bird (Base Inventory of Research Databases)

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The only comprehensive database of research databases—9,800+ commercial and OA resource profiles, curated by research librarians.

9,800+

Research database profiles

1900+

Commercial and Open Access publishers

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Foreign Office, Consulate and Legation Files, China: 1830-1939 ProQuest One Academic Premium Jewish Studies Portal Nova Scotia Historical Newspapers Epidemiology Intelligence Modern Genocide: Understanding Causes and Consequences Linda Hall Library: History of Science Collections MetPublications International Clinical Trials Registry Platform (ICTRP) International Archive of Women in Architecture MDCalc MetaCyc Informit Explore Filipino Studies Source MuseumsEtc NICE Library and knowledge resources The Library of Economics and Liberty (Econlib) Archive of the Mao Era ABA Law Library Collection: Books & Practice Materials Archive Latin America Commons Instant Anatomy Latino Social and Political Culture and History: Perspectives on the Chicano Movement Luminarium: Anthology of English Literature The Collected Works of Thorstein Veblen LiNuM (Livres Numériques Mathématiques) Liverpool University Press Applied Environmental Science The Gazette Annual Reports Antisemitic Historical Literature from the American Jewish Historical Society (1869–1993) Kenkyusha Online Dictionary (KOD) The Economist Historical Archive, 2021–2025 NHS Knowledge and Library Hub Environmental Law and Policy Log In to North Carolina (LINC) Girlhood: Magazines and Print Culture National Transportation Library Location Register Of English Literary Manuscripts and Letters Mental Health in VR and Video King Guide to Parenteral Admixtures Openverse Coherent Digital - Magazines Global Technical Reports German History Portal MetaCore Observatory of Economic Complexity (OEC) Lexis+® with Protégé™ Manchester Hive MIT Case Studies in Social and Ethical Responsibilities of Computing (SERC) Disability Activism, Access and Rights Social Justice and Culture Knotia ETF Intelligence New York Philharmonic Shelby White & Leon Levy Digital Archives Manar al-Athar Libro Rojo OECD MAGIC Database of Industrial Subsidies African American Women's Histories Ipsos Immigrant Life in America The Collected Works of Franz Boas Computer Science, Data, and AI Eighteenth Century Collections Online, Part III NSF Public Access Repository (PAR) Material Order MedsPal Longwoods Publishing El País Historical Archive, 1976–2023 East Asia Publications Online, 1930-1957 KvinnSam Corpus del Español Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data LexBlog Library Medieval Latin Dictionary Manybooks ASU Special Materials Index Morguefile National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) Issue Lab Library of Congress E-Books National Vulnerability Database (NVD) Casino City's NorthAmericanGamingAlmanac.com ICE Library Atlas of Global Development 2026 Open Source Shakespeare ICAO Data+ National Academy of Sciences Publications The National Library of Wales Native Plants of North America Mergers & Acquisitions The Complete Works of Jean Jacques Rousseau Chinese Soviet Republic Locating London’s Past Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Migration Studies KeyValueData KIDS COUNT Data Center InstaTrac Center for Security Studies - Publications Caribbean Newspapers from the Twentieth Century Iran Society Archive National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD)

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