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'The Year We Thought About Love' - Film Screening and Q&A

By Lisa Curtin

The Bentley Library, Equity Center, Residential Center, Multicultural Center, and Student Programs & Engagement are excited to present a screening of the documentary film The Year We Thought About Love on Monday, March 12, at 7:00 p.m. in the Wilder Pavilion. The screening will be followed by Q&A with filmmaker Ellen Brodsky and members of the LGBTQ youth theater group, True Colors.

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Spring Break Hours: Saturday 3/3 - Sunday 3/11

By Lisa Curtin
After last week's taste of summer weather, who isn't ready for spring break?! Although students don't have classes, the library will remain open during the break with some modifications to our normal hours. ...

Celebrate Fair Use Week!

By Matthew Van Sleet

From February 26 to March 2, the Library will celebrate Fair Use Week. Fair Use is an important legal doctrine within U.S. copyright law that underpins many of the activities we engage in every day. It allows the right to use a copyrighted work under certain conditions without permission of the copyright owner.

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On Display: Women's History & Leadership

By Jaimie Fritz
March is Women’s History Month and we are celebrating with a lobby display, guest curated by Bentley’s Center for Women and Business! Visit the library from 2/21/18– 4/2/18 to browse items in person, or see the list of display titles online. Many of these books, as well as additional women’s history and leadership titles, are available as eBooks and audiobooks via the library’s OverDrive digital collection. This display encompasses many aspects of women’s history and empowering women’s advancem ...

Database of the Month: Opposing Viewpoints in Context

By Matthew Van Sleet
Opposing Viewpoints in Context covers social and political issues with access to primary and secondary source material including journal articles, national and global news sources, pro/con viewpoint essays, videos, podcasts, and more. ...

January's Arrivals! New Books, Movies and Audiobooks.

By Lisa Curtin
Check out the 147 new books, DVDs, downloadable books, and audiobooks acquired in January. Go to the New Books & DVDs page to browse the new arrivals by subject or format. When you see something you want, click the “Request” button to place a hold on it. Interested in downloading or streaming ebooks and digital audiobooks? ...

Database Downtime Alert! ProQuest & RefWorks Offline at 10pm Sat. 1/27

By Lisa Curtin
All ProQuest databases, RefWorks, and Ancestry Library will be offline for product upgrades from 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27 until 6:00 a.m. Sunday, January 28, 2018 (EST). Please contact the Reference Desk at 781.891.2300 or refdesk@bentley.edu if you have questions or need assistance. ...

Database of the Month: IBISWorld Industry Research

By Lisa Curtin
The IBISWorld Industry Research database has been a vital resource here at the Bentley Library for several years. For those of you who may not be familiar, here's what you need to know about IBISWorld: Report Types: IBISWorld provides U.S. ...

Writing Center & ESOL Center Hours for Spring Semester

By Lisa Curtin
The Writing Center and the ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Center are now accepting appointments for the spring semester. Both centers are located on the lower level of the library. ...

RSM Art Gallery Exhibit: Debra Kennedy | "Color - Light - Passion"

By Lisa Curtin

By day Debra Kennedy is the Director of Executive Education at Bentley University; at night and on weekends she paints! Opening on January 20th in the RSM Art Gallery is an installation of Debra's paintings she has titled Color - Light - Passion.  We are very pleased to host a reception to celebrate the opening of the exhibit on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. We hope you can join us!

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