{"id":1646,"date":"2011-05-16T17:54:18","date_gmt":"2011-05-16T21:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/sel\/reference\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T11:06:11","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:06:11","slug":"reference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/sel\/research\/reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Reference &amp; Instruction"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#refdesk\">Reference assistance<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#groupinstruction\">Group instruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#readyref\">Reference shelf<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"refdesk\">Reference Librarians<\/h2>\n<p>Email us at <a href=\"mailto:ask@bu.edu\">ask@bu.edu,<\/a> call <strong>(617) 353-9474<\/strong> or visit the Reference Desk. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/sel\/about\/staff\/\">Subject Librarians<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0 are available to answer questions or to schedule more in-depth research consultations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 150px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/carey-paula\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-34345\" title=\"Paula Carey- Engineering and Mathematics pac@bu.edu\" alt=\"Carey\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2012\/06\/Carey-e1347303516640.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/foppiani-mary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" alignnone\" title=\"Mary Foppiani - Astronomy ands Physics foppiani@bu.edu\" alt=\"IMG_6375\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2011\/11\/IMG_6375-150x150.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/profile\/kotula-j-d\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-25030\" title=\"JD Kotula- Computer Science and Chemistry jdkotula@bu.edu\" alt=\"kotula\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2012\/03\/kotula-150x150.jpg\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/files\/2012\/03\/kotula-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/files\/2012\/03\/kotula.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"groupinstruction\">Group Instruction<\/h2>\n<p>Introductions to the library and to course-related resources are available for classes and other groups. Schedule library tours, course specific or general introductions to library resources or other library instruction tailored to your class or research needs. Faculty may schedule a session by calling the reference desk at 353-9474 or by contacting a<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/sel\/about\/staff\/#Liaisons\">Subject Librarian<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 For more information see the <a title=\"Instruction at the Science &amp; Engineering Library\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/sel\/services\/instruction\/\">Instruction page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"readyref\">Reference Shelf<\/h2>\n<h3>Books and eBooks<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hbcpnetbase.com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/\">CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong> Engineering Handbooks<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordreference.com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/\">Oxford Reference Online<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/link.springer.com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/\">Springer LINK<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldcat.org\">WorldCat <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/sel\/selebooks\/\">more&#8230;<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cited Reference Searching<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.isinet.com\/tutorials\/citedreference\/crs1.htm\"><strong>Cited Reference Searching: An Introduction<\/strong><\/a> &#8211; tutorial that provides step by step instruction on performing a cited reference search and interpreting search results in the <a href=\"http:\/\/webofknowledge.com.ezproxy.bu.edu\/WOS\"><strong>Web of Science<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Writing<\/h3>\n<p>The Library recommends using <strong>RefWorks<\/strong> to organize your research:<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bu.edu\/c.php?g=542821&amp;p=4093192\">RefWorks<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Research Guide: <a href=\"http:\/\/library.bu.edu\/citing-your-sources\"><br \/>\nCiting Your Sources<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/library.bu.edu\/csestyle\"> Citing Your Sources: CSE (Council of Science Editors) Style<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reference assistance Group instruction Reference shelf Reference Librarians Email us at ask@bu.edu, call (617) 353-9474 or visit the Reference Desk. 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