Material Types
Search covers almost everything that BU Libraries owns or has access to, including subscription-only scholarly materials.
- Scholarly and Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Books and eBooks
- Journals
- Databases
- Dissertations
- Music, Audio Recordings, and Scores
- Films and Videos
- Government Documents
- Newspaper Articles
- Reviews
- Research and Course Guides
- BU scholarship, manuscripts, and other unique collections from OpenBU
Collections and Records
See a complete list of collections available in search.
What am I searching?
BU Library Resources: by default you'll receive results that are available online or in one of our Libraries.
You can use drop downs or buttons to switch to searching:
More Articles Beyond BU: for articles available online or citations you may request. WorldCat: books and other media held at other libraries.
What isn’t in Search?
For some materials, you will need to access other resources or databases to find full content. This includes:
- Articles in encyclopedias or dictionaries
- Articles within a specific journal, newspaper or other periodical
- Most statistical sources
- Research Datasets
For these resources you may need to start your search in a more specific database. See our Databases A-Z list, or use Search and filter to material type "Databases".
Some resources/databases that are not currently available in BU Libraries Search:
