The PsycTESTS database is produced by the American Psychological Association (APA), and provides descriptive summaries and the full text, when available, for thousands of non-commercial psychological tests and measures. Also provided are summaries of commercially available tests with links to the publisher. It includes a wide variety of test types in... Read the rest of this entry »
Pickering Educational Resources Library News
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With the children out of school due the COVID-19 outbreak, many teachers and parents are finding the time is right for locating online lesson plans. So many are sharing their resources and time via social media as well: check out kids' author Mo Willem's lunch doodles! Our Pickering Library education research... Read the rest of this entry »
Access to the journals from the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) has announced that a new publication called Mathematics Teacher: Learning and Teaching PK-12 has replaced the previous titles Mathematics Teacher, Teaching Children Mathematics, and Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School. Via our subscription, you can check out the newest 2020 issues of Mathematics Teacher right now. Read the rest of this entry »
Interactive Periodic Table
From the TED-Ed group, this interactive periodic table of elements features videos on each element. There are also links to "Full Lessons" for each. Once in this area, visitors can take quizzes, find links to more resources, and contribute to open or guided discussions. Additionally, there are buttons at the bottom... Read the rest of this entry »
Featured Resource: Handbooks in Education
Now available on the Pickering Educational Resources Library website: a central location to access Handbooks on various topics in Education. This web page contains accessible eBooks and also highlights print some print handbooks. Hover your mouse over a book cover to see a popup of the book's title. Clicking on... Read the rest of this entry »
Database name change: PsycINFO is now APA PsycINFO
The following databases have had a name change. PsycArticles is now APA PsycArticles PsycBooks is now APA PsycBooks PsycInfo is now APA PsycInfo PsycTests is now APA PsycTests These have been updated in BU Libraries Search and our complete Databases A-Z list. Entries have been made under the older names so... Read the rest of this entry »
Event: Library Work, Inside Out
Come join us for a presentation all about BU Libraries, Pickering Library, and all the work we do. This talk by the Education Librarian, Dan Benedetti, will be a wide-ranging look at the work of libraries and librarians within Boston University and elsewhere. Collecting with, for, and by diverse audiences, scholarship... Read the rest of this entry »
What collections are contained in BU Libraries Search?
BU Libraries Search provides a single place to search for a wide variety of academic material provided by the BU Libraries, including books, journals, scores, video and audio recordings, and other physical items in the BU collection. The search also covers ebooks and ejournals owned by the library, as well... Read the rest of this entry »
APA Handbook of Psychology and Juvenile Justice
Check out this critically important eBook available through our database PsycBOOKS: the APA Handbook of Psychology and Juvenile Justice. You can access the PsycBOOKS database directly to find this book, but you can find the record for it, and for the 31 chapters within it, in BU Libraries Search as... Read the rest of this entry »
Therapy Dogs Are Coming to Mugar!
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.