Q. What is included in BU Libraries Search?

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:

• ATLA Religion Database
• HeinOnline
• MLA International Bibliography