From BU Today: Robert Redford’s Mysterious, and Little-Known, Tie to Boston University
Upon the passing of legendary actor and director Robert Redford last week, the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at BU Libraries invited BU Today to learn more about its Robert Redford collection and view the annotated scripts, promotional materials, personal sketches, and other materials he gave to the University. From BU Today: “The collection has over a dozen […]
Archivists prepare the Nikki Giovanni Collection for use as her last book is published
The archivists of Boston University Libraries are hard at work preparing the archive of poet, writer, and activist Nikki Giovanni for use. Beginning in 1971, and over the course of her career, Nikki Giovanni donated more than 185 boxes filled with her manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, subject files, printed materials, professional records, personal memorabilia, audio and video recordings, and […]
BU Libraries celebrate Della Hardman Day
On July 26, the BU Libraries celebrated Della Hardman Day with the Martha’s Vineyard community. This annual celebration honors the legacy of Della Hardman—an artist, educator, author, and advocate for cultural understandingand social justice—whose papers are preserved by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at the BU Libraries. After earning her master’s degree in fine […]
Digital Edition of The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman Now Available
A digital version of the five-volume documentary edition, The Papers of Howard Washington Thurman, edited by Walter Earl Fluker, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor Emeritus, is now publicly available online. This comprehensive online resource, developed by The Howard Thurman Papers Project in collaboration with The Center for Digital Editing at the University of Virginia, makes accessible Dr. […]
BU Librarians Present on Experiential Learning, AI, and More at Annual Boston Library Consortium Forum
Boston University librarians shared insights and expertise into emerging trends, innovative tools, and best practices at the Boston Library Consortium Forum, an annual membership meeting of library professionals from 26 public and private universities, liberal arts colleges, state libraries, public libraries, and special libraries across the Northeast. The forum, hosted at Boston University, is a venue for […]
New Libraries Guide for Updated NIH Public Access Policy
The National Institute of Health (NIH) has accelerated the implementation of its updated public access policy required of all peer-reviewed research papers related to NIH-funded activities. Beginning July 1, 2025, researchers who have received a grant from the NIH must submit an electronic version of their accepted manuscript to PubMed Central immediately upon their paper’s final acceptance for publication to be made publicly […]
Author Q&A: BU Libraries Michael Fernandez on Streaming Video Collection Development and Management
Michael Fernandez, Head of Technical Services for the BU Libraries, oversees the work to ensure library resources are discoverable and accessible to the BU community. He has co-authored a new book that offers library professionals practical advice on selecting, acquiring, and managing streaming media. Streaming Video Collection Development and Management, co-authored by Yale University Library’s Amauri Serrano, […]
Textiles Tell Stories Highlights BU Libraries African Textiles Collection
BU Today featured the new Special Collections exhibition, Textiles Tell Stories: Exploring the African Studies Library Collection, and spoke with the African Studies librarians and faculty and scholars of BU’s History of Art & Architecture department who curated the exhibition of African textiles held at the BU Libraries. At the opening of this exhibition and its complementary community exhibit, Textiles Tell […]
From BU Today: Why Is Everybody Talking About “Third Places” Right Now?
In exploring the concept of third place, BU Today spoke with BU librarians how the BU Libraries foster our role as a third place for the BU community. From the article: “Libraries are a lot of things for a lot of people. They’re home to study sessions and gossip sessions, chance encounters and habitual meetups, social events and […]
BU Libraries acquire the papers of pioneering journalist Dorothy Butler Gilliam
The Special Collections division of the Boston University Libraries has acquired the papers of Dorothy Butler Gilliam, the reporter, columnist, and educator who was the first Black woman journalist at the Washington Post. This major acquisition by the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center of the BU Libraries provides access to the journalist’s notes, drafts, correspondences, and other […]