In the Know @ the Bentley Library

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Did you know that we now offer more than 1,200 downloadable eBooks and audiobooks via OverDrive?  The Bentley Library's OverDrive collection includes fiction and nonfiction bestsellers, award winners, classics and perennial favorites.

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Check out our newest books, eBooks, audiobooks and movies!  Go to the New Books & DVDs page to browse the November new acquisitions lists by subject or format.   When you see something you want, simply hit the “Request” button to place a hold on it. To browse for new eBooks and audiobooks to read on a Kindle, NOOK, iPad, iPod, laptop or smartphone, please visit our OverDrive collectio ...

Now showing in the McGladrey Art Gallery are paintings by Huaiyu Chou in an exhibition titled White Terror.  The exhibition will be on view from November 25, 2013 - January 10, 2014.  All are invited to attend an opening reception for the artist on Wednesday, December 4, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Huaiyu Chou
White Terror
November 25, 2013 - January 10, 2014

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This semester the library's 24-hour access for final exams begins at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, December 9 (the day before Reading Day) and ends at 9:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 19 (last day of exams). *Please note the weekend exception: The library closes at 9:00 p.m. Saturday night and reopens at 10:00 a.m. Sunday morning  - because everyone should take a little break from studying!

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I have a morning ritual here at the library. I arrive just before 8:00 a.m., put my bags down at the Reference Desk, and head into Einstein’s for a cup of coffee. On Friday mornings I pause to see if the most recent Vanguard has been added to the newsstand. I often flip through the paper during my 8:30 a.m. reference desk shift while awaiting the day's first questions.

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Holiday hours will be in effect from Tuesday, November 26 through Sunday, December 1:

Tuesday, November 26: 7:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. (early closing)

Wednesday, November 27 - Saturday, November 30: Closed -- Happy Thanksgiving!

Sunday, December 1: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.

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The Oxford English Dictionary defines brevity as “being short in speech or writing; contraction into few words, conciseness, terseness”. That we encounter brevity on a daily basis should come as no surprise. Twitter, one of the most widely used social networking services, is designed to only allow users 140 characters to convey thoughts, news, or commentary in dispatches known as Tweets. Most academic journal articles feature an abstract that summarizes the salient points of the document in a very brief paragraph, comprised of no more than a few sentences.

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Did you miss the library's Information Literacy Series event on October 23? Don't worry - we have audio for all the lightning talks that were given, as well as slides for some of them. Below you'll see mp3 recordings of the talks, and slides or visuals as they become available to us. For more information about the event, click the link "Information Literacy Series event" above.  

Jay Cooprider (CIS): Big Data Through a Technology Lens

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Ian Cross (Marketing): John Wayne is Big Data

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