{"id":6929,"date":"2011-07-13T14:06:59","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T18:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/?page_id=6929"},"modified":"2023-04-26T11:47:53","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T15:47:53","slug":"services","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/","title":{"rendered":"Services at the BU Libraries"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re here to help, whether you\u2019re taking the next step in a research project, implementing tools for a course you\u2019re teaching, or discovering the range of services available to you.<\/p>\n<div class=\"content-block list\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/account\/\">Renew your books<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/circulation\/\">Circulation<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Learn who can check out material and read about loan and return policies\u2014including fines. If an item you need is off-site, circulation staff can help you retrieve it. <\/div>\n<div class=\"content-block list\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reference\/appointments\/\">Make a research appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/about\/who-we-are\/reflist\/\">Find a librarian subject specialist<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reference\/\">Reference<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re looking for pointers on getting started with a paper or could use a subject specialist&#8217;s advice on finding the best resources for your research, our reference team is here to help.<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-block list\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Data management plan outline\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/data\/manage\/writing-a-dmp\/\">Make a data management plan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ask a data management question\" href=\"mailto:data@bu.edu\">Make a consultation appointment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a title=\"Research Data Management site\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/data\/\">Data Services<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Data management is an essential area of responsible research. Learn how to comply with funding agency requirements and ensure good preservation and\/or access for the future.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-block list\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/illiad.bu.edu\/illiad\/bos\/illiad.dll\">Request an item<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/ill\/blc-cards\/\">Get a BLC card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/ill\/\">Interlibrary Borrowing<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>When you need materials beyond the BU Libraries collections, the Boston Library Consortium (BLC), and Interlibrary Loan (ILL) make it possible.<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-block list\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bu.leganto.exlibrisgroup.com\/leganto\/login?auth=SAML\">View Course Materials<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reserves\/place-items-on-reserve\/\">Faculty &#8211; Place Material on Reserve<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reserves\/\">Course Materials (Reserves)<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Faculty may place required and supplemental reading assignments on Reserve, including electronic\/online articles and books, library books, personal copies, etc. <\/div>\n<div class=\"content-block list\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/for-faculty\/classes-instruction\/\">Class instruction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reserves\/place-items-on-reserve\/\">Place material on reserve<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/library\/services\/for-faculty\/classes-instruction\/#space\">Available meeting spaces<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/for-faculty\" title=\"For Faculty\">Faculty<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>Faculty may place required and supplemental reading assignments on Reserve, including library books, personal copies, physical and electronic articles. Course instructors should complete this request <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reserves\/place-items-on-reserve\/\">form<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you have put material on reserve in previous semesters, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reserves\/\">contact<\/a> the appropriate Reserves office to reactivate old requests.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<div class=\"content-block list\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/alumni\/services\/your-bu-profile\/\">Get your alumni card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reference\/\">Research help<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/alumni\/\" title=\"For Alumni\">BU Alumni<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>We hope you&#8217;ll continue to use the resources and collections we offer after graduation. Find out how to get an alumni card and which library services are available to our alums.<\/div>\n<div class=\"content-block list\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bu.edu\/theses\">Guide for Writers of Theses &amp; Dissertations<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/for-graduate-students\/\" title=\"Graduate\">Graduate Students<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>BU Libraries is here to support your graduate work. While you may be familiar with BU Libraries Search and our electronic resources, there are other services we can provide to help you in your studies.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re here to help, whether you\u2019re taking the next step in a research project, implementing tools for a course you\u2019re teaching, or discovering the range of services available to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2936,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":62,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6929"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2936"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6929"}],"version-history":[{"count":50,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6929\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":108937,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/6929\/revisions\/108937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}