The BU Libraries recently welcomed two delegations from U.S. Department of State's International Visitors Leadership Program to its African Studies Library. The African Studies Library provides rich collections, archives, and expertise to the global research community and its unique interdisciplinary and geographic focus make it an important destination for scholars. Read the rest of this entry »

The BU Libraries recently hosted an immersive two-day copyright workshop to provide university staff a stronger foundational understanding of copyright and to foster collaboration across departments. The Copyright First Responders Workshop, was taught by Kyle K. Courtney, a lawyer and librarian serving as the Copyright Advisor for Harvard University. He... Read the rest of this entry »

  The African Studies Library at the BU Libraries houses collections by and about women within African Studies. We are highlighting some of these collections through the month of March in honor of Women’s History Month. Care to learn more? Stop by the African Studies Library on the 6th floor of... Read the rest of this entry »

  Stressed out about finals? Good thing the therapy dogs are coming! De-stress with some cuteness Thursday, Dec 12th from 5-9pm and Sunday, Dec 15th, 1-5pm. Please make a reservation.

Looking for something to do? Here are upcoming events hosted at BU Libraries. All events are held in the Estin Room (Rm 302) in the Mugar Memorial Library except events listed as Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center (HGARC), which are held in the archive's 5th floor reading room. October 9:  The CinemAfriq... 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 »

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 »

The Chronicle of Higher Education is available to the BU community in two ways: If you are on-campus, you can access it directly through www.chronicle.com. If you are off-campus, you'll need to use your BU login and this link: https://www-chronicle-com.ezproxy.bu.edu/. BU Libraries has up-to-date and full access to the Chronicle. You'll be able to... Read the rest of this entry »

New Journal Impact Factors can be found in a library database called Journal Citation Reports. The 2019 edition of Journal Citation Reports is now available. This edition covers citations from scholarly journal articles published in 2018, and includes: More than 11,000 of the world’s most highly cited, peer reviewed journals 236 research categories ... Read the rest of this entry »

June is Pride Month! It's a time when Boston and many other cities around the country hold pride parades to celebrate LGBTQIA+ experiences. June 28th this year is also the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City, which led to the first pride marches around the country... Read the rest of this entry »