{"id":109396,"date":"2024-08-26T10:11:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-26T14:11:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/?p=109396"},"modified":"2024-08-27T14:35:52","modified_gmt":"2024-08-27T18:35:52","slug":"welcome-to-pickering-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/news\/2024\/08\/26\/welcome-to-pickering-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Pickering!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To all our new and returning students, <strong>welcome<\/strong> to your Pickering Educational Resources Library! We have a wonderful set of resources, services, and amenities available to you both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/pickering-educational\/\">online<\/a>\u00a0and in-person, and we encourage you to stop by and check it out.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-100415\" alt=\"PERL\" src=\"\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/PERL-615x518.png\" height=\"248\" width=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/PERL-615x518.png 615w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/PERL-768x647.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/files\/2018\/05\/PERL.png 885w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><br \/>\nThe library can be found in the <strong>basement<\/strong> at 2 Silber Way.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a link to Fall 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/pickering-educational\/about\/hours\/\">hours<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you need a place to study or just want a quiet place to relax, you can find <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/pickering-educational\/about\/quiet-study-spaces\/\">reservable rooms<\/a>, comfy chairs, <b>graphic novels,<\/b> coloring pages for stress relief, and more here at Pickering.<\/p>\n<h2>Services<\/h2>\n<p>You might find some of the following resources and services particularly useful:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/pickering-educational\/research\/guides\/\">Research Guides<\/a> on a variety of education-related topics to help kickstart your research.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/library.bu.edu\/az\/databases?s=74037\">Online Education Databases<\/a> for access to quality content from the convenience of your own computer.<\/li>\n<li>A variety of print materials housed in one of Pickering&#8217;s many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/pickering-educational\/research\/collections\/\">educational resources collections<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/services\/reference\/appointments\/\">Appointments<\/a> with a librarian if you get stumped or\u00a0need help during the research process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Where\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">is<\/span> the library? I can&#8217;t find it.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pickering is in the basement at 2 Silber Way. As you walk in the Silber Way entrance, turn to the right as you enter and you&#8217;ll find the stairs down to the library entrance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Who do I contact if I have a library-related question?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Feel free to call our circulation desk 617-353-3734 during business hours or to email us at picklib@bu.edu with any questions you may have.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To all our new and returning students, welcome to your Pickering Educational Resources Library! We have a wonderful set of resources, services, and amenities available to you both online\u00a0and in-person, and we encourage you to stop by and check it out. The library can be found in the basement at 2 Silber Way. Here is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3196,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109396"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3196"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109396"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110687,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109396\/revisions\/110687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}