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Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Popular Musicians Since 1990

Focuses on individual artists and groups in all popular styles active from 1990 to the present (c2004). Features include select discographies, bibliographies, a glossary of musical terms, and other information.

Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America

Presents information on the habitats and ecosystems of more than 1,200 endangered or threatened species. Includes an image of the species.

Beolingus

Search in more than 900,000 translations with examples and hints, explanations, synonyms, sayings, aphorisms, and quotations in English and German. Browse lists for special topics. Listen to German and English pronunciations spoken by native speakers.

Bibliography of Asian Studies (BAS)

Indexes mainly western language publications on all parts of Asia and all subjects. 1971 - present online. 1941 - 1970 available in print. Davis Family Library Reference DS5 .A1

Biographical Dictionary of American Economists

Includes in-depth biographies of the most important economic figures in American history from the seventeenth century to the present day. Entries discuss each individual's contributions to economic theory and practice.

Biographies of Women Mathematicians

An on-going project at Agnes Scott College to illustrate the numerous achievements of women in the field of mathematics. Here you can find biographical essays or comments on the women mathematicians profiled on this site, as well as additional resources about women in mathematics.

Biography in Context

600,000+ biographies covering more than 525,000 individuals. Includes 170+ Gale reference titles, periodical information and multimedia content.

Biology

Gale encyclopedia. 4-volume encyclopedia that explains biological concepts and explores related fields as well as the history of biological science.

Birds of North America Online

From the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, BNA Online provides life histories for each of the 716+ species of birds breeding in the USA (including Hawaii) and Canada along with image and video galleries showing plumages, behaviors, habitat, nests and eggs, and recordings of songs and calls.

BMS Online (Bibliographie des Musikschrifttums)

Provides bibliographic data from 1986 to the present. It includes monographs and articles from journals, Festschriften, congress proceedings, yearbooks, anthologies, critical reports and interdisciplinary writings as well as reviews.

Book Review Index

Davis Family Library Reference Z1035 .A1 B6 1965 - 2007

Books in Print

The Library now uses Amazon.com.

Brattleboro Reformer

Recent years online via Lexis Nexis, ProQuest, and Campus Research.

Brill Online

Main access portal for:

- New Pauly Online
- Jacoby Online
- Encyclopedia of Arabic Language and Linguistics

Brill's Jacoby Online

Jacoby Online is a reference work for the study of the ancient Greek historians bringing together Felix Jacoby’s monumental Die Fragmente der Griechischen Historiker Parts I-III, Brill’s New Jacoby, the new edition of these three parts, and the FGrHistParts IV and V.

Brill's New Pauly Online

Intended as an aid for the study of Greek and Roman culture and its multifaceted presence in all periods of European and, since the Early Modern period, world history. Revised edition in English of Der Neue Pauly, which is in German and also available at the online site.

Britannica’s Global Reference Center

A collection of Encyclopaedia Britannica’s foreign language content, offering information in Spanish, Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, and French. Photos, detailed maps,and other images accompany the text.

British History Online

Digital Library containing some of the core printed primary and secondary sources for the medieval and modern history of the British Isles.

British Periodicals (parts 1 and 2)

Now on the ProQuest platform, this database offers facsimile page images and searchable full-text for nearly 500 British periodicals published from the 17th through the early 20th centuries. Part One consists of more than 160 journals that comprise the UMI microfilm collection Early British Periodicals; Part Two consists of more than 300 journals from the UMI microfilm collections English Literary Periodicals and British Periodicals in the Creative Arts together with additional titles.

The British Studies Web

The British Studies Web aims to provide scholarly information pertaining to the British Isles (the nations of England, the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales).

BuildingGreen.com

Provides information on environmentally responsible building design and construction, including the leading monthly newsletter Environmental Building News, and the GreenSpec® Directory with 2000 green building product listings.

Burlington Free Press

Vermont's largest newspaper. Select free recent articles available on their website. Also see current and historical issues (in print, microfilm, and historical online archives) and Indexes (online, print, and microfilm).

Burlington Free Press Index

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note: Mostly print. Some online access available.

Business and Company Resource Collection

Part of Gale Business Insights. Information on companies, markets, and industries from business and trade journals, newspapers and company reports. Includes company financial information and investment reports. 1980 - present.