Databases

DATABASES - B	COVERAGE	DESCRIPTION
Bacteriology Abstracts (Microbiology B) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 400+ international scholarly journals and other publications on pure bacteriology, biochemistry, and genetics; provides access to clinical findings. Subfile of Biological Sciences; Environmental Sciences and Pollution Management.
Bankruptcies; SDC Platinum via UP - ERC	1980-1988, limited; 1988-present, full	Based on SEC documents, bankruptcy court filings, reorganization plans, and news sources, provides data searchable by various factors, from company name to creditors, securities, financial profile, etc. Includes U.S. companies with assets of $1million (1980-88) or, after 1988, public with $10 million or private with $50 million in assets. Available through computers near windows in ERC (Green Library, 2nd floor).
BankSource via Highline Financial Services	Varies	Used for researching and analyzing the banking industry. Content includes Company Analysis, Market/Branch Analysis, Mergers & Acquisitions Data, Publicly Traded Banking Data, Regulatory Banking Data, Branch Deposit Data and News and Research. FIU only has access to the Bank and S&L segments of Company Analysis.
Basic BIOSIS via FirstSearch	1994-present	Indexes 350+ scholarly journals in the life sciences.
bepress Journals via Berkeley Electronic Press	Varies	Electronic journals in economics, business, marketing, law, political science, public affairs, humanities, health, medicine, science and technology. FIU subscribes to most titles.
Berkeley Electronic Press Journals (bepress) via Berkeley Electronic Press	Varies	Electronic journals in economics, business, marketing, law, political science, public affairs, humanities, health, medicine, science and technology. FIU subscribes to most titles.
Bibliografia del Mito de Don Juan via UP - ERC	1998	Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA) via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1973-present	Indexes 4,819+ publications in European and American art history.
BiblioLine via BiblioLine	Varies	This is the gateway to the BiblioLine databases: INFO-LATINOAMERICA and Index to Printed Music: Collections & Series (IPM). Only 1 user at a time can access this database.
Biochemistry Abstracts 1 via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-1993; No longer updated	Covers research in biological membranes. Subfile of Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts No longer updated. Some of the content was rolled into any other appropriate Life Science database (bacterial membranes = Bacteriology Abstracts; nervous system membranes = CSA Neurosciences Abstracts; etc.)
Biochemistry Abstracts 3 via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-1993; No longer updated	Covers research in amino acids, peptides and proteins. Subfile of Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts No longer updated. Some of the content was rolled into any other appropriate Life Science database (bacterial proteins = Bacteriology Abstracts; viral proteins = Virology Abstracts; etc.)
BioEngineering Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1993-2006; No longer updated	Indexes 467 international scholarly journals and other publications on biochemical and microbial technology as applied to bioengineering. Subfile of Biological Sciences; Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts. No longer updated. As of 2007, the content has been combined with Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Abstracts and Medical and Pharmaceutical Biotechnology Abstracts into an archive and included into Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts database cluster.
Biographical Information - LexisNexis Academic via LexisNexis	Current	Biographical information on directors, politicians, celebrities and other leading figures in their field. The information may contain data such as positions, date of birth, education, achievements and interests.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index via GaleNet	Varies	Indexes more than 16 million biographical sketches from 1,000+ volumes and editions of current and retrospective biographical reference sources.
Biography Index via WilsonWeb	1984-present	Indexes 3,000+ publications with biographical information.
Biography Resource Center via GaleNet	Varies	Biographies on more than 165,000 people from 470+ scholarly journals, magazines, and reference sources. Also includes The Complete Marquis Who's Who (20 Marquis sources).
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus via WilsonWeb	1983-present	Indexes 375+ international journals in biology and agriculture. Full text coverage begins in 1997.
Biological Abstracts (BIOSIS) via EBSCOhost	1969-present	Indexes 4,000+ scholarly journals and other publications in biology, biomedicine, and the biosciences.
Biological Sciences via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 6,760+ international scholarly journals, technical reports, conference proceedings, and other publications in biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.
Biological Sciences and Living Resources, ASFA 1 via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1971-present	Indexes 3,550+ international scholarly journals and other publications in basic and applied research on aquatic organisms. Subfile of ASFA: Aquatic Science and Fisheries Abstracts; Biological Sciences.
Biology Digest via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1989-present	Indexes worldwide journals and magazines in the life sciences. Primarily for high school and undergraduate students.
BioMed Central via BioMed Central	Varies	Open access collecion of peer-reviewed biomedical research articles from 176 journals.
BIOSIS (Biological Abstracts) via EBSCOhost	1969-present	Indexes 4,000+ scholarly journals and other publications in biology, biomedicine, and the biosciences.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering Abstracts via Cambridge Scientific Abstracts	1982-present	Indexes 670+ international scholarly journals and other publications in biotechnology and bioengineering, including medical, pharmaceutical, agricultural, environmental and marine biology.
Black Studies via UP - ERC	1996	Indexes international journals about the African diaspora. Emphasizes the Americas, the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Blackwell Publishing - Synergy Journals via Blackwell Synergy	Varies	Library subscribes to approximately 818 journal titles. Subscription includes two Blackwell collections: STM (Scientific, Technical and Medical) and HSS (Humanities and Social Sciences). Most journals are available from 1997 to present.
BNA Core Plus with Tax Management Package via Bureau of National Affairs	Varies	Bureau of National Affairs newsletters, reporters, and reference libraries.
BNA Environment Library via UP - ERC	2000-2002	Major federal and state environmental, chemical, and hazardous laws and regulations. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Book Review Digest Plus via WilsonWeb	1983-present	Indexes 109 English language publications for book reviews of fiction and non-fiction. Provides many full-text reviews.
Books in Print via Bowker	Current	Directory of current and forthcoming books published or distributed in North America. Includes books declared out-of-print since 1979.
Botanica via UP - ERC	1997	An illustrated encyclopedia of 10,000+ garden plants and how to cultivate them. Available at the Electronic Research Center, Green Library, 2nd floor, University Park Campus.
Britannica Online, Encyclopaedia via Britannica	Current	Web version of the Encyclopedia Britannica. Includes multidisciplinary articles, internet links and images.
Buros Mental Measurements Yearbook (MMY) and Tests in Print (TIP) via EBSCOhost	MMY: 1916 (Volume 9)-present; TIP: Current	Produced by the Buros Institute of Mental Measurements. MMY covers over 2,000 contemporary testing instruments within such diverse areas as psychology, education, business, and leadership. Entries contain descriptive information (e.g., test purpose, publisher, pricing) and edited review(s) written by leading content area experts. TIP is a comprehensive bibliography to all known commercially available tests that are currently in print in the English language.
Business and Company Resource Center via GaleNet	Varies	Indexes 5,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business and industry. Also includes company profiles, company brand information, rankings, investment reports, company histories, and more. Predicast's PROMT, Newsletters ASAP and Thomson Financials' Investext Plus databases are fully integrated in this database.
Business and Industry via RDS	1994-present	Indexes 1,850+ trade journals and selected industry-related documents.
Business File ASAP, General via InfoTrac	1980-present	Indexes 1,000+ scholarly and trade journals, popular magazines, and newspapers in business, industry, economics and politics. Also covers broker research reports and company directory listings.
Business Full Text via WilsonWeb	1982-present	Indexes 650+ major magazines and scholarly journals in business. Full text coverage begins in 1995.
Business NewsBank via NewsBank	1993-present	Articles from 400+ U.S. newspapers, newswires, and local business journals covering companies, industries, executives, and products.
Business Organizations via FirstSearch		As of 01/01/2007, this database is no longer available. Please contact the Reference Desk (305-919-5726, 305-348-2454, e-mail: asklib@fiu.edu) for alternative databases.