Browse Databases by Title: B
Balance of Payments Statistics
http://0-www.imfstatistics.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/bop
Reports detailed balance of payments data for current account (goods and services), capital account, financial account (portfolio or direct investment), and reserves. This statistical database includes historical data from all series appearing in the Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook (BOPSY) Country Tables (Part 1) and the World and Regional Tables (Part 2). The Methodologies, Compilation Practices, and Data Sources (Part 3) notes are available when selecting most country tables. The Country and World Tables, as presented in the printed copy of BOPSY, are available as selection options. The Economic Concept View provides a cross-country view of the concepts in the BOPSY by individual or groups of countries.
Location: HF1014 .I5c (1946- )
http://0-proquest.umi.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/login?COPT=U01EPTYmSU5UPTAmVkVSPTImREJTPTY@&clientId=5604
1971-
Includes information on the international and domestic operations of retail and commercial banks and credit unions. Covers over 400 publications, with 160 current full-text trade magazines, newspapers, and some scholarly publications. The American Banker full-text articles start with 1987, while other full-text articles started in 1990. Formerly Banking Literature Index from the American Bankers Association.
Beilstein 
1779- .
A database of critically evaluated properties and reactions of organic chemical compounds. Citations to the original articles dating back to the 18th century, are included. Searchable by structure, reaction, and keyword.
Content: Citations only.
Additional Instructional Materials: UW-Madison Libraries Crossfire Client Distribution Page; Clearinghouse for Chemical Information Instructional Materials (CCIIM)-Beilstein Handbook of Organic Chemistry: Printed and Database; Instructions for installing Commander V7 & V6 for Windows and Mac (PDF).
Available: This product is available from Blommer Science Library designated workstations, in the Gelardin New Media Center, and can be installed on any computer workstation on campus. Ask the science reference desk or call 7-5651 for details.
Notes: Beilstein and Gmelin Crossfire will not be supported by Elsevier by the end of 2010. Reaxys, a new database released by Elsevier, will be the successor of Crossfire interface to access Beilstein and Gmelin.
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Location: Blommer Science Library. Ask at the reference desk. Search print holdings.
http://0-collections.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/bie/htxview?template=basic.htx&content=frameset.htx
Contains twenty versions. In addition to the twelve complete Bibles, there are five New Testament works, two Gospel works and William Tyndale's New Testament, Pentateuch and Jonah translations.
http://0-ets.umdl.umich.edu.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/b/bas/
1971- .
References western-language books, chapters in edited volumes, journal articles, conference proceedings, anthologies, and Festschriften on all parts of Asia. Allows browsing by subject, journal title, or by country/region or search by topic. Covers the social sciences as well as the humanities.
Location: Ref. Z3001.B53 1971-1991
Bibliography of the History of Art (BHA)
http://0-www.csa.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/htbin/dbrng.cgi?username=hoya&access=hoya202&db=bha-set-c&adv=1
1973- .
BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art/Bibliographie d’Histoire de l’Art) is a bilingual, international bibliographic database on the history of post-classical Western art, architecture, and decorative arts. It covers art history from late antiquity to the present. BHA began publication in 1991 as a result of the merger of the International Repertory of the Literature of Art (RILA) and Répertoire d’Art et d’Archéologie (RAA). Abstracts are available in both English and French, with full-subject indexes in both languages.
Biography and Genealogy Master Index
http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=BGMI
Indexes current biographical reference sources, as well as the most important retrospective works that cover individuals, both living and deceased, from every field of activity and from all areas of the world found in books, biographical dictionaries (e.g., "who's who" sources), encyclopedias, articles, and directories.
http://0-infotrac.galegroup.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/itweb/wash43584?db=BioRC
Full-text biographical information on more than 150,000 people from throughout history, around the world, and across all disciplines and subject areas
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus
http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=OMNIFT
Biological & Agricultural Index Plus is one of the databases in the Wilson OmniFile Full Text Mega. You can search for the articles on biology and agriculture by selecting Biological & Agricultural in the Subject Area dropdown box in the lower right of the search screen.
http://0-www.bioone.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
2000 - .
Aggregation of high impact bioscience research journals. Provides access to journals focused on the biological, ecological and environmental sciences.
BIOSIS Previews 1985 to present (via OVID)
http://0-ovidsp.ovid.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&MODE=ovid&PAGE=main&NEWS=n&D=b9a85
1985 - .
Find information in virtually every life sciences discipline, including traditional biology (botany, ecology, zoology), interdisciplinary subjects (biochemistry, biomedicine, and biotechnology), and related areas such as instrumentation and methods.
For earlier years, see BIOSIS Previews pre-1985 (1926-1984). If it is not the next item in this list, select Display all resources for this subject near the top of this page.
Location: Lau Periodicals. v. 1-95 (1926-93).
http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BRD
1983- .
Provides citations to and excerpts from reviews of approximately 7,000 English-language nonfiction and fiction books each year in the humanities, social sciences, and general sciences. Includes full text of book reviews from eleven other H. W. Wilson indexes. Excludes reviews of textbooks, government publications, and technical books in law and the sciences. Covers book reviews in about 90 American, English, and Canadian periodicals, most of them general-interest magazines.
http://0-www.booksinprint.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Bibliographic citations and publisher information for in-print, forthcoming, and out-of-print books (for the past ten years) published in the United States. Also provides audio and video listings with order information and more than 300,000 full-text book reviews from sources such as Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, School Library Journal, CHOICE, Kirkus, Reference & Research Book News, Sci-Tech Book News, University Press Book News, Horn Book, Boston Book Review, and Quill & Quire. Directory information useful for identifying and ordering books: author, title, publisher, ISBN, series, price, publisher/distributor address, and phone information.
http://www.bridgeman.co.uk/
This image archive provides over 100,000 images of fine and decorative art; scope is all periods, movements, styles, and themes in the history of art. Artworks from public and private collections are represented.
http://0-www.search.eb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
Online version of Encyclopaedia Britannica, containing more than: --72,000 articles --10,000 illustrations (photographs, drawings, maps, and flags) --75,000 definitions, including pronunciation guides and word histories from Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. Many of the articles include bibliographies and statistics. Also includes articles not yet included in the print Encyclopaedia Britannica and the Britannica Book of the Year.
Location: LAU Ref Stacks AE5 .E363
British Parliamentary Papers Index
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/service/cdnet/app.cfm?appname=BritishParliamentaryPap
1989-present.
Indexes the British parliamentary papers, including the Journal of the House of Commons, Sessional Papers of the House of Commons and the House of Lords, and Hansard's Debates. It accompanies the microform full text collection, which dates back to 1730 and is available in the Government Documents and Microforms Department as Microcard #8. Hansard's Parliamentary debates may be requested in paper format in Lauinger Library; consult GEORGE for holdings information. Issued quarterly, the British Parliamentary Papers Index provides access by subject, bill sponsor, document type, session and other fields.
British Parliamentary Papers Online: Hansard 1803-2005
http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/
The Hansard Digitisation Project, led by the Directorate of Information Services of the House of Commons and the Library of the House of Lords, provides electronic access to Hansard, the Official Report of debates in Parliament. Search by volume; Lords sittings; Commons sittings or Westminster Hall sittings. Included are Written Answers, Written Statements, Lords reports or Grand Committee reports, as well as lists of People, Constituencies, Offices, Acts, Bills and Divisions.
http://0-britishperiodicals.chadwyck.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/
17th through early 20th centuries
Facsimile page images and searchable full text for nearly 500 British periodicals published from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. Topics covered include literature, philosophy, history, science, the fine arts, archaeology, architecture, and the social sciences.
http://0-search.rdsinc.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/texis/rds/sessions?userid=georgetown&products=BNI
Indexes trade publications covering companies, products, markets, and technology for all manufacturing and service industries. Use the SIC codes to search for a specific industry or choose a broad industry from the "industry" field drop-down box. Many articles are full-text.
http://0-vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/hww/jumpstart.jhtml?prod=BUSFT
Full text 1995- Abstracting and indexing 1982-
Wilson Business Full Text is part of Wilson OmniFile. It covers all aspects of contemporary business, from the broad areas of accounting, taxation, foreign trade, advertising, banking, public relations, government regulations, real estate, acquisitions and mergers, insurance, communications, management, marketing, entertainment, healthcare, hospitality, tourism, oil and computers, to specific industries, businesses, trades and topics of current interest and concern. It also includes citations to book reviews, interviews, biographical sketches, new-product reviews, corporate profiles and obituaries. Additional information at Wilson's Website.
http://0-www.globalbusinessinsights.com.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/autologin.asp
1998-
Contains over 200 market research reports in five broad catalogies: Consumer Markets, Financial Services, Technology, Energy, and Healthcare. Reports are dominated with an European focus, with additional reports for Asia and the Americas.
http://0-www.conference-board.org.library.lausys.georgetown.edu/ea/index.cfm
1995-
Conference Board is a not-for-profit organization that creates and disseminates reports about management, company operations, and economics in a global perspective. This database include topics on business ethics, finance, human resources, knowledge management, corporate governance, performance measurement, taxation, and forecasts of national and international economic conditions.
