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Bibliography of Asian Studies
Vendor: Association for Asian Studies

1971-

Updated: quarterly.

citations; subjects: materials published on East, Southeast and South Asia.

The online version of the Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS) contains over 750,000  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.  The BAS includes citations to Western-language periodical articles, monographs, chapters in edited volumes, conference proceedings and anthologies.

Bibliography of the History of Art
Vendor: J. Paul Getty Trust 

1975 – 2009

citations; subjects: European and American art from late antiquity to the present.

The Bibliography of the History of Art indexes and abstracts art-related books, conference proceedings and dissertations, exhibition and dealer's catalogs, and articles from more than 2,500 periodicals.

BHA (Bibliography of the History of Art/Bibliographie d'histoire de l'art) covers the years 1990-2007; the Getty Web version includes all records with abstracts in French or English and all subject terms in French and English. IBA (International Bibliography of the History of Art) covers 2008 and part of 2009; the Getty Web version includes all records with abstracts in English and all subject terms in French and English.

Biography Reference Center
Vendor: EBSCO

varies.

Updated: quarterly.

full text, images; subjects: biographies.

A collection of more than 460,000 full-text biographies, including the complete content of 'Biography Today' and 'Biography,' as well as thousands of narrative biographies that are not available in other databases. In addition to keyword searching, users can also locate biographies of interest by browsing more than 30 genre categories.

Biological Sciences
Vendor: ProQuest

1982-

Updated: monthly.

citations, abstracts; subjects: biomedicine, biotechnology, zoology, ecology, and some aspects of agriculture and veterinary science.

Contains abstracts and citations from over 8000 serials, as well as conference proceedings, technical reports, monographs and selected books and patents.

BioOne
Vendor: BioOne

1998-

Updated: unknown.

full text; subjects: biological, ecological and environmental sciences.

Offers over 160 full text peer-reviewed journals and bulletins published by AIBS member societies and other closely related organizations.

Business Insights: Essentials
Vendor: Gale

dates: vary

Updated: n/a.

full text; subjects: business, company & industry intelligence.

Business Insights: Essentials provides business, company and industry content in the following areas; detailed information on domestic and international companies and associations, including information on corporate hierarchical structures, company financials and earning estimates, investment reports, corporate chronologies and company histories, brands and product information, industry and company rankings, market share data, industry overviews, and PDF reports on the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) for select companies.

Business Source Complete
Vendor: EBSCO

1886-

Updated: daily.

full text, citations & abstracts; subjects: business, management, economics, finance, banking, accounting, and other related topics.

Provides full text for over 1,850 peer-reviewed journals and over 1700 popular magazines and trade publications. Also offers indexing and abstracts for nearly 4,650 journals, magazines, and trade publications. Additional full text content includes financial data, company profiles, case studies, investment research reports, industry reports, market research reports, country reports, company profiles, SWOT analyses, faculty seminars (video) and more.