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Stream Videos with Academic Video Online

August 12th, 2019

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Academic Video Online is now available through BU Libraries.  This collection contains over 67,000 videos on topics including anthropology, business, counseling, film, health, history, music, and more.  Distributors include Sony Pictures Classics, PBS, and Documentary Education Resources (DER) All films include permission for classroom showings, as well as public... Read the rest of this entry »

New Journal Impact Factors now available

June 28th, 2019

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New Journal Impact Factors can be found in a library database called Journal Citation Reports. The 2019 edition of Journal Citation Reports is now available. This edition covers citations from scholarly journal articles published in 2018, and includes: More than 11,000 of the world’s most highly cited, peer reviewed journals 236 research categories ... Read the rest of this entry »

Can Alumni Still Use BU Libraries?

May 13th, 2019

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Congratulations, BU Class of 2019! Though you may soon be far from BU and its libraries, yes, you'll still be able to access some electronic resources. It all depends on licensing agreements with vendors. Here are some that you'll be able to access: ABI/INFORM Complete (Alumni edition) Business, primarily journals, newspapers, reports, Read the rest of this entry »

Boston University Libraries appoint Mark P. Newton as Associate University Librarian for Digital Strategies and Innovations

April 29th, 2019

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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 »

Tony Zanders joins Boston University Libraries as Inaugural Entrepreneur in Residence

April 1st, 2019

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  As Boston University Libraries engage in a process of identifying its strategic priorities, we are focused on calibrating the organization and our approach to talent management to support research, teaching, and scholarship into 2030 and beyond. As part of this process, the Libraries announce that library software veteran Tony Zanders... Read the rest of this entry »

How to renew your books

January 3rd, 2019

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Don't forget to renew your library books! You can renew your books from any location with internet access, through BU Libraries Search. Simply sign in to “My Account” and you will be able to view your loans. Generally, as long as the material has not been requested by another patron, you... Read the rest of this entry »

Find open access in BU Libraries Search with unpaywall

October 24th, 2018

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The ability to link to open access resources just got easier thanks to the addition of unpaywall to BU Libraries Search. To get access to open access versions of articles, look for the “Open Access available via unpaywall” link in your search results. Information about this and other new features in the... Read the rest of this entry »

Join the Mugar Book Club

July 2nd, 2018

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Join the Mugar Book Club, meeting electronically this summer on Facebook! We’re reading How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents by Julia Alvarez. Lead by our fabulous Mugar Orientation Ambassadors, BU students Rebecca Strong Garcia, Kate Monroe, and Naveen Imin, we’ll discuss everything from the portrayal of identity and race... Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. K. Matthew Dames appointed University Librarian

May 17th, 2018

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Jean Morrison, University Provost and Chief Academic Officer, announced the appointment of Dr. K. Matthew Dames as the next University Librarian on May 15: http://www.bu.edu/provost/2018/05/15/selection-of-dr-k-matthew-dames-as-boston-university-librarian/ And BU Today profiled the new University Librarian on May 18: http://www.bu.edu/today/2018/k-matthew-dames-appointed-new-university-librarian/

OpenRefine: Numbers, Scripts, and Exports

September 29th, 2017

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Our second session on OpenRefine will continue with Data Carpentry's OpenRefine lesson and will cover: + Examining numbers in OpenRefine + How to document data cleaning in OpenRefine + Applying scripts to our data sets + Exporting our work from OpenRefine Join us in Mugar Library's Estin Room (room 302) at 12:30. Space is limited. Read the rest of this entry »
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