BU Library Search
You can use the BU Libraries Search box to look for print and electronic resources available through the Boston University Libraries. These resources include print books and journals available in the library stacks, as well as e-books and full-text journal articles.
Want support getting started with your search? Check out our searching the library tutorial page.
Before You Search
Visit our library guide for planning your search which includes links, videos, and instructions.
Starting Your Search
Visit our library guide on searching the BU library collections which includes links, videos, and instructions.
Advanced Search Strategies
Visit our library guide on advanced search strategies which includes links, photos, and instructions.
Other Tutorials
Content and tutorials are available to provide instructional information. Here are some tutorials available:
Accessing Course Materials
- Course Reserves: access your online course materials for classes
- Searching the BU Library: refining keywords, physically searching for materials, and accessing our results
Searching for Materials
- Planning Your Library Search: creating mind maps, planning our keywords, and thinking about what type of results we want
- Searching the BU Library: refining keywords, physically searching for materials, and accessing our results
- Advanced Search Strategies: using advanced search and Boolean search strategies
- Finding Frequently Cited Sources: using Web of Science to find frequently cited sources or important background sources
- Evaluating Your Results: reflective questions for student reflection on materials
- Databases for Social Work Research: using databases to find specialized results
Methods and Approaches
- Social Work Policy Analysis: reflective questions to think about policy and impact
- Literature Reviews: how to write a literature review
- Scoping Reviews: crafting a scoping review
- Systematic Reviews: creating a systematic review
- Open Access for Social Work Research: open access materials for your research topics
- Tests and Measures: access tests and measures to integrate into your research (example: Geriatric Depression Scale)
- APA Citations: Creating APA style citations and best practices for formatting
