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BU Library uses essential cookies to ensure the core functionality of our library system, including user authentication, session management, and accessibility features. These cookies are strictly necessary for the website to function and cannot be disabled.

Here is the list of essential cookies used on the BU Library system.

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BU Library uses Google Analytics to analyze website traffic and improve user experience. Google Analytics helps us understand how visitors interact with our website by collecting anonymous information such as:

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How We Use This Data

We use Google Analytics data to:

Improve website navigation and user experience
Identify popular resources and services
Ensure our platform is accessible and user-friendly

Data Collection and Privacy

Google Analytics uses cookies to collect this information. However, no personally identifiable information (such as names or library account details) is shared with Google. The data is processed in accordance with Google’s Privacy Policy.

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			Reading, writing and reasoning : a guide for students by Fairbairn, Gavin J Winch, Christopher Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Buckingham : The Society for Research into Higher Education, 1993 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: LB2395 F347R. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Television, Globalization and cultural identities / Chris Barker. by Barker, Chris Series: Issues in cultural and media studies Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Buckingham : Open Univ. Press, 1999 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1992.6 B374T. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Plain English by Collinson, Diane, ed Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Buckingham : Open Univ. Press, 1993 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PE1408 C644P 1993. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Plain English by Collinson, Diane, ed Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Buckingham : Open Univ. Press, 1992 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PE1408 C644P 1993. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Group process, group decision, group action / Robert S. Baron and Norbert L. Kerr by Baron, Robert S Kerr, Norbert L Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Buckingham : Open Univ. Press, 2003 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: HM716 B376G 2003. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Directions in staff development by Brew, Angela, ed Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Buckingham : The Society for Research into Higher Education & Open Univ. Press, 1995 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: LB1738 D573. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Cinema and cultural modernity / Gill Branston by Branston, Gill Series: Issues in cultural and media studies Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Buckingham : Open Univ. Press, 2000 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1993.5 .U65 B726C. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Discourse in educational and social research / Maggie MacLure by MacLure, Maggie Series: Conducting educational research Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Buckingham : Open Univ. Press, 2003 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: LB1028 M324D. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Cultural politics of everyday life : social constructionism, rhetoric and knowing of the third kind by Shotter, John Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Buckingham : Open University Press, 1993 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: BF441 S567C. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
			Television and the drama of crime : moral tales and the place of crime in public life by Sparks, Richard Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Buckingham : Open Univ. Press, 1992 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: PN1992.6 S627T. Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)