In Spring 2022, Kanopy upgraded its website to a new design aimed at creating a more user-centered platform. Many of these enhancements were derived from user feedback and implemented to create a more intuitive viewing experience. Below are details of some of these improvements.
New Top Navigation
The top navigation bar of your library’s Kanopy website has been redesigned for simpler browsing, searching, and account management.
Last week you received a message about the new Library Search platform, and today we are happy to announce the launch of a new Bentley Library website! This completes a months-long process of building a user-focused portal to our collections, online resources, and services.
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Today Bentley Library launched its new, cloud-based integrated library system (ILS) from ExLibris. The new Library Search provides a better user experience for finding print and electronic resources in one convenient search box.
Library Search can help you manage your research, too. When you sign into your library account you are able to:
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In observance of Juneteenth, the library will be closed Saturday, June 18 through Monday, June 20. Regular summer session hours will resume at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 21. View the online calendar for complete information about building and research help hours.
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Finally have some free time for books and movies now that classes have ended? Check out the 150+ new items that we added to our collection in May! Go to the New Books & DVDs page to view the new arrivals by subject or format. When you see something you want, click the “Request” button to place a hold on it.
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Bentley Library and the LGBTQ+ Pride Month Planning Committee invite you to celebrate Pride Month with books and films that feature LGBTQ+ voices, experiences, histories, and themes. To help get you started, we have co-curated a pop-up display of books and DVDs that includes novels, memoirs, nonfiction, feature films, and documentaries.
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The library's regular summer hours will be in effect during Bentley's Summer Sessions I and II — Tuesday, May 31 - Monday, August 22:
Sunday
1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Monday – Thursday
8:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
In observance of the Memorial Day holiday, the library will be closed Saturday, May 28 through Monday, May 30. Regular summer session hours will begin at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 31. View the online calendar for complete information about building and research help hours.
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If you're a fan of the MRI-Simmons Insights database we have some great news for you! The library has recently renewed our subscription to MRI-Simmons Insights and added a new module to the platform—Simmons Connect Plus—that will provide detailed insights into the digital behaviors of consumers.
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As we close the book on the academic year we must also say farewell to our Class of '22 student assistants.
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