Educational Resource Center (ERC)
- Writing Assistance
- Looking to become a more confident, capable writer? We offer one-on-one appointments and writing workshops to empower BU community members with the writing support they need to thrive.
- Peer Tutoring
- The ERC Peer Tutoring program gives BU students a supportive and personalized environment to address their unique curiosities and challenges with course content. In a tutoring session, you’ll have space to review and prepare for exams, get extra practice, and ask questions. Through our engaging and interactive tutoring sessions, you’ll also get insight into your habits and preferences to help you grow as a learner. Whether you’re struggling with course content, preparing for an upcoming exam, or are curious to learn more about a topic, our tutoring sessions are for you!
- Graduate Writing Support
- Looking to sharpen your writing skills and spark your motivation? The Educational Resource Center offers writing support to address these challenges & more, open and free to all graduate students. Through a variety of programs, the ERC strives to support graduate students in navigating the particular demands of graduate writing – from conference papers to articles to theses to dissertations – and to facilitate a sense of community among graduate writers.
- Calendar to upcoming ERC events
Coming Fall 2025!
- Presentation Prep
- Ready to strengthen your public speaking? We provide one-on-one appointments where you can practice & polish any type of presentation.
APA Resources
Papers written for graduate courses are expected to include references to relevant literature. The School expects reference use to comport with the standards set out in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association Seventh edition.
Online Writing Resources
- Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab)
- Purdue OWL (Formatting and Style)
- APA Instructional Aids
- APA’s examples page
Written Assignments: Style and References
Social Work Librarian Information
Lucy Flamm (she/her) is the librarian for the School of Social Work. She is available to support you with locating resources for your assignments, research, and citations. All topics related to information and research is welcomed! No question is too big or too small, and sometimes this looks like:
How do I find the best resources related to my topic? This could be big ideas or specialized concepts.
How do I create the strongest search to find specialized evidence?
How do I consider authority, ethics, and bias for my resources?
How do I create a citation for this source? How do I keep my citations organized? Connect to citation tips here!
To share a question or make an appointment, you can email LFlamm@BU.edu. Learn more by visiting: https://library.bu.edu/socialwork, or find subject-specific guides throughout the semester here: https://library.bu.edu/socialwork/researchguides