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Education on Film series coming for Spring 2018
The Pickering Educational Resources Library is proud to announce our Spring 2018 Education on Film series. The showings will all be in the library’s eClassroom, room B26 in the School of Education’s lower level at 2 Silber Way.
Please watch for future announcements as there is limited space and RSVP will be required.
- Raising of America – Early Childhood and the Future of Our Nation
Runtime 59 minutes
Tuesday, January 30, at 5pm - I Am Not Your Negro – James Baldwin and Race in America
Runtime 94 minutes
Wednesday, February 7, at 4pm - 11 Flowers – Coming-of-age Tale set during China’s Cultural Revolution
Runtime 116 minutes
Friday, March 2, at 3pm - Starving the Beast – The Battle to Disrupt and Reform America’s Public Universities
Runtime 95 minutes
Monday, March 19, at 4pm - Killing Us Softly 4 – Advertising’s Image of Women
Runtime 46 minutes
Tuesday, April 3, at 5pm - Speaking in Tongues – 4 Kids. 4 Languages. 1 City. 1 World.
Runtime 57 minutes
Wednesday, April 18, at 6pm
The films will be shown from the library database Kanopy, which offers thousands of documentaries, training films, and theatrical releases available as streaming video. Clips from the videos can be used in presentations, shown in class, and even embedded in course management software.
Featured Source: Calling Home, Voices of the Global Ecology Education Initiative
The Fall 2017 - Winter 2018 issue of Calling Home is now available!
The site is part of the Global Ecology Education Initiative (GEEI). The Calling Home website offers updates on the educational impacts of the GEEI and other climate change awareness activities. Featured are a piece on climate action in Poland, a tribute to Lynn Margulis, and a section dedicated to grassroots leaders living an earth-centered ethic.
These voices are truly global in nature, detailing efforts within Indonesia, Peru, the United States, and Tanzania, among others. References are included as sources for further reading.
Featured Source:
Calling Home: Voices of the Global Ecology Education Initiative
Cheng is Inaugural Moustakas Chair Professor in Photonics and Optoelectronics
Upon Professor Ji-Xin Cheng’s appointment to the College of Engineering last summer, he was named the inaugural holder of the endowed Theodore Moustakas Professorship in Photonics and Optoelectronics. Earlier this month, Dean Kenneth R. Lutchen gathered Cheng, his chair’s namesake, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Photonics and Optoelectronics Theodore Moustakas (MSE, ECE), and other colleagues to celebrate the latter’s legacy and the former’s appointment. More...
Business Research Guides
As you work on your final projects for the semester, we wanted to remind you that Pardee Library has several Research Guides, Tutorials and Course Guides available to assist with your research. For example, if you need help researching a business topic such as entrepreneurship, take a look at the Entrepreneurship and New Ventures guide. For helpful instructions on how and where to find financial information, check out the Financial Databases Overview tutorial or the Ratios tutorial. As for course guides, we currently have guides for several classes, including SM323: New Product Development, SM323: New Services Development, and SM131: Business, Society and Ethics.
If you have any questions, or need help with your research, please contact the Pardee Library Reference Desk.
Featured Tutorial: Citing Business Sources
If you need help citing sources for your assignments, Pardee librarians have created a Citing Business Sources tutorial with sample Chicago Style, MLA Style and APA Style citations. The library also has style manuals available in the reference collection and Chicago Manual of Style is available online.
If you have any questions, please contact the Pardee Library Reference Desk.
Celebrating African Food & Culture” Library Exhibit & Event – Nov. 13-17, 2017
As part of International Education Week (Nov. 13-17, 2017) the African Studies Library is offering the following exhibit and event:
Be sure to visit the African Studies Library on the 6th floor of Mugar Memorial Library during the week and check out our exhibit on food in Africa! Browse our selection of African cookbooks, discover different kinds of foods, and take a recipe card with you to experiment making something new!
The African Studies Library and the African Languages Program have joined together to present an Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony. After the ceremony, we will have an informal conversation about the ceremony and more generally food and its importance in African culture and tradition.
CineAfriq Film Screening: The Father አባትዬው
COMING SOON & OPEN TO THE BU COMMUNITY!
The Father አባትዬው
Where? Mugar Library, 3rd floor Estin Room (771 Commonwealth Ave)
A short political thriller set in the tumultuous period of Ethiopian history that followed the deposing of Emperor Haile Selassie and the rise of a brutal military dictatorship. An apolitical young portrait artist finds an opportune moment to propose marriage to his model & girlfriend, but his life takes a downturn when he shelters his politically radicalized friend.
The film runs approx. 30 minutes.
Featuring a discussion with Director Ermias Woldeamlak via live video chat.
(Also... mark your calendars for next month's film screening: Confusion Na Wa on Dec. 6th. Stay tuned!)
Company Information Sources
If you need help researching companies, the Pardee librarians have created a Company Information Sources guide. This guide highlights important databases for company overviews, financials and news. The library also has several books on well-known companies.
If you have any questions, or need help with your research, please contact the Pardee Library Reference Desk.
Why Open Education Matters
Here's a great video explaining why open education matters. This piece won first prize in a contest back in the summer of 2012, but the message is still as important as ever. The BU Libraries fully support Open Access.
Featured Tutorial: Ratios
If you need help finding industry ratios, the Pardee librarians have created a Ratios tutorial. This tutorial lists sources for both industry and company ratios and includes both print and online sources. The sources for industry ratios include eStatement Studies, an online database, as well as reference sources such as Industry Norms and Key Business Ratios and the Almanac of Business and Industrial Financial Ratios.
This tutorial also includes sources for learning about ratios and the different types of financial ratios.
If you have any questions, or need help with your research, please contact the Pardee Library Reference Desk.