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  Berkeley Electronic Press Journals

Peer-reviewed journals.


Type: Full Text;

  Bibliografia Mesoamericana

This database provides bibliographic coverage of the published literature pertaining to the anthropology of Mesoamerica (Mexico, Belize, Guatamala, Honduras, and El Salvador), including archaeology, ethnography, ethnohistory, art history, linguistics, physical anthropology, and related disciplines. Indexes books, edited volumes, festschrifts, journal articles, essays in collected works, dissertations and theses, obituaries (2 pages +), and media (audio, video, and film) but not book reviews, working papers, or unpublished materials.


Type: Index;
Coverage: 1514-present

  Bibliography of Asian Studies

Contains over 640,000 records on all subjects (especially in the humanities and the social sciences) pertaining to East, Southeast, and South Asia published worldwide from 1971 to the present.


Type: Index;
Coverage: 1971-present

  Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA/RILA)

Indexes and abstracts American and international publications, including periodicals, books, dissertations, and exhibitions. Covers European art from late antiquity to the present and American art after European arrival.


Type: Abstracts; Index;
Coverage: 1973-present
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  BioAgIndex (Biological and Agricultural Index)

Covers a wide range of scientific journals, from popular to professional. About 45 percent of the focus is on agriculture.


Type: Index;
Coverage: 1983-present
Location: Penrose Library Workstations 1&2

  Biological Abstracts

This is the leading abstracting and indexing reference publication for life sciences information. Produced by Biological Abstracts, Inc. (BIOSIS), Biological Abstracts provides references with abstracts derived from thousands of life sciences research journals published worldwide.


Type: Abstracts; Index;
Coverage: 1926-present

  Biological Sciences

This interdisciplinary database offers abstracts and citations to a wide range of research in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology and ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science. Supporting over two dozen areas of expertise, this CSA database provides access to literature from over 6000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents.


Type: Abstracts;
Coverage: 1982-present

  Biology Digest

Compilation of abstracts and indexes of domestic and international literature in the area of life sciences. It is primarily intended for an audience at the high school or undergraduate college level. Its purpose is to aid in keeping students and instructors current on the latest developments in biological research. Has over 20,000 records.


Type: Abstracts;
Coverage: 1989-present

  BioOne Database

Provides access to the full text of over 120 biology and ecology journals and magazines.


Type: Full Text; Abstracts;
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  Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts

This database provides bibliographic coverage of ground-breaking research, applications, regulatory developments and new patents across all areas of biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology.


Type: Abstracts; Index;
Coverage: 1982-present

  Blackwell Synergy

Blackwell Synergy is the online journals service from Blackwell Publishing. It holds the content for most of Blackwell's journals, the majority of which are published on behalf of international scholarly and professional societies. Over 750 titles are included in all subject areas.


Type: Full Text;
Coverage: varies

  Book Review Digest

A reference database that provides review excerpts and book summaries for current English-language fiction and non-fiction books for all ages. Abstracting and indexing are included for more than 112,000 books.


Type: Abstracts; Index;
Coverage: 1983-present

  Book Review Index

A comprehensive online guide to book reviews with over five million review citations from thousands of publications.


Type: Index;
Coverage: 1965-present

  Books 24x7

Full text electronic reproduction of books on networking, programming languages, desktop and office applications, the Web, computer hardware and software, databases and other information technology topics. You will have to register using your DU email address in order to access this database.

NOTE: New users MUST register on campus first before attempting to access any books, then books may be accessed from on- or off-campus.


Type: Full Text;

  British Literary Manuscripts Online

British Literary Manuscripts Online, c. 1660-1900, presents facsimile images of literary manuscripts, including letters and diaries, drafts of poems, plays, novels, and other literary works, and similar materials.


Type: Full Text;
Coverage: 1660-1900
Trial ends on: Nov 26, 2009

  British Periodicals

Collections I and II

British Periodicals traces the development and growth of the periodical press in Britain from its origins in the seventeenth century through to the Victorian 'age of periodicals' and beyond. On completion this unique digital archive will consist of almost 500 periodical runs published from the 1680s to the 1930s, comprising six million keyword-searchable pages and forming an unrivalled record of more than two centuries of British history and culture.


Type: Full Text;
Coverage: 1680-1930
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  Burney Newspaper Collection

Please see Seventeenth & Eighteenth Century Burney Collection Newspapers for access to this database.



  Business & Company Resource Center

Business and company information from periodicals, newspapers and press releases. Detailed information for domestic and international companies and associations, including information on corporate hierarchical structures. Includes investment reports, corporate chronologies and company histories, brands and product information, industry and company rankings, financial overviews, and industry overviews.


Type: Selected Full Text;
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  Business & Industry

Business and industry facts, figures, and key events from leading trade magazines, newsletters, and general and international business dailies and presses.


Type: Selected Full Text;
Coverage: 1994-present
Location: Penrose Library Workstations 1&2 (FirstSearch Icon)
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  Business Source Complete

Provides abstracting and indexing to over 11,255 serials, with full text to 10,380, of which 1,299 are peer-reviewed. This database also provides non-journal content, including "financial data, books, monographs, major reference works, conference proceedings, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses and more."


Type: Abstracts; Selected Full Text;
Coverage: 1922-present
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