Systems Notice |
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Holmes One Search is currently unvailable due to system maintenance. Quest and Online Databases are available as usual. |
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Holiday Hours |
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All Boston College Libraries are closed Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, November 26). See Thanksgiving weekend hours for additional changes to regular hours. |
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GIS Day in O'Neill Library |
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Learn how Geographic Information Systems, a powerful data mapping tool, can enhance your research. Demonstrations, along with contest details, will be given on November 18 in the O'Neill Library lobby. See hours and details. [PDF] |
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Native American History Month Film Showing |
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In celebration of Native American History Month, the Libraries are presenting a four-part film series We Shall Remain. The last two films, Trail of Tears and Wounded Knee, will be shown Tuesday, November 17, 7-10pm in O'Neill 211. |
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Faculty Publication Highlight |
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The latest edition of Faculty Publication Highlights features A Guide to Conducting Online Research co-authored by Ted Gaiser, Sociology, and Anthony Schreiner, Senior Unix/Linux Systems Administrator, Biology. View this highlight and others by visiting bc.edu/facpub. |
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NEW! ProQuest Digital Microfilm |
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Scanned images of recent issues (2008 and later) of seven leading U.S. newspapers are now available online via the ProQuest Digital Microfilm database. Pages - including articles, photos, graphs, charts, and ads - can be zoomed, cropped, rotated, printed, e-mailed, and saved. See the Digital Microfilm FAQ for details. |
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Native American History Month Film Showing |
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In celebration of Native American History Month, the Libraries are presenting a four-part film series We Shall Remain. The first two films, After the Mayflower and Tecumseh's Vision, will be shown Tuesday, November 10, 7-10pm in O'Neill 211. |
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Bibliographies Made Easy! |
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Come to a 45-minute workshop to learn how to use RefWorks to import and format citations. Learn how to insert citations into your paper and create a bibliography automatically. View the schedule. |
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Bapst Student Art Gallery Exhibit |
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11.03.09 - Wednesday, November 4th from 6-7:30 pm, the BC Art Club is showcasing BC's best work and serving up tasty food, a classy atmosphere, and quality tunes. Go! |
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Burns Library Hours |
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Burns Library will be open 8am-4pm, Thursday, November 5th. Regular hours resume Friday, November 6th. |
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What's New in Children's Books? |
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10.30.09 The Educational Resource Center will be hosting the annual half-day event What's New in Children's Books on Saturday, November 7. Registration and book sale start at 8:30 a.m. in Vanderslice Hall. The event includes renowned authors and illustrators presenting their works, an exhibit of new books, and books available for purchase. |
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Library Undergraduate Newsletter |
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10.26.09 The Libraries' semi-annual newsletter for undergraduates, ugrads@ bc.library, is now available. Article topics range from horror films to comic books. Check it out today! |
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Libraries Newsletter |
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October 19-23 marks international Open Access (OA) Week. OA encourages the unrestricted sharing of research results with everyone, everywhere, for the advancement and enjoyment of knowledge and society. The current newsletter celebrates OA, focusing in particular on OA activities at Boston College. |
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A Gorey Halloween at Burns! |
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You are invited take a peek into the world of Edward Gorey. The library of English author, playwright, and literary critic Graham Greene, owned by the Burns Library, contains fifteen of Gorey's works, including the pop-up book The Dwindling Party. These books are always available to researchers, but in celebration of Halloween, they are awaiting your use in the Burns Reading Room until November 7th. Please bring a photo ID. |
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LOCATE a Book in O'Neill |
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Use the new Quest and Holmes Locate feature to find books on the shelf in O'Neill. Once you find what you want online, click on Locate and a floor map appears with the exact location of the book within the building. A nice feature of Locate is that you can also send a text message to your phone and carry that information with you while you look for the book. See an example. |
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Scopus Database Trial |
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Scopus is a major multi-disciplinary database for the sciences, social sciences and, now, arts/humanities. Indexing over 18,000 peer-reviewed journals, as well as conference proceedings, book series, patents, and more than 386 million scientific web pages, Scopus provides particularly innovative refinement and analysis tools for both topic and citation searching, making it especially useful at capturing institutional output. Use it also to build customized RSS feeds. Comprehensive coverage from 1996 on, as well significant older content. Try it out on the Database Trials page (BC credentials required). |
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Enhancements to O'Neill Study Rooms! |
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The nine group study rooms on the 5th floor of O'Neill have been renovated and updated with flat-screen projection capabilities, new white boards, and new furniture. Bring your laptop and the rest is easy. Six of the rooms require reservations, which may be made online. The other three are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Use of the rooms no longer requires a check-in at the O'Neill circulation desk. We are counting on students to self-monitor the rooms and book them for group study only, leaving the room if someone else has reserved it for a specific time. |
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New Scanners Added to All Libraries |
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All libraries now have scanners in public areas available for your use. A BC username and password is required. You can print or send your documents to e-mail. Simple instructions are posted by each machine. |
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Educational Resource Center Gets a New Look |
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The ERC in Campion Hall received a new look over the summer. Carpet, paint and new furniture all add to an exciting new student space. Students have access to the latest technology as well as collaborative and individual work spaces. |
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Faculty Staff Art Show |
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The 6th annual Faculty Staff Art Show will run from September 23-October 21 in the Bapst Art Library Student Gallery. The Opening Reception will be held Wednesday, September 23, 5-6:30 p.m. Submissions can be dropped off at Bapst. Contact Ellen Regan for further information. |
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Burns Library Expands Hours |
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In response to demand for more access to the special collections housed at Burns, the hours have been expanded. The special collections and archives library will be open Wednesdays until 8 p.m. and Saturdays, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. |
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New Faculty and Teaching Fellows |
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New to the Boston College Libraries? Check out our quick list of things to know to get started using the Libraries today! |
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Labor Day Hours |
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Labor Day, September 7, O'Neill Library and the Law Library are open 9am - 5pm; all other libraries are closed. Fall semester hours begin September 8 - see Library Hours. |
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Faculty Publication Highlight |
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The latest edition of Faculty Publication Highlights features Depth-zero Supercuspidal L-packets and Their Stability by Mathematics Professor Mark Reeder. View this highlight and others by visiting bc.edu/facpub. |
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ERC Closed for Renovations
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The Educational Resource Center will be closed on Thursday, August 13, and Friday, August 14, to replace the carpeting. We apologize for this temporary inconvenience as the ERC prepares to update and reconfigure the area, focusing on collaborative space and the integration of technology. Check the Library Hours page for other BC Libraries' hours. |
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Libraries Newsletter |
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7.22.09 - View BC faculty interviews regarding recent publications; hear from the new University Librarian, Tom Wall; find out about recent Burns Library acquisitions. These articles and more from the Boston College Libraries Newsletter. |
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Faculty Publication Highlight |
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The latest edition of Faculty Publication Highlights features The Synoptic Gospels Set Free: Preaching Without Anti-Judaism by Theology Professor Daniel Harrington, S.J. View this highlight and others by visiting bc.edu/facpub. |
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July E-book of the Month |
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In this edition from Lerner Publishing Group, the author and illustrator of Beowulf: Monster Slayer bring to life one of the most enduring myths in the English language. Read this book online through the month of July. |
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Systems Notice |
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Holmes One Search is currently unavailable due to an operating system upgrade. Quest and Online Databases are available as usual. |
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Faculty Publication Highlights |
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6.24.09 - The latest edition of Faculty Publication Highlights features An Introduction to Stata Programming by Economics Professor Christopher (Kit) Baum. View this highlight and others by visiting bc.edu/facpub. |
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Systems Notice |
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7.27.09 - Online Databases may be intermittently unavailable during system maintenance. A backup listing of links to databases is available here. |
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New Addition to Early Modern Scientific Works |
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6.08.09 - The Burns Library recently acquired a rare third edition of Nicolaus Copernicus' De Revolutionibus (1617). This is the first edition to include commentary by Nicholaus Müller of Groningen. The Copernicus joins two other early editions of the most important scientific works of the early modern period by Galileo and Sir Isaac Newton. These core works in the history of science provide students at BC with a study and research opportunity few other institutions are able to offer. |
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Systems Notice |
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6.5.09 - Due to routine maintenance, interlibrary loan service will be unavailable until noon today. All other services remain available. |
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June E-book of the Month |
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6.01.09 - The Career Clinic: Eight Simple Rules for Finding Work You Love by Maureen Anderson collects first-hand accounts of people who have made the leap from the 9-to-5 doldrums into jobs that leave them with a sense of contentment. Read this book online through the month of June. |
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The Libraries Welcome Alumni |
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5.28.09 - The O'Neill Library will be open all weekend for alumni use. Internet and e-mail access is available at selected workstations for your convenience. And don't forget to visit the Tip O'Neill Exhibit, located on the 2nd level - the exhibit is open Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. |
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Memorial Day Weekend Hours |
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5.20.09 - All Libraries will be closed Monday, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.
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Extended Access to "Nature" |
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5.19.09 - Online access to the major science news journal, Nature, now extends back to 1950. |
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Trial Databases from EBSCOhost |
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5.15.09 - The library currently has trials for more than 30 different databases on the EBSCOhost interface covering many different subjects including Nursing, Sociology, Economics, Geology, Psychology, Political Science, Social Work, and more. Try these out through the end of May. Please send us feedback about the content, ease of use, display, etc. |
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Faculty Publication Highlights |
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5.05.09 - The latest edition of Faculty Publication Highlights features Advances in Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, vol. 2 by Marketing Professor Arch Woodside. View this highlight and others by visiting bc.edu/facpub. |
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Reliable Information About Swine Flu |
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4.28.09 - An accurate and reliable website for patient information is MedlinePlus.gov. This site provides information about preventing and treating swine flu, and includes links to updates and other major public health organizations. |
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Bapst Group Study Space |
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4.29.09 - Bapst Library's Irish Window Room is now available for group study through the end of the semester. |
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24 Hour Study |
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4.27.09 - Both the O'Neill Library Reserve Reading Room and the Bapst Library will be open for 24-hour study beginning the evening of Monday, May 4 through the night of Monday, May 11. |
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Restricted Access to O'Neill |
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4.21.09 - Access to O'Neill Library will be limited after 5 p.m. weekdays and all weekends through Monday, May 11. All patrons must show a BC ID or guest borrower card when entering the library. |
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Patriot's Day Hours |
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4.14.19 - For altered hours on Monday, April 20th, see the spring holiday hours. |
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Faculty Publication Highlights |
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4.13.09 - The latest edition of Faculty Publication Highlights features Emotional Memory Across the Adult Lifespan by Psychology Professor Elizabeth Kensinger. View this highlight and others by visiting bc.edu/facpub. |
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April E-book of the Month |
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4.13.09 - After the War: Nation-Building from FDR to George W. Bush addresses the manner in which U.S. policy toward postconflict reconstruction has been created and implemented and the effect that these processes have had on mission outcomes. Read this book online through the month of April. |
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Bapst Exhibit - Opening Reception |
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4.06.09 - The latest Bapst Library exhibit, Re-Drawing Resistence is a collection of paintings, photography, poetry, and videos from South Asian women survivors of violence. Opening reception Wednesday, April 7, 7:30 p.m. |
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Easter Weekend Hours |
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4.06.09 - Library hours are altered for Easter weekend Thursday, April 9, through Sunday, April 12. All libraries are closed on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Check the Libraries hours for other altered hours. |
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Firefox Search Extension |
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3.27.09 - LibX adds a toolbar to your Firefox browser for quick access to Quest, Library e-resources, Google Scholar, and more. Get more information and download. |
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Trial Database Highlight |
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3.25.09 - The Encyclopedia of China provides in-depth information on China from its early beginnings to present day and covers the history, geography, society, economy, politics, science, and culture of China. View all trial databases. (BC sign-in required) |
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The Vanishing Irish |
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3.23.09 - Join the Libraries for a lecture by Diarmaid Ferriter, Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies on Tuesday, March 24 at 4 p.m. in the Burns Library.
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Erin Go Burns |
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3.16.09 - Did you know that Burns Library houses the papers, artifacts and library of Irish novelist and humorist Flann O'Brien (Brian O'Nolan)? Artifacts include O’Brien’s fiddle, his typewriter, his hat, his leaving certificates and his passports. More Irish highlights. |
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Library Undergraduate Newsletter |
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3.23.09 - The Libraries' semi-annual newsletter for undergraduates, ugrads@ bc.library, is now available. Check it out today! |
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O'Neill Library Expands Early Morning Hours |
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3.13.09 - In response to requests from the student members of the Quality of Student Life Committee, Tom Wall, the new University Librarian, has expanded the early morning hours for O'Neill Library. The library will now open at 7:30 a.m., Monday through Friday, and at 9 a.m. on Sunday during the academic year. Check out the new hours which begin Sunday, March 15. |
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E-book of the Month |
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3.05.09 - This month's e-book Two Billion Cars provides a concise history of America's love affair with cars and an overview of the global oil and auto industries. The book focuses on expanding the search for low-carbon fuels, environment-friendly innovations in transportation planning, and more. Read this book online through the month of March. |
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Systems Notice |
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3.04.09 - [Note time change] Due to routine maintenance, Holmes One Search will be unavailable until 5p.m. on Thursday, March 4. Quest Library Catalog, E-journals, and Databases will all still be available. |
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We're Listening |
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3.03.09 - Before purchasing or subscribing to a new database, Boston College librarians carefully evaluate the product based on multiple criteria, including faculty and student feedback. To access these trials anytime visit the Databases page and click View E-resource Trials. Try out one of the several trial databases today! |
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Spring Break Hours
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2.24.09 - Spring vacation hours begin for most libraries Friday, February 27. The O'Neill Library hours are curtailed from Friday, February 27, through
Saturday, March 7. Consult the hours page for the complete vacation week schedule.
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Faculty Publication Highlights |
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2.19.09 - The latest edition of Faculty Publication Highlights features Gerard Manley Hopkins: A Life by English Professor Paul Mariani. View this highlight and others by visiting bc.edu/facpub. |
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The Libraries Celebrate Green Week |
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2.16.09 - The Libraries join in the celebration of Green Week! In the O'Neill Library lobby find a selection of 'green' books. Check the monitor near the Circulation Desk to learn about online and print library resources for researching green topics (e.g., the new Environmental Sciences guide). And view a list of green suggestions from the Libraries. You'll also find book and curriculum displays in the Educational Resource Library. Check the UGBC website for more information on events across campus. |
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Finding the 'Other Voices' in Irish History |
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2.05.09 - Burns Library Visiting Scholar in Irish Studies Diarmaid Ferriter seeks to put a human face on history. Read the article from the Chronicle.
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February E-book of the Month |
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2.02.09 - In this month's e-book highlight Raising Freedom's Child, author Mary Niall Mitchell examines slave emancipation and opposition to it as a far-reaching, national event with profound social, political, and cultural consequences. Read this book online through the month of February. |
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Systems Alert: Online Databases Problem - RESOLVED |
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1.30.09 - The Libraries' online database system is now working. |
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Faculty Publication Highlights |
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1.29.09 - The latest edition of Faculty Publication Highlights features Roadside Geology of Connecticut and Rhode Island by Geology and Geophysics Professor Emeritus James Skehan, S.J. View this highlight and others by visiting bc.edu/facpub. |
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Graphic Novel: A User's Guide |
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1.28.09 - Graphic novels: a format or a genre? Comics or literature? How to read them? How to evaluate them? Join us for a lively and informative panel discussion Thursday, January 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Walsh Hall. | More info |
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Bapst Exhibit - Opening Reception |
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1.27.09 - The latest Bapst Library exhibit, Beauty: Skin Deep? is a provocative view of burn survivors and the disfigured, asking the question about superficial vs. true beauty. The haunting images of painter Doug Auld, photographer Steven Lobel, and artist Erin Donaldson will be on exhibit. Opening reception Wednesday, January 28 at 5 p.m. |
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Laptop Users - More Outlets Available in O'Neill |
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1.26.09 - Tables in the Reserve Reading Room have been replaced with individual carrels exposing 34 electrical outlets. In addition, larger pieces of furniture throughout the building were moved to allow use of outlets previously inaccessible. These improvements are a first step in response to the Quality of Student Life Committee's request that more outlets be made available. |
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New Database Highlight |
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1.21.09 - The Encyclopedia of Ocean Sciences Online is a comprehensive reference work covering the biological, geological, chemical, and physical aspects of ocean sciences, along with the environmental sciences and marine policy. |
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Presidential Inauguration Live at the Libraries |
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1.16.09 - The presidential inauguration will be shown live from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, January 20th at the following Libraries: O'Neill, Bapst, Theology and Ministry, and the Educational Resource Center. |
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January E-book of the Month |
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1.06.09 - This month's e-book Move Yourself offers a prescription for infusing your daily life with just a few minutes of low-dose physical activity and reaping big health benefits from the start. Read this book online through the month of January. |
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