Database of the Month: JSTOR
The idea for JSTOR originated in a library that was running out of space at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, a small, prestigious liberal arts college.
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The idea for JSTOR originated in a library that was running out of space at Denison University in Granville, Ohio, a small, prestigious liberal arts college.
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Over the summer, we used our interdepartmental superpowers to create the Bentley Library’s first-ever Graphic Novel section. At long last, our graphic novels and comic book collections are all together! Batman and Maus used to be located on different floors of the library. No longer shall they be separated.* Why do we have a graphic novel section? Well, that’s because comic books and graphic novels are awesome! They are often a gateway to literature. Some folks just aren’t that into reading books, but graphic novels can change that.
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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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