The Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection provides the full text of articles from journals covering topics such as behavioral characteristics, psychology, mental processes, anthropology, and observational and experimental methods. According to EBSCO, this database has "particularly strong coverage in child & adolescent psychology and various areas of counseling".

Ready for Halloween? Mugar Greene Scholar and film aficionado Naveen Inim (COM and CAS'20) recently put together her top ten Halloween films for Instagram (which she's letting us share here): Night of the Living Dead (1968): A horror classic! This is my all time favorite zombie movie (Sorry Zombieland). Edward... Read the rest of this entry »

Released this past summer, the 2019 Kids Count Data Book is available for use by researchers.  Each year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases this important report about children in the United States. In addition to offering summaries and select highlights, the website features many "extras". One of these is... Read the rest of this entry »

Are you starting a research paper or other project?  The Boston University Libraries can help! Start by reading up About the Research Process. Need a quick answer on education research? Drop in at the Pickering Library circulation desk, or see the reference librarian in room B15 — no appointment necessary. Are you... Read the rest of this entry »

The Census is happening again in 2020, and there is a countdown clock on the new 2020Census website.  The Census is very important because the data collected then goes into shaping policy for a wide variety of purposes: from federal funding distribution, to state and local redistricting; from community-based programs, Read the rest of this entry »

Boston University Libraries’ Digital Scholarship Services are honored to announce the public release of over 18,000 pages of manuscripts from 58 different Mandinka scholars in Casamance, Senegal, which are now completely digitized and openly available in the African Ajami Library on OpenBU. The project initially focused on preserving endangered Mandinka Ajami manuscripts of the... Read the rest of this entry »

Check out our new Fall 2019 Course Reserve reading lists! The lists offer students and instructors a great way to share important class materials. More than 40 courses are currently using the service. Records for all physical materials placed on reserve at the Pickering Library are added to these reading lists. But... Read the rest of this entry »

Featured source: Scholastic New Teacher Survival Guide Scholastic has put together an easy website to use for pre-K to 12th grade teachers, filled with fun activities meant to build classroom culture in the first few weeks of school.  Examples of articles, booklists, and other items available through the September list on... Read the rest of this entry »

If you are BU faculty or staff and curious about the role of Wikipedia in higher education, please sign up for a Wikipedia in the Classroom Workshop. The workshops will be held in the Mugar Library in the Estin Room (302) on the 3rd floor. The workshop will be offered twice, Read the rest of this entry »

Academic Video Online is now available through BU Libraries.  This collection contains over 67,000 videos on topics including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.  Distributors include Sony Pictures Classics, PBS, and Documentary Education Resources (DER) All films include permission for classroom showings, as well as public... Read the rest of this entry »