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B

Biography |
Bioterrorism (see Terrorism) |
Birds |
Birth Control |
Books Online (see Online Publications)
Breast Cancer (see also Cancer) |
Bridges (see Bridges page-- entire page on the topic) |
Bulimia |
Business Resources |
Business Statistics |

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Biography

General
A&E's Biography.com
URL: http://www.biography.com/
25,000 brief biographies in a searchable/browsable database. [12/12]
A&E's Biography.com Black History Month
URL: http://www.biography.com/blackhistory/
Biographies of great African-Americans. [12/12]
A.K.A.: Also Known As
URL: http://www.trussel.com/books/pseudo.htm#aka
Database of author's alternate names, aliases, and nicknames. [12/12]
Biographical Dictionary
URL: http://s9.com/
"...more than 28,000 notable men and women who have shaped our world from ancient times to the present day." [12/12]
Invent Now
URL: http://www.invent.org
Invent Now looks for new and creative ways to spread the inventive spirit, developing a range of creative products, programs and innovative partnerships that emphasize
the importance of invention in society. [12/12]
Who 2?
URL: http://www.who2.com/index.html
Birth and death dates, famous works, notorious trivia, and best sites for more info. [12/12]
World of Biography, Eric Weisstein's
URL: http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
Over 1000 biographies of scientific standouts, with references, images, sponsored by Wolfram Research. [12/12]

Government
American Presidents: Life Portraits
URL: http://www.americanpresidents.org/
CSPAN, biographical information and numerous video clips. [12/12]
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-present
URL: http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp
Easy to use search for historical biographies of politicians. [12/12]
Internet Public Library's POTUS: Presidents of the United States
URL: http://www.ipl.org/div/potus/
Excellent, well-organized resource for President biographies. [12/12]
President's Hall
URL: http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/
Brief biographies of presidents and summaries of major events during their term(s). [12/12]

Medical
Who Named It?
URL: http://www.whonamedit.com/
"...a biographical dictionary of medical eponyms. It is our ambition to present a complete survey of all medical phenomena named for a person, with a biography of that person." [12/12]

Scientific
World of Biography, Eric Weisstein's
URL: http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/biography/
Excellent source: Over 1000 biographies of scientific standouts, with references, images, sponsored by Wolfram Research. [12/12]
WWW-VL: History: Internet & W3
URL: http://vlib.iue.it/history/internet/
Excellent first source for a wide range of research tools including historical chronology of events, and influential people, dictionaries, encyclopedias, organizations, biographies, more. [12/12]

Women
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/IAWA/
"...a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)...professional papers of women architects, landscape architects, designers, architectural historians and critics, and urban planners, and the records of women's architectural organizations, from around the world." [12/12]

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Bioterrorism

See Terrorism

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Birds

Audubon’s Birds of America at the University of Pittsburgh
URL: http://digital.library.pitt.edu/a/audubon/
Annotation: High quality digitization of the University of Pittsburgh’s complete double elephant folio set of Audubon’s Birds of America, accompanied by the artist’s Ornithological Biography; users can browse by plate name or thumbnail, zoom, and view full records of individual images. [12/12]
Avibase - the world bird database
URL: http://www.bsc-eoc.org/avibase/avibase.jsp?pg=home&lang=EN
Incredible database of millions of records of over 10,000 species and 22,000 sub-species in numerous languages, and includes Google listing of images. [12/12]
National Audobon Society
URL: http://www.audubon.org/
Great resource for birds and their science. Includes Audobon's Birds of America (the famous drawings), Resource page (additional links). [12/12]

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Birth Control

Abstinence Clearinghouse: networking people for abstinence
URL: http://www.abstinence.net/
"The Abstinence Clearinghouse is a non-profit national educational organization that promotes the appreciation for and practice of sexual abstinence through distribution of age-appropriate, factual and medically-accurate materials." Site includes a library of links to articles, medical information, news and events and sections for teen, teachers, and parents.[12/12]
Planned Parenthood Organization
URL: http://www.plannedparenthood.org/
"Planned Parenthood believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence. [The site offers] a wealth of reproductive health and rights information, services, and resources." [12/12]

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Breast Cancer

NOAH (New York Online Access to Health)
URL: http://www.noah-health.org/en/cancer/types/breast/index.html
Substantial information about breast cancer for patients, compiled by NOAH (a group of library and medical organizations). [12/12]

See also Cancer

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Bulimia

Bulimia Nervosa Resource Guide
URL: http://www.bulimiaguide.org/
Designed in question format, the resource was developed by ECRI, an independent international non-profit. [12/12]

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Business Resources

View a complete listing of online resources for Business Resources

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Business Statistics

View a complete listing of online statistical resources on the
Statistics Resource Page

Bureau of Labor Statistics
URL: http://stats.bls.gov/
"The Bureau of Labor Statistics is the principal fact-finding agency for the Federal Government in the broad field of labor economics and statistics." [12/12]
Statistics of U. S. Businesses
URL: http://www.census.gov/csd/susb/index.html
SUSB offers information on companies, payroll, establishments and employment. [12/12]
U. S. Census Bureau: Business
URL: http://www.census.gov/main/www/a2z/E/#E411
Business information is listed under Economic Data and Information. Wealth of kinds of statistics. [12/12]