Welcome back! Although 2020 seemed like looking into the abyss, we in the BC Libraries persevered and learned from the disruption. It was not always easy and–like all of you–we collectively experienced stress, anxiety and pessimism. But as a community…

This semester the Digital Scholarship team is hosting a number of workshops focusing on different tools and skills. Our workshop instructors, Jiebei Luo, Allison Xu, and Matthew Naglak answer questions about the online workshop experience and what to look forward…

Can you imagine starting college in 2020? What is often an exciting, but potentially overwhelming experience turned into something far more challenging for our first year students arriving in September during the pandemic. Along with the usual learning curve associated…

The latest Burns Library exhibit, “Devoted Catholic & Determined Writer: Louise Imogen Guiney in Boston,” opened in February 2020—just a month before the pandemic forced our closure. (See the online exhibit.) Conservator and exhibit curator Barbara Adams Hebard had been…

Just as this has been a year like no other, this winter will be like no other. BC Libraries will do everything we can to maintain services adapted to working at a distance. Here are some updates about various services,…