Data Collection and Privacy Policies

BU Library uses cookie or similar technologies to enhance your browsing experience as follows:

🍪 What are cookies?

Cookies are small text files placed on your browser by websites. They help make websites work, or work more efficiently. They also "remember" some of your preferences, so you don't have to set a preference again every time you switch to a different page on the same website.

If cookies are a concern for you, you may like to regularly clear your cookies on your browser or use a private browser mode. Check your browser settings for these options.

Use of Essential Cookies

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.

Storage	Name	Value	Expiration	Description
Cookie	CGISESSID	Session ID	Until logout or end of session	Session cookie
Cookie	KohaOpacLanguage	Language code	3 years	Stores the language the user selected, so the online catalog will appear in that same language the next time it is visited.
Cookie	form_serialized form_serialized_limits	Search terms and limits	End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again.	jQuery cookie. Stores search terms and limits of the last advanced search. Set when an advanced search is submitted.
Cookie	search_path_code	ads (fewer) or exs (more)	End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again.	jQuery cookie. Related to serialized_form* cookies. Stores if the advanced search form was used with 'More options' or 'Fewer options'.
Cookie	num_paragraph	Count of search options added	End of session or when the advanced search page is accessed again.	jQuery cookie. Used to store the number of created options when user selects 'More options' in advanced search to increase search boxes.
Cookie	bib_list	List of record IDs (biblionumbers) separated by /	End of session or until the cart is emptied.	Stores cart contents in the online catalog. Set when records are added to the cart for the first time.

📶 Use of Google Analytics

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:

Pages visited
Time spent on the site
Device type and browser
General geographic location (not precise)

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.

Essential

Essential cookies

Analytics

Google Analytics

Your search returned 16 results.

Results
		Image from Amazon.com	Recommended reference books for small and medium-sized libraries and media centers 2003 by Dillon, Martin [ed.] Hysell, Shannon Graff [ed.] Edition: 2003 ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, c2003 Availability: Items available for reference: BU Library and Learning Space: Not for loan (1)Call number: REF Z1035.1 R426 2003. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Recommended reference books for small and medium-sized libraries and media centers by Dillon, Martin [ed.] Hysell, Shannon Graff [ed.] Edition: 2004 ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, c2004 Availability: Items available for reference: BU Library and Learning Space: Not for loan (1)Call number: REF Z1035.1 R426 2004. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Seeking meaning : a process approach to library and information services / Carol Collier Kuhlthau by Kuhlthau, Carol Collier, 1937- Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2004 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Z711 K834S 2004. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Reference services planning in the 90s / Gail Z. Eckwright, Lori M. Keenan, editors by Eckwright, Gail Z [ed.] Keenan, Lori M [ed.] Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Haworth Press, 1994 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Z711 R433. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Library Web sites [electronic resource] : creating online collections and services / A. Paula Wilson. by Wilson, A. Paula Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Chicago : American Library Association, 2004 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Reference and information services [electronic resource] : an introduction / general editors, Richard E. Bopp, Linda C. Smith. by Bopp, Richard E [ed.] Smith, Linda C [ed.] Series: Library science text series Edition: 2nd ed. Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 1995 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Reference and information services : an introduction / general editors : Richard E. Bopp, Linda C. Smith by Bopp, Richard E [ed.] Smith, Linda C [ed.] Series: Library and information science text series Edition: 3rd ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Englewood, Colo. : Libraries Unlimited, 2001 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Z711 R433 2001. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	A librarian's guide to telephone reference service / Rochelle Yates by Yates, Rochelle Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Hamden, Conn. : Library Professional, 1986 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Z711 Y373L. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Understanding reference transactions [electronic resource] : transforming an art into a science / Matthew L. Saxton, John V. Richardson, Jr. by Saxton, Matthew L. (Matthew Locke), 1969- Richardson, John V, 1949- Series: Library and information science Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, c2002 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Conducting the reference interview : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, Patricia Dewdney by Ross, Catherine Sheldrick Nilsen, Kirsti Dewdney, Patricia Series: How-to-do-it manuals for librarians ; no. 117 Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: New York, N.Y. : Neal-Schuman, c2002 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Z711 R677C. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Conducting the reference interview : a how-to-do-it manual for librarians / Catherine Sheldrick Ross, Kirsti Nilsen, Patricia Dewdney by Ross, Catherine Sheldrick Nilsen, Kirsti Dewdney, Patricia Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Facet, 2002 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Z711 R677C. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Success at the enquiry desk : successful enquiry answering - every time / Tim Buckley Owen by Owen, Tim Buckley Edition: 4th ed. Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Facet, 2003 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Z711 O936S 2003. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Understanding reference transactions : transforming an art into a science / Matthew L. Saxton, John V. Richardson Jr. by Saxton, Matthew L Richardson, John V., Jr Series: Library and information science Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: Amsterdam : Academic Press, c2002 Availability: Items available for loan: BU Library and Learning Space (1)Call number: Z711 S297U. Found in Open Library: Place hold Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Image from Amazon.com	Know it all, find it fast : an a-z source guide for the enquiry desk / Bob Duckett, Peter Walker, Christinea Donnelly by Duckett, Bob Walker, Peter Donnelly, Christinea Material type: Text; Literary form: Not fiction ; Audience: Specialized; Publication details: London : Facet, 2003 Availability: Items available for reference: BU Library and Learning Space: Not for loan (1)Call number: REF ZA3050 D824K. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Online community information [electronic resource] : creating a nexus at your library / Joann C. Durrance, Karen E. Pettigrew. by Durrance, Joan C Fisher, Karen E, 1966- Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Chicago, Ill. : American Library Association, 2002 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)
		Local cover image Image from Amazon.com	Content and workflow management for library web sites [electronic resource] : case studies / [edited by] Holly Yu. by Yu, Holly [ed.] Material type: Text; Format: print ; Literary form: Not fiction Publication details: Hershey, PA : Information Science Pub., c2005 Online resources: Electronic Resources Availability: No items available. Found in Open Library: Save to lists Add to cart (remove)