Do you believe that the stories of cis and trans women and non-binary people matter?  Then come to BU Libraries’ Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and make a difference!  No experience necessary!  Please join us for the entire event, or just stop in for a while. Don't worry if you’ve never edited Wikipedia... Read the rest of this entry »

In the wake of the terrible attack on two Mosques in New Zealand, educators across the country and throughout the world are reflecting on what we can do to counter hate in our schools and communities.  The site Colorín Colorado has produced a specialized list of resources for teaching against Islamophobia. The... Read the rest of this entry »

Industry associations are an important source for statistics, trends, and other information. While some associations only share reports and data with their members, many associations will provide free information on their websites. One way to identify an industry association is by searching Associations Unlimited, a database that contains information on... Read the rest of this entry »

March is Women's History Month and March 8th is International Women's Day. BU Libraries offers access to several databases to help explore women's contributions to the world, from historical to contemporary. Contemporary Women's Issues International information on women in over 190 countries, from 1992 to the present. Includes journals and books, as... Read the rest of this entry »

The US Census Bureau has made several infographics and visualizations available on their website. Visitors are able to quickly scan the page for ready-made visualizations by year, such as Educational Attainment: Bachelor's Degree or Higher and also see popular features, such as their Interactive Maps. The Population Bracketology visualization can be used as a... Read the rest of this entry »

Since 1967, the Friends of the Libraries of Boston University (now the Friends of the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center) has sponsored an annual book collecting contest. The contest is open to all full-time students regularly enrolled at Boston University and is devised "to stimulate the student body to pursue... Read the rest of this entry »

Using an appropriate database for your research is very important. BU Libraries Search and Google Scholar are essential sources because of their relative size. There are hundreds of millions of records available through BU Libraries Search and through Scholar. These two databases are interdisciplinary, which means that you can find articles... Read the rest of this entry »

  If you are looking for a good tool to help you get started with your industry research, take a look at the Industry Survey Locator, a database of industry reports available through the Pardee Management Library. This tool contains many industry reports, including IBISWorld, Marketline, Mintel, and several others. If you... Read the rest of this entry »

  Need help researching a new topic? Sometimes, it's difficult to figure out which keywords to use in order to get the best results. Utilizing Google Scholar's related searches feature can help with this problem. For example, take the search phrase differentiated instruction. As you can see from the search results, Google Scholar... Read the rest of this entry »

The International Business & Country Information guide is a great starting point for conducting international business research. This guide includes a wide variety of country information sources such as country snapshots and statistics, finance, and global trade. The resources can be searched by country or region. The guide includes many... Read the rest of this entry »