The BU Libraries’ Mugar Memorial Library will be open 24 hours per day beginning at 7 a.m. Tuesday, December 12, until 11 p.m. on Thursday, December 21, in order to support students during Boston University’s study period and final exams. During these extended hours, the BU Libraries will provide a late-night... 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 »

Mugar Memorial Library will be open 24 hours per day beginning at 7 a.m. on Wednesday, May 3, 2023, through 11 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2023. The BU Libraries will provide a late-night campus shuttle for students between midnight – 6 a.m. beginning at 12 a.m. May 4.  The shuttle will... Read the rest of this entry »

The BU Libraries is hosting a Research Help pop-up station during the last full week of classes to answer questions and provide research support. The Ask-A-Librarian Pop Up will be staffed by librarians ready to answer research questions and help students make the most out of the resources available to... 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.

Ready for Halloween? Mugar Greene Scholar and film aficionado Naveen Inim (COM and CAS'20) recently put together her top ten Halloween films for Instagram (which she's letting us share here): Night of the Living Dead (1968): A horror classic! This is my all time favorite zombie movie (Sorry Zombieland). Edward... Read the rest of this entry »

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 »