Just in time for Halloween, our library is going through an amazing transfiguration! If you have been into the Pickering Library lately, you may have noticed a lot of action going on.  The regular deliveries three times a week from the Wheelock Library storage collection are bringing wonderful material into our... Read the rest of this entry »

Add to Wikipedia’s Content about Africa or Contribute to African-Language Wikipedias November 13, 2018, 1-4pm Boston University, 745 Commonwealth Ave. School of Theology, Room B24 (Oxnam Room)  Please RSVP using the form below   Edit Wikipedia in African Languages Did you know there are active Wikipedias in 292 languages, including more than 30 African languages? Yet... Read the rest of this entry »

Boston University Libraries and Boston College Libraries are pleased to announce OpenCon 2018 Boston on Friday, November 9th. OpenCon is an annual global event that helps educate and drive culture change around open access. Participants learn about open access, open education, open data, and hear from colleagues regarding the important work they... Read the rest of this entry »

Have you seen What's New in BU Libraries Search? This great new section within our Search interface keeps you up to date with all of the latest innovations to our system.  For instance, did you know our system is capable of "Search Term Expansion", which finds variants of keywords entered, as... Read the rest of this entry »

Access World News provides full-text current and archived articles on issues, events, people, government and more. This resource includes local news, editorials, announcements and other sections from more than 10,000 sources. Access World News is grant funded through August 2020. If you need any assistance with this resource, please contact a reference librarian. 

When 500 scientists from around the globe were assessed by the Nature Index and the League of Scholars Whole-of-Web (WoW), based on their curiosity, their initiative, their flexibility, their published research, and their links to industry, and the top names surfaced, Boston University’s Sahar Sharifzadeh was chosen one of 11 Rising... Read the rest of this entry »

Banned Books Week is dedicated to the celebration of free expression and the freedom to read. Visit Mugar Library to pick up a zine created by the Mugar Greene Scholars about Banned Books Week or you can read it online. While at Mugar, you can also view posters created by... Read the rest of this entry »

So you're off-campus and you want to do some research with Google Scholar. Did you know you can connect Google Scholar to BU Libraries Search? To activate the connection, first sign in to your Google account if you have one. Then, click Settings on the Scholar home page, click into the... Read the rest of this entry »

Hey BU Wheelock students - come get a quick orientation to the libraries and all they have to offer! Four Library Speed Tours are being offered this week - two at Mugar Memorial Library, and two at Pickering Educational Resources Library. The short, 15-minute tours will feature a look at some... Read the rest of this entry »

Black abolitionist papers 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. The content includes letters, speeches, editorials, articles, sermons, and essays from libraries and archives in England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and the United... Read the rest of this entry »