The National Academies Press (NAP) offers its entire PDF catalog of books for free! The press is the publishing arm of the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering, the National Institute of Medicine, and the National Research Council. The press publishes books and reports that scientists, educators, and policy makers rely... Read the rest of this entry »

Boston University Libraries announce that after a nationwide competitive search process, it has named Mark P. Newton as Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and Innovations, effective June 10, 2019. In this role, Newton will serve as BU Libraries’ chief technology officer, identifying trends and developing effective solutions, collaborations, and... Read the rest of this entry »

Here are some of the newest books in education available courtesy of the Pickering Educational Resources Library, located within the Boston University Wheelock College of Education & Human Development building at 2 Silber Way. New scholarship on a broad range of educational topics are often available as eBooks (highlighted just... Read the rest of this entry »

Do you believe that the stories of cis and trans women and non-binary people matter?  Then come to BU Libraries’ Art+Feminism Wikipedia Edit-a-thon and make a difference!  No experience necessary!  Please join us for the entire event, or just stop in for a while. Don't worry if you’ve never edited Wikipedia... Read the rest of this entry »

In the wake of the terrible attack on two Mosques in New Zealand, educators across the country and throughout the world are reflecting on what we can do to counter hate in our schools and communities.  The site Colorín Colorado has produced a specialized list of resources for teaching against Islamophobia. The... Read the rest of this entry »

March is Women's History Month and March 8th is International Women's Day. BU Libraries offers access to several databases to help explore women's contributions to the world, from historical to contemporary. Contemporary Women's Issues International information on women in over 190 countries, from 1992 to the present. Includes journals and books, as... Read the rest of this entry »

The US Census Bureau has made several infographics and visualizations available on their website. Visitors are able to quickly scan the page for ready-made visualizations by year, such as Educational Attainment: Bachelor's Degree or Higher and also see popular features, such as their Interactive Maps. The Population Bracketology visualization can be used as a... Read the rest of this entry »

Using an appropriate database for your research is very important. BU Libraries Search and Google Scholar are essential sources because of their relative size. There are hundreds of millions of records available through BU Libraries Search and through Scholar. These two databases are interdisciplinary, which means that you can find articles... Read the rest of this entry »

  Need help researching a new topic? Sometimes, it's difficult to figure out which keywords to use in order to get the best results. Utilizing Google Scholar's related searches feature can help with this problem. For example, take the search phrase differentiated instruction. As you can see from the search results, Google Scholar... Read the rest of this entry »

Take a look through these great education titles available through the Pickering Library! eBooks available 24/7       Print Books in the Pickering Library