Mugar Memorial Library

Coordinates: 42°21′04″N 71°06′29″W / 42.351°N 71.108°W / 42.351; -71.108

Mugar Memorial Library
Type Library
Established 1966
Website http://www.bu.edu/library/

The Mugar Memorial Library is the primary library for study, teaching, and research in the humanities and social sciences for Boston University. It was opened in 1966.[1] Stephen P. Mugar, an Armenian immigrant who was successful in the grocery business, provided the naming gift to commemorate his parents.[2] Mugar's entrance carries an inscription from Stephen honoring his parents.

In coming to America from Armenia my parents opened the door of Freedom to me. America's public schools & libraries opened my eyes to the unlimited opportunity in this great land, as well as the privileges and obligations of citizenship. May this library serve over the years as a similar inspiration to all who use it. In memory of my father and mother Sarkis and Vosgitel Mugar. By their grateful son
- Stephen P. Mugar -

Services

Mugar is home to many services for the Boston University community. In addition to library services such as circulation, reference, interlibrary loan, reserves and research data management, the library also has an Information Services and Technology Help Desk and provides printing, scanning, and copying services.

Collections

Mugar provides access to a variety of high-quality academic databases, eJournals, eBooks, and print resources. These research materials are developed by librarians in collaboration with the faculty, staff, and students of Boston University.[3]

Branch Libraries

African Studies Library

The African Studies Library[4] (ASL) was founded in 1953 and is located on the 6th floor of the Mugar Memorial Library, accessible by the North elevator. Its primary function is to support Boston University’s African Studies Center and all undergraduate, graduate, and faculty research on Africa. Students and faculty from area institutions and the general public are welcome to consult the collections. In addition to the circulating Africana collections, the ASL also houses several special collections. The staff provides a variety of services including reference assistance, library orientation and instruction, and individual consultations.[5]

Astronomy Library

The Michael D. Papagiannis Astronomy Library,[6] collection includes books in all areas of the field, current journals, and a comprehensive collection of sky atlases and maps. The Astronomy Library supports BU’s astronomy and astrophysics programs as well as research conducted by faculty and staff of the Astronomy Department, the Center for Space Physics, and the Institute for Astrophysical Research.[7]

Frederick S. Pardee Management Library

The Frederick S. Pardee Management Library,[8] named for its benefactor, provides resources and services supporting the faculty and students in Boston University’s Questrom School of Business. The Pardee Management Library is located on the second and third floors of the Rafik B. Hariri Building at 595 Commonwealth Avenue and provides an extensive collection of leading print and electronic resources in business, management, and related subjects. In addition to holdings, the Pardee Library offer reference services, library classes, and individual consultations.[9]

Music Library

The Music Library[10] on the second floor of Mugar Memorial Library includes books, scores, periodicals, recordings, and videos. Use the catalog search, just above. We support teaching, research, and exploration through the collection and offer services including course building, reserves, and instructional sessions.[11]

Pickering Educational Resources Library

The Pickering Educational Resources Library[12] (PERL) supports Boston University's School of Education faculty and students through research services, instruction, and collection development. The great majority of education collections are available electronically. PERL holds books on educational practice, books for children and young adults, and pre-K–12 educational kits.[13]

Science and Engineering Library

The Science and Engineering Library[14] is the primary library resource for study, teaching, and research in the sciences and engineering on Boston University’s Charles River Campus. The Science and Engineering Library supports the Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth & Environment, Mathematics & Statistics, and Physics departments, the College of Engineering, and associated research labs and centers. In addition to extensive holdings, the library provides reference assistance, group instruction, and access—by request—to early volumes of leading journals.[15]

Stone Science Library

The Stone Science Library[16] brings together books, journals, atlases, maps, photographs, and more in support of the Archaeology, Earth & Environment, and Earth Science and Geology departments, as well as the Center for Archaeological Studies, the Center for Remote Sensing.

The Stone Science Library non-circulating holdings includes some 9,700 books and journals, 5,000 maps, and the Will Myers Aerial Photograph Archive, among many other resources. The main focus of the collections is on archaeological and remote sensing materials.[17]

Additional Boston University Libraries and the Archives

Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center

The University's rare book and manuscript collections are held in the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, formerly called the Twentieth Century Archives. The Research Center is housed on the fifth floor of the Mugar Library and is open to the public for research and viewing. The Center also includes a large display area where examples of its holdings are on display.

Research scholars must make appointments at least two days in advance to use papers from the collections.

The holdings of the Gotlieb Archive include Isaac Asimov's papers, which fill 464 boxes on 232 feet (71 meters) of shelf space, as well as the archives of Bette Davis, Gene Kelly, Adele Astaire, Martin Luther King, David B. Zilberman and many other notable individuals from the Twentieth century. Also included are original manuscripts and papers of American spy novelist Dan Sherman and the same again for many another of the mystery/espionage genre.

As the Einstein Papers Project was located at Boston University Center for Einstein Studies, the Library holds a complete copy of Einstein's papers. Such copies, whose originals are in the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, can only be found at Boston University, Princeton University, and at the California Institute of Technology where the Einstein Papers Project is now located.

Samuel M. Fineman Law Library & Pappas Law Library

The Samuel M. Fineman Law Library and 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

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

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.

Architecture

Mugar Library was designed by the Cambridge firm of Sert, Jackson & Gourley led by Josep Lluís Sert. It was part of a master plan for the Charles River Campus that also included the George Sherman Union and the Law Tower.

Mugar Library Layout

Basement

The basement contains the Krasker Film and Video services, current periodicals, microfilm and microfiche readers and printers, and a study area.

Courtyard

In front of Mugar Memorial Library and adjacent to the nearby George Sherman Union, the courtyard provides a space for students to congregate and study. Many benches flank the Courtyard and the area is the scene of assiduous gardening, with a great deal of cultivation taking place throughout the spring and summer. The courtyard is most often used in the spring and summer. The area offers a full view of Commonwealth Avenue as well as the adjacent courtyard where bicycle storage is available.

First Floor

The first floor contains the Research Center, IT Help Center, Print Center, Circulation, Reserves, and the Information Commons. Computer access is restricted to members of the Boston University community, however, guests can be provided access from staff.

The first floor also rotating exhibits from the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center, including an exhibit of Napoleon Bonaparte's death mask.

The security booth is also located on the 1st floor near the building exit.

Second Floor

The second floor houses the Music Library Music Library, with a diverse collection of works ranging from classical, jazz, and rock to contemporary artists. Musical scores are included in the collection as are records, CDs, cassettes and 8-track tapes. The Fiedler Reading Room and the Listening Room are located on this floor.

Third Floor

The third floor contains the PAL Study Lounge as well as offices for many administrative functions of the Library. Technical services are on this floor, as are many of the librarians. The Martin Luther King reading room, offering some of the work of Boston University's most famous alumnus, is also located on the third floor.

Fourth Floor

The fourth floor contains study carrels for users with disabilities. Classics, history, linguistics, politics, geography, sports, philosophy, religion, education, law and photography are all on the fourth floor. The fourth floor also contains the library staff lounge.

Fifth Floor

The fifth floor contains study carrels and contains collections related to language and literature.

Sixth Floor

The sixth floor is home to the African Studies Library.

Notes

  1. ↑ "About the Mugar Memorial Library", accessed 2015-10-07
  2. ↑ "Gift of market chain head: $1 million for B.U. library", Boston Globe, November 1, 1964
  3. ↑ "Boston University Libraries - Collections". Boston University Libraries - Collections. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "African Studies Library". bu.edu.
  5. ↑ "Boston University Libraries - African Studies Library". Boston University Libraries - African Studies Library. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  6. ↑ "Astronomy Library". bu.edu.
  7. ↑ "Boston University Libraries - Astronomy Library". Boston University Libraries - Astronomy Library. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "Pardee Management Library". bu.edu.
  9. ↑ "Boston University Libraries - Pardee Management Library". Boston University Libraries - Pardee Management Library. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  10. ↑ "Music Library". bu.edu.
  11. ↑ "Boston University Libraries - Music Library". Boston University Libraries - Music Library. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Pickering Educational Resources Library". bu.edu.
  13. ↑ "Boston University Libraries - Pickering Educational Resources Library". Boston University Libraries - Pickering Educational Resources Library. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  14. ↑ "Science & Engineering Library". bu.edu.
  15. ↑ "Boston University Libraries - Science and Engineering Library". Boston University Libraries - Science and Engineering Library. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  16. ↑ "Stone Science Library". bu.edu.
  17. ↑ "Boston University Libraries - Stone Science Library". Boston University Libraries - Stone Science Library. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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