List of Libraries
Mugar Memorial
Library |
Mugar Memorial Library is the primary library for study, teaching, and research in the humanities and social sciences for Boston University. Listed below are the branch libraries of Mugar Memorial Library followed by the other major Boston University libraries and the Archives. | ||
| African Studies
Library 771 Commonwealth Avenue 6th floor (North Elevator) (617) 353-3726 |
The African Studies Library holds a specialized collection of research materials for the study of Africa. It serves Africanist scholars worldwide, as well as individuals or organizations with non-scholarly information needs or interests concerning Africa. | ||
| Astronomy Library
725 Commonwealth Avenue Room 601 (617) 353-5705 selill@bu.edu |
Located adjacent to the Department of Astronomy, this branch library supports undergraduate and graduate programs of study in both astronomy and astrophysics. The collection, used equally by the Astronomy Department and the Center for Space Physics, includes books in all areas of astronomy, approximately 50 current journals, and an excellent collection of sky atlases and maps. In-depth research assistance is available at the Science and Engineering Library. | ||
| Beebe Communications Library
640 Commonwealth Avenue Basement Level, Room B-31 (617) 353-7649 |
Beebe Library serves the College of Communication with a collection of current newspapers, magazines and journals and by providing access to numerous electronic resources. | ||
| Management Library
595 Commonwealth Avenue Circulation (617) 353-4301 Reference (617) 353-4303 |
The Frederick S. Pardee Management Library provides information resources, instruction and orientation in the subject areas of business and management. The Library's collection includes print and electronic materials covering all aspects of business and management, as well as material in the related areas of health care management, nonprofit organization and management, business ethics, entrepreneurship, and management information systems. | ||
| Music Library Mugar Memorial Library 2nd floor (617) 353-3705 musiclib@bu.edu |
The Music Library is a research collection supporting Western art music, music education, performance practice and ethnomusicology. | ||
| Pickering Educational
Resources Library 2 Sherborn Street Basement Level (617) 353-3734 |
PERL offers a collection of print and electronic resources in the practice of teaching, including 20,000 books, 100 periodical titles, 100 videos, 5,000 tests in print and microfiche format and a web site with over 20 Research Guides. The theoretical and research collection for Education is located at Mugar Memorial Library. | ||
| Science and Engineering Library
38 Cummington Street Circulation (617) 353-3733 Reference (617) 353-9474 selill@bu.edu |
The Science and Engineering Library is the primary library resource for study, teaching, and research in the sciences and engineering on the Charles River Campus. | ||
| Howard
Gotlieb Archival Research Center 771 Commonwealth Avenue 5th floor (South Elevator) (617) 353-3696 archives@bu.edu |
The University's rare book and manuscript collections are held in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center are open to the public for research and viewing. Research scholars must make appointments at least two days in advance to use papers from the collections. | ||
| Pappas
Law Library 765 Commonwealth Avenue (617)353-3151 |
The Pappas Law Library provides scholarly resources, collections and services to support the research needs of the students and faculty at Boston University School of Law as well as other legal researchers at Boston University. The law library contains federal and state primary legal materials; major serials, treatises and other secondary materials; legal documents and reports and international law materials. | ||
| Medical Library
80 East Concord Street (617) 638-4232 refquest@medlib.bu.edu |
The Alumni Medical Library serves as the library and knowledge-based literature and information provider to the faculty, staff, and students of Boston University Schools of Medicine, Dental Medicine, Public Health, and the Boston Medical Center. | ||
| School
of Theology Library 745 Commonwealth Avenue Circulation (617) 353-3034 Reference (617) 353-3070 sthlib@bu.edu |
The collections of the School of Theology are developed in concert with those of Mugar Memorial Library. The School of Theology library concentrates on theology, Bible, church history, ministry, and historic Judaism, while Mugar collects in comparative religion and the academic disciplines of religion, philosophy, sociology, including contemporary Jewish life and culture. | ||
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