In the Know @ the Bentley Library

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World News Digest is a domestic and international news database covering major political, social, and economic events since November 1940. On top of getting quick updates about topics in the news, this database gives the ability to search for news by topic, decade or country and to find facts and statistics by exploring the tabs across the top of the page.

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Bentley University undergraduate students will be enjoying a short break over the Columbus Day holiday weekend - Saturday, October 10 through Tuesday, October 13.  The Bentley Library will remain open during this break and the Columbus Day holiday with some exceptions to our normal operating hours. The library's hours are:

Saturday, October 10 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 11 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

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How do you find your next book to read or movie to watch?  You probably get suggestions from friends and family, or some of you may belong to social communities such as Goodreads. Perhaps you have been enticed to try something from Amazon's "recommended for you" list or Netflix's "because you watched..." category.  Well, now's your chance to get recommendations from the Bentley Library staff!

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Over 400 new books, movies, TV shows, audiobooks and eBooks were added to the library's collection in September! Go to the New Books & DVDs page to browse the new acquisitions lists by subject or format. ...

[gallery link="file" ids="17349,17350,17351,17352,17344,17343"] October is American Archives Month and the celebrations are kicking off with #AskAnArchivist Day! Lots of people are unfamiliar with archives, so we’re here today to answer any and all questions you might have. Below are the answers to some common questions about archives in general, and about what’s in the Bentley Archives. ...

 The Bentley Library is offering a workshop for students about RefWorks. RefWorks is a tool that creates bibliographies and formats research papers in the citation style of your choice (e.g. APA, MLA). Learn to export citations, create bibliographies, and save and organize sources for all your research papers and projects – all in one place. Have sources you’re not sure how to cite? Bring them with you and we’ll help you get them right.

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The Bentley Library and the Academic Technology Center will be jointly hosting a workshop on streaming film databases and a new resource, MediaCore. The session will be held on Wednesday September 30th from 2:00-3:00 pm in the Research Instruction Center (RIC) on the bottom floor of the library.

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Having trouble finding quality sources? Come to a workshop developed specifically with you in mind! The Bentley Library is offering a workshop to help students find and identify quality sources. Highlighted tools and resources include:

The Library’s “Journal Finder”Ulrichsweb Global Serials DirectoryBrowZine

You have two opportunities to attend:

Tuesday, October 6th, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.

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