The BU Libraries maintains a subscription to the premier dissertations and theses database: ProQuest Dissertations and Theses. Dissertations written in the United States from 1997 to the present are usually available in full text, PDF version in this database. For older dissertations, abstracts are available in this database, and physical copies are... Read the rest of this entry »

Featuring "the highest quality empirical, theoretically grounded work addressing the main functions of higher education and the dynamic role of the university in society", this peer-reviewed source has been in publication since volume 1 in 1930. The current issues of the Journal of Higher Education are now digitally available to the... Read the rest of this entry »

Unsure where to start your research? Have you checked out the education research guides available from the Pickering Library team? We have produced guides on a broad spectrum of topics within education, including: Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Education, Educational and Psychological Tests and Measures, Language Education, Science Education, and Children’s... Read the rest of this entry »

To all our new and returning students, Welcome! to the Pickering Educational Resources Library. We have a wonderful set of resources, services, and amenities available to you both online and in-person, and we encourage you to stop by and check it out. Here is a link to our detailed hours. Whether you need a... Read the rest of this entry »

The Wiley Handbook of Social Studies Research presents outstanding contributions that reflect a wide range of issues in social studies research. Twenty four chapters are gathered into these three sections: Foundations of Social Studies Research, Frameworks Guiding Social Studies Research, and Teaching and Learning Social Studies. Did you know we provide... Read the rest of this entry »

The BU community has full text online access to the current issues of the peer-reviewed title Exceptionality: A Special Education Journal.  This quarterly serial offers excellent articles on the state of current research in special education practice. Articles from Exceptionality can be found in many databases, including BU Libraries Search, Academic Search... Read the rest of this entry »

The latest update to this well-known work of scholarship presents the work of more than 50 contributing authors and is organized into 28 chapters.  The initial chapter introduces "game changers" in reading research, and following chapters address increasingly diversified populations, expanding forms of text and everyday communication methods, early language... Read the rest of this entry »

With an amazing set of assets including daily news articles, a yearly almanac, and data on all kinds of topics, the Chronicle of Higher Education (CHE) is an essential tool for academics. The CHE has a great website that offers many features, but if you are trying to gain access to... Read the rest of this entry »

To all our new and returning students, welcome to the Pickering Educational Resources Library. We have a wonderful set of resources and services available to you both online and in-person. Research Guides on a variety of education-related topics to help kickstart your research. Online Education Databases for access to quality... Read the rest of this entry »

There are two major "journal" publications from Horn Book, an important source for both Children's and Young Adult Literature.  Both are available electronically through library subscriptions to current BU students, staff and faculty. The Horn Book Magazine is a bi-monthly serial that features articles, regular columns and book reviews. The other source, Read the rest of this entry »