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  • Black Abolitionist Papers

    This collection searches a unique set of primary sources from African Americans actively involved in the movement to end slavery in the United States between 1830 and 1865.

  • Black Drama, 1850 to Present

    Black Drama contains approximately 1200 plays by 201 playwrights, together with detailed, fielded information on related productions, theaters, production companies, and more. The database also includes selected playbills, production photographs and other ephemera related to the plays. Some 440 of the plays are published here for the first time, including a number by major authors.

  • Black Life in America

    The experience and impact of African Americans as recorded by the news media. Coverage: 1976-present.

  • Black Short Fiction and Folklore

    Black Short Fiction and Folklore brings together 82,000 pages and more than 11,000 works of short fiction produced by writers from Africa and the African Diaspora from the earliest times to the present. The materials have been compiled from early literary magazines, archives, and the personal collections of the authors. Some 30 percent of the collection is fugitive or ephemeral, or has never been published before.

  • Black Studies Center

    Black Studies Center consists of scholarly journals, commissioned overview essays by top scholars in Black Studies, historic indexes, and The Chicago Defender newspaper from 1910-1975. At the heart of Black Studies Center is Schomburg Studies on the Black Experience, consisting of essays that provide an introduction to major topics in Black Studies.

  • Black Thought and Culture

    Black Thought and Culture is a collection of approximately 100,000 pages of non-fiction writings by major American black leaders — teachers, artists, politicians, religious leaders, athletes, war veterans, entertainers, and other figures—covering 250 years of history. Where possible the complete published non-fiction works are included, as well as interviews, journal articles, speeches, essays, pamplets, letters and other fugitive material.

  • Black Women Writers

    Black Women Writers presents 100,000 pages of literature and essays on feminist issues, written by authors from Africa and the African diaspora. Facing both sexism and racism, black women needed to create their own identities and movements. The collection documents that effort, presenting the woman’s perspective on the diversity and development of black people generally, and in particular the works document the evolution of black feminism.

  • BLAST : Basic Local Alignment Search Tool

    BLAST finds regions of similarity between biological sequences. The program compares nucleotide or protein\tsequences to sequence databases and calculates the statistical significance.

  • Bloomberg Financial Service

    Bloomberg provides in-depth company profiles; real-time financial data; industry and market news; U.S. and international economic indicators; and quotes and technical analysis on U.S. and international securities. Licensed use is for the academic research of current JHU affiliates. 

  • Bloomberg.com

    Business leaders use this fabulous resource to stay informed on accurate, current news related to finance, business, politics, health, sustainability, technology, artificial intelligence (AI), the economy and other topics. It leverages the expertise of over 3,000 journalists and analysts across over 120 global news bureaus to deliver real-time, data-driven insights.

    This resource enhances academic research or assignments, in-class discussions or case studies, and career preparation. Professors should work with the library’s eReserves service to embed desired content into their courses.

    Current faculty, staff and students have trial access to Bloomberg’s multimedia news platform until October 8, 2026. Refer to the “Special Instructions” section below for steps to access and register with your university e-mail address.

    Includes:

    • All news content, including data-driven articles and analysis, market insights, radio, podcasts, television, streaming shows, newsletters and key sessions.
    • Bloomberg Businessweek articles.
    • The “Pointed” games/quizzes.
    • Financial tools like the Watchlist.
    • The Work & Management section for helpful, practical advice on workplace trends and leadership to foster academic and professional development.
    • Up to 3 live Q&A sessions.

    Excludes:

    The “Bloomberg Anywhere” link (at the top of the site) and Bloomberg Law.

    Please refer to the library’s Bloomberg guide for details on accessing and using the Bloomberg Professional software, installed on designated, onsite terminals, for those resources instead.

  • Bloomsbury Literary Studies Collection

    Bloomsbury Literary Studies Collections offers a wide range of books across the field, with a focus on modern and contemporary writing, theory, and culture. In addition to publishing in canonical areas of modernist and 20th- and 21st-century literature, Bloomsbury’s literary studies list covers vibrant areas of study such as creative writing, comparative and world literature, literature and psychoanalysis, and Black studies, as well as interdisciplinary fields such as the environmental, digital and medical humanities.

  • Bloomsbury Philosophy Collections

    Bloomsbury Philosophy Collections are for a changing contemporary audience studying, researching and engaging critically with philosophical thought around the world. The Collections explore all major sub-disciplines, spanning both the analytic and Continental traditions and providing cross-cultural perspectives.

  • Bloomsbury Philosophy Library

    Subscription currently includes the Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Philosophers only. Features thousands of biographical entries on individuals who have contributed to the history of thought and philosophy.

  • Bloomsbury Sound Studies

    Sound Studies is the first digital resource to provide students and researchers with wide ranging, cross-cultural, and interdisciplinary scholarly content in the study of sound. Subject areas covered include art, aesthetics, architecture, contemporary music, history, philosophy, technology, and cultural studies and the growing literature of sonic and auditory theory, methodology, and practice. Sound Studies is a part of the Bloomsbury Music & Sound collection.

  • BLS Statistics on Worker Safety and Health

    The Bureau of Labor Statistics annually reports on the number of workplace injuries, illnesses, and fatalities. Such information is useful in identifying industries with high rates or large numbers of injuries, illnesses, and fatalities both nationwide and separately for those States participating in this program.

  • BMI

    BMI, formerly FitchConnect, links macroeconomic, industry, risk, and financial market analysis, to help users gain policy, economic, security, and business insights across 24 industries and 200 global markets. Includes a wide range of data elements, country-specific and industry-specific risk analyses, and Fitch-developed reports on infrastructure, power, mining, and other key industry projects currently underway worldwide.

  • BoardVitals

    BoardVitals is an interactive board review tool that can be used by practicing physicians, medical students and residents. With BoardVitals, you have the ability to create customized practice tests using many options including number or questions, subjects and more. Also included are detailed, up-to-date explanations with each answer, with references and links to applicable sources. Subscription includes USMLE Step 1-3, Emergency Medicine, Otolaryngology, Pain ... etc exam questions.

  • Book Citation Index - Science (Web of Science)

    Indexes over 30,000 editorially selected books with 10,000 new books added each year. Covers 2005 to present.

  • Book Citation Index - Social Sciences and Humanities (Web of Science)

    Indexes over 30,000 editorially selected books with 10,000 new books added each year; 2005 to present.

  • Book Review Digest Plus

    Book Review Digest Plus is an essential library tool that brings together book reviews on a wide range of topics, from a variety of sources. Unlike reviews on book-sale sites and the open Internet, many of the reviews are serious, academic works. This invaluable resource for literary and biographical research is essential for readers’ advisory and collection development.