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Baltimore Afro-American (1893-1988)

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The Baltimore Afro-American was the most widely circulated black newspaper on the Atlantic coast. It was the first black newspaper to have correspondents reporting on World War II, foreign correspondents, and female sports correspondents.

Banking Information Source

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Articles from financial services journals and newsletters.

Berkshire Eagle

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2005-present

Bibliography of Asian Studies

Citations to western-language monographs, articles, and book chapters relating to Asia and Asian Studies, 1971-present.

Bibliography of Native North Americans

Covers books, essays, journal articles, and government documents on native North American history and culture from pre-history to the present, 1800-present.

Bibliography of the History of Art

Articles, books, conference proceedings, dissertations, and exhibition and dealer's catalogs on European and American art and art history, 1973-present.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index

Provides references to names in hundreds of biographical dictionaries dating from the mid-20th century to present.

Biography in Context

Brief biographies from Who's Who and other sources. Current.

Biological Abstracts

Comprehensive coverage of the life sciences literature, including journal articles, conference papers, and books relating to life sciences, 1969-present.

Biological and Agricultural Index

Articles in about 300 scholarly journals on agriculture, food production, nutrition, forestry, marine biology and plant pathology, 1984-present.

Free (open source) access to federally funded peer-reviewed biomedical research in over 100 recent journals.

BioOne Abstracts and Indexes

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Version of BioOne (bioscience research journals in full text) with better searching functions.

Bioscience research journals in full text, 1998-present.

Also known as:

BioOne.1

Black Abolitionist Papers

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Papers and articles of 300 US and European anti-slavery activists of color, 1830-1865.

Black Studies Center

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Combines key indices(Schomburg, IIBP, etc) to scholarship and primary sources in Afro-American studies.

Black Thought and Culture

Collection of monographs, essays, articles, speeches, and interviews written by leaders within the African American community from 1700s to 1975.

Black Women Writers

A growing collection of literary works by about 77 African, African American, and Afro-Caribbean women.

Book Review Digest

Citations, abstracts and excerpts of reviews of English-language books, as published in periodicals, 1905-present.

Requires registration. Within the library, anonymous registration is automatic. Outside the library, register with a valid UMass email address.

Searchable information technology, finance and business books to read online, print, or download, from several publishers. Current.
Funded by the Friends of the Library.

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Massachusetts' newspaper of record, 1980-present.

Boston Globe (1872-1979)

Historical Boston Globe

Britannica Online

The classic general encyclopedia, a good starting point for all kinds of research. Includes a thesaurus and links to BBC and NYT for current news.

Also known as:

Encyclopaedia Britannica

BuildingGreen Suite

Research and articles on the green building movement.

Business and Company Resource Center

Trade journals, company directory, company histories, market share rankings, industry reports. 1980 to present.

Also known as:	Business Rankings Annual
	International Company Histories
	Market Share Reporter

Business Plans Handbook

Model business plans for small businesses. Each plan includes a market profile, personnel plans, and projected finances.

Business Rankings Annual

Business and Company Resource Center

Business Source Premier

Largest collection of business journals in the world. Includes market, industry, and SWOT reports. 1965 to present.