Storyline Online: Screen Actors Guild This video features Ernest Borgnine reading the book that appears on the new Pickering Educational Resources Library's home page image, Rainbow Fish.  This title also appears on our new guide to Classroom Books, under the category Friendship.

Music Library’s Choral collection received fresh scrutiny and a new organization summer of 2012 thanks to the efforts of  former historical musicology master’s candidate and Music Library student staff member Genithia Hogges. Hogges, a choir director and teacher, brought both her practical and historical perspective to this diverse repertoire, Read the rest of this entry »

The 2018 Kids Count Data Book is now available!  Each year, the Annie E. Casey Foundation releases this important report about children in the United States. In addition to offering the data on the website, the report details trends in overall child well-being, economic well-being, education, health, and family and... Read the rest of this entry »

Today, July 18th, marks the centenary of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela's birth. The first President of a newly democratic South Africa, this remarkable man led his nation with grace and dignity. The African Studies Library is commemorating his life and legacy with a small exhibit that comprises materials from within our own collections. Please stop by the African... Read the rest of this entry »

Featured Free Resource for Teachers: SEP Lessons Quality lesson plans on many topics in science are available at this well-designed site. The home page is organized so that teachers can immediately browse by grade level, search by keyword, or view popular plans. After browsing by grade level (K-12), retrieved records are conveniently... Read the rest of this entry »

Join the Mugar Book Club, meeting electronically this summer on Facebook! We’re reading How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez. Lead by our fabulous Mugar Orientation Ambassadors, BU students Rebecca Strong Garcia, Kate Monroe, and Naveen Imin, we’ll discuss everything from the portrayal of identity and race... Read the rest of this entry »

The 2018 Edition of Journal Citation Reports is now available. This edition covers citations from scholarly journal articles published in 2017, and includes: More than 11,000 of the world's most highly cited, peer reviewed journals in 234 disciplines 80 countries represented 276 journals receiving their first impact factor To find an impact... Read the rest of this entry »

Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, announced the appointment of Dr. K. Matthew Dames as the next University Librarian on May 15: http://www.bu.edu/provost/2018/05/15/selection-of-dr-k-matthew-dames-as-boston-university-librarian/ And BU Today profiled the new University Librarian on May 18: http://www.bu.edu/today/2018/k-matthew-dames-appointed-new-university-librarian/

Ran Canetti of the Computer Science department has been given an award for excellence in the field of mathematics at the RSA Conference in San Francisco.  Dr. Canetti's pioneering work in cybersecurity and cryptography have contributed new protocols, models and structures to the field.  You can read more about the... Read the rest of this entry »

How do you get students from the blank stare - or the constant “I don’t know” - to having them tell you the right answer?  According to Teach Like a Champion 2.0 part of the answer is to practice Technique #11: No Opt Out.  This technique is meant to ensure that... Read the rest of this entry »