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... Read the rest of this entry »

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... Read the rest of this entry »

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.

This edition includes: More than 10,000 journals; Tracked title changes; More than 100 subject categories. To view an impact factor, simply enter our Journal Citation Reports database, and follow the instructions on screen.

PBS LearningMedia has launched a great new design of their free site. Teachers can customize the site to their own liking on a dashboard by adding favorites.  Tens of thousands of resources are available, including videos (some in Spanish), images, and interactive learning objects. This is just one of the wonderful... Read the rest of this entry »

Welcome to all the educators in town for @favepoem #FavoritePoemInstitute! The library is prepared and ready for you!

Google Scholar has updated their service to highlight Classic Papers, "highly-cited papers ... that have stood the test of time". Take a look at the Social Sciences category to find subtopics that highlight publications within education, such as the subtopics Teaching and Teacher Education (seen in the image below), Special Education, and Educational Administration. You... Read the rest of this entry »

Are you at the School of Education and just need a quick answer? Drop in at our circulation desk or see the reference librarian in room B15 — no appointment necessary. Are you off site, or do you need to more in-depth research assistance? Please email or make an appointment with Dan Benedetti, Read the rest of this entry »

This new ebook offers a solution to the problematic relationship between institutions of higher education and the question of compensation for amateur athletes.  The authors are informed by critical race theory in their analyses of the topic, and also report on the results of a survey they conducted. This and other... Read the rest of this entry »

In the spring of 2016, the Boston University libraries surveyed BU faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students to determine their use of and satisfaction with library services and resources. This report covers findings from the survey about the libraries’ collections, including opinions on the resources provided by the libraries, their use, Read the rest of this entry »