Boston University Science and Engineering Library

Since the addition of our new overhead scanner one of our flatbed scanners has been moved downstairs, so there’s now scanning stations on both floors of SEL!

The Science and Engineering Library will be CLOSED tomorrow, January 20th, due to inclement weather. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes and we hope you all stay safe and warm! ⛄️❄️🌨

SEL has a new scanner! This KIC overhead scanner can be found in the scan room, which is past the women’s restroom on the main floor. The scanner’s touchscreen shows step by step instructions, but if you have any trouble or questions feel free to ask for help at the circulation desk.

It’s that time of the year again when the library is filled with students studying for finals! But there’s good news for anyone who wants to spend more time at SEL, tonight’s our first night of extended hours! We will be open until midnight tonight, and open from 8am until midnight the rest of the weekend.

Have you noticed library staff randomly walking around with clipboards while you’re studying and wondered why? It’s because SEL is doing patron counts. By counting the number of people in the library each hour, we’re able to find out which days and times are most popular. The counts will continue through January, allowing us to get a full range of data covering normal days, to finals, to intersession. Knowing these numbers helps inform the decision making behind things like extended hours for finals and open hours during intersession.

Drop off non-perishable food items for the libraries’ Thanksgiving Food Drive at SEL!

SEL’s drop off spot is located next to the Information Desk, near the library’s entrance. Donations will be accepted through November 21st and will go to the Brookline Food Pantry.

SEL THANKSGIVING WEEK HOURS:
Mon & Tues (Nov 19 & 20): 8am - midnight
Wednesday (Nov 21): 8am - 5pm
Thursday (Nov 22, Thanksgiving): CLOSED
Friday (Nov 23): 9am - 5pm
Sat & Sun (Nov 24 & 25): Regular hours resume

Sometimes the library receives donations that it can’t keep. Stop by SEL to see if we have any free books you’d like to take home!

The Science and Engineering Library is ready to welcome new students and welcome back returning students!
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Here are our hours for the first week of classes:
Monday 9/3: 8am-10pm
Tuesday-Thursday 9/4-9/6: 8am- midnight
Friday 9/7: 8am-7:30pm
Saturday 9/8: 11am-5pm
Sunday 9/9: 12 noon-12 midnight

Boston University Science and Engineering Library updated their business hours.

If you need a place to study, use the internet, or just hang out during intersession SEL has got you covered! The Science and Engineering Library will be the only library open on campus during intersession, Tuesday-Friday December 26-29 from 9am to 5pm.

The Science and Engineering Library will be extending its weekend hours during finals week! SEL will be open from 8am until 12am from Friday December 15th to Sunday December 17th.

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The BU Study Group is hosting the following Software Carpentry inspired events:

+ June 2 - Introduction to Unix / the Shell (great for automating workflows and freeing you to do more important work)
+ June 9 - Introduction to R - part 1 (learn basic programing skills using R)
+ June 16 - Introduction to R - part 2 (more skills, more R)
+ June 23 - Introduction to version control (using Git for managing revisions to code and text documents)

All of the workshops will be
+ from 1-4
+ in STO 132
+ free
+ open to the entire BU community

Space is limited, please register at: http://goo.gl/forms/ib9MWwbdGZDdWsGf2

Thank you for your help and we hope to see you there.

BU Physicists Investigate Proton Collisions at Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN, Searching... BU physicists sift through the shrapnel of proton collisions made by the biggest machine on Earth, searching for new physics

The Solomon Islands are short five members: http://ow.ly/gm3L3003CbK

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These aren't your grandma's dinosaurs: http://ow.ly/TYph3005djM

They Had Feathers: Is the World Ready to See Dinosaurs as They Really Were? In last summer’s Jurassic World movie, a pack of scaly velociraptors chased a man on a motorcycle.

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The Science & Engineering Library is on summer hours as of this week until the start of the Fall semester in September. Those hours are:
Monday – Thursday 8 am – 10 pm
Friday 8 am – 5 pm
Saturday 11 am – 5 pm
Sunday 12 noon – 10 pm
Check out http://www.bu.edu/library/sel/about/hours/ to always keep up to date on SEL's hours and check http://www.bu.edu/library/about/hours/ to check the hours of the other libraries on campus.

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Octopus slips out of aquarium tank, crawls across floor, escapes down... Inky evidently decided a life in captivity wasn't for him.

Are you an international student? Check out this new resource. http://ow.ly/L0vU30035sk

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Son Doong cave in Vietnam is the largest cave in the world.

Dive Into ‘Infinity’ With Dizzying Views of A Colossal Cave A series of 360° panoramas allows anyone with an Internet connection to experience Vietnam's Son Doong cave, one of the planet's biggest.

To follow on from our video last week, here are some *more* problems with teleporters. http://ow.ly/4n4Hrm

Transporters and Quantum Teleportation A reply to CGP Grey's video about teleportation, consciousness and Star Trek. CGP Grey’s Transporter video:...