biography.com View Full RecordFree Resource
    Over 25,000 entries from historical and popular culture.
  • Biological abstracts View Full RecordND-onlyFindText EnabledND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1926-
    Contains citations and abstracts of international research in life sciences, covering agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, ... [more]
  • Biology Online Dictionary View Full RecordFree Resource
    Online dictionary of biology terms
  • BioMed Central View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text Resource
    BioMed Central Ltd., an independent publisher, provides open access to over 100 biomedical research publications, including peer-reviewed ... [more]
  • BioOne View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text Resource
    Aggregation of the full-texts of high-impact bioscience research journals.
  • BIOSIS (see Biological abstracts) View Full RecordND-onlyFindText Enabled
    Contains citations and abstracts of international research in life sciences, covering agriculture, biochemistry, biomedicine, biotechnology, ... [more]
  • BioTech's Life Science Dictionary View Full RecordFree Resource
    Definitions for over 8300 terms associated with genetics, biochemistry, biotechnology, botany, chemistry, and more.
  • Black drama View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1850-present
    Contains the full text of more than 1,200 plays, written from the 1850s to the present, by more than 200 playwrights from North America, ... [more]
  • Black short fiction View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    This is a machine-readable full-text database with SGML encoding, which contains approximately 150,000 pages of short stories and other ... [more]
  • Black thought and culture View Full RecordFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    "Black Thought and Culture is a single source for the published works of numerous historically important black leaders. Along with ... [more]
  • Black women writers View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Brings together more than 100,000 pages of literature and essays written by black women from Africa and the African Diaspora in electronic ... [more]
  • BlackPast.org View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Provides reference materials to the general public on six centuries of African American history. It includes an online encyclopedia ... [more]
  • Blackwell reference online. Literature View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    A collection of full-text e-book reference titles covering sub-disciplines of literature: American literature, literary theory, romanticism, ... [more]
  • Blackwell reference online. Philosophy View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    A collection of full-text e-book reference titles covering sub-disciplines of philosophy: aesthetics, epistemology, ethics, history ... [more]
  • Blackwell reference online. Religion View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    A collection of full-text e-book reference titles covering topics in religion: Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, and more.
  • Blank & Outline Maps View Full RecordFree Resource
    Blank outline maps of the countries and continents of the world.
  • Blas View Full RecordFree Resource
    Irish language service from BBC Radio Ulster. The website includes highlights of programs, Irish language multimedia segments, and ... [more]
  • Bloomberg.com View Full RecordND-only
    Mode of access: Available on two terminals at the BIC (Business Information Center).
    As one of the leading sites for breaking financial news, investor tools and data, Bloomberg.com is the global standard for business ... [more]
    Guides: Getting Started
    Intro to Bloomberg Keyboard
    Excel Add-in
    Equity Research Analyst
    Launchpad
    Function Reference
  • BNA's Law School Professional Information Center View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    The Bureau of National Affairs' "electronic information services on a full range of legal, regulatory, economic, and international ... [more]
  • Boletin reforme View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Published by the Centro Latinoamericano de Administracion para el Desarrollo, this webpage reports on activities of NGO activities ... [more]
  • Book Awards A - Z View Full RecordFree Resource
    Comprehensive list of Literature Awards and related links of interest.
  • Book in print View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Information on books and related media, with full-text book reviews, which are currently available from North American publishers. ... [more]
  • Book review digest View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1983-
    Indexes and abstracts reviews of English-language adult and juvenile fiction and non-fiction titles; reviews are selected from journals ... [more]
  • Bookavenue.com View Full RecordFree Resource
    Locate antiquarian, used, out-of-print books offered from some of the better booksellers on the internet
  • BookFinder.com View Full RecordFree Resource
    Search engine that finds the best buys from among 150 million new, used, rare, and out-of-print books for sale. Includes textbooks ... [more]
  • Booknotes on C-SPAN View Full RecordFree Resource
    Online reviews from Booknotes.
  • Books & Book Collecting View Full RecordFree Resource
    All in one site that allows you to search several online book vendors.
  • Boston globe (ProQuest historical newspapers) View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1872-1923
  • Braintrack University Index View Full RecordFree Resource
    Over 8,300 Links to Higher Educational Institutions in 194 Countries.
  • Brasil View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Mode of access: CD-ROM in Reserve Book Room. Software has been installed on the "Windows XP -- CD Station" computer.
    Call Number: HESB RES Electronic F 2521 .B72 1997
    Contains searchable full text of 21 works related to the historical development of Brazil.
  • Brazil: North American Congress on Latin America View Full RecordFree Resource
    Includes material dating from 1950-1991
  • Brazilian Cultural Studies Approval Plan Policy View Full RecordFree Resource
    Approval Plan Policy for Brazilian Cultural Studies
  • Brazilian Government Document Digitization Project View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    English interface
    Portuguese interface
    Provides Internet access to digitized executive branch serial documents originally issued by Brazil's national government between 1821 ... [more]
  • Brill Academic Publishers View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text Resource
  • British and Irish women's letters and diaries View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Spans more than 400 years of personal writings, bringing together the voices of women from England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Includes ... [more]
  • British history online View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    "digital library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British ... [more]
  • British Library View Full RecordFree Resource
    The British Library's website.
  • British periodicals online View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1680s to 1930s
    "... provides access to the searchable full text of hundreds of periodicals from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth, ... [more]
  • Broadway Theatre League of South Bend View Full RecordFree Resource
    Bringing the best of the Big Apple to South Bend.
  • Brockhaus Musik : View Full RecordND Catalog Record
    Call Number: HESB MUSRF ML 100 .B76 2001
    A superb and comprehensive dictionary of music (in German). It also includes biographies of both major and some minor composers.
  • Brooklyn daily eagle online View Full RecordFree ResourceFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1841-1902
    "The Brooklyn Daily Eagle was published from 1841 to 1955 and was revived for a short time from 1960 to 1963. Because of the enormity ... [more]
  • Bunachar Logainmneacha na hÉireann View Full RecordFree Resource
    Placenames Database of Ireland. A database of placenames, searchable by Irish or English versions, giving location and including scanned ... [more]
  • Bunreacht na hEireann -- The Constitution of Ireland View Full RecordFree Resource
    Call Number: HESB GEN JN 1403 1945
  • Burger's medicinal chemistry and drug discovery View Full RecordND-onlyFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
  • Business Administration Collection Development Policy View Full RecordFree Resource
    Collection Development Policy for Business Administration
  • Business and company resource center View Full RecordND-onlyFindText EnabledND Catalog Record
    Coverage: 1980-
    A wide variety of global business information, including company profiles, brand information, rankings, investment reports, company ... [more]
  • Business source complete View Full RecordND-onlyFindText EnabledFull Text ResourceND Catalog Record
    "Business Source Complete ... [provides] full text for ... scholarly business journals and other sources, including full text for ... ... [more]
  • Business Wire : the global leader in news distribution View Full RecordFree Resource
    Current news from over 40,000 organizations including Fortune 1000 and Nasdaq companies.
  • Butler University View Full RecordFree Resource
    Butler University Libraries website.
  • Byzantine Studies View Full RecordFree Resource
    This collection reflects the broad interests of Professor Anastos and his conviction that the major sources of Byzantine culture are ... [more]
  • Byzantinische Zeitschrift. Bibliographie View Full RecordND-onlyND Catalog Record
    Coverage: Ed. 1 covers bibliographic data from v. 84-93 (1991-2000) and supplements 1-3.
    Cumulative bibliography of essays and monographs cited in Byzantinische Zeitschrift and its supplement, indexed by keywords; bibliographic ... [more]
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