In the Know @ the Bentley Library

Bentley Library is pleased to provide subscriptions to The Economist to current faculty, students and staff, available via The Economist website and/or free mobile apps for Android and iOS users.

Somerville artist Bradford Johnson works with images from the history of the pollution and rehabilitation of the Massachusetts Mystic River as a way of contending with his own Climate Change anxiety.

Celebrate Black History Month with books that amplify the history, culture, contributions, and stories of Black people in America. Browse our Black History Month virtual display and online collections for books by Black authors and books that honor Black voices and experiences. Check something out to read now and add a few items to your list to keep celebrating Black History Month throughout the year. 

Welcome back to our returning Falcons, and welcome to all new first-year, transfer, and exchange students starting this spring! We look forward to seeing you in the library soon, whether it's to study, borrow books, get research help, print, or just to relax between classes. The library's regular spring semester hours are:

Sunday
10:00 a.m. - midnight

Monday - Thursday
7:30 a.m. - midnight

Friday
7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

A River Twice
Painting by Bradford Johnson
January 25 - February 26, 2023
Artist's website

As we move forward into the new year, we are also taking a look back at the best of 2022 - best books, that is! Our 14th annual Best Books display celebrates the top books and audiobooks published in 2022.

The library's hours for the period of January 9 - January 22, 2023, which includes the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday and wintersession classes, are:

Monday, January 9 - Friday, January 13
8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, January 14 - Monday, January 16 (holiday)
CLOSED

Bentley Library will be closed during the University's winter break — Saturday, December 24 through Sunday, January 8. All staffed services will be unavailable during the break. The library will reopen at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, January 9, 2023. Please anticipate longer turnaround times for any items you request or questions you submit while we are closed. 

Please note the following changes to the library's hours for the period of time after finals end and before winter break begins:

Wednesday, December 21
6:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Thursday, December 22 and Friday, December 23
8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

As the result of the merger of two research firms—eMarketer and Business Insider Intelligence—the eMarketer database is now known as Insider Intelligence. Although the name has changed, the content and global coverage has not! Researchers will continue to find research reports, forecasts, performance metrics, charts, trends, and analysis. So, what changes will you notice? Insider Intelligence combines the strengths of both brands to provide robust coverage of five core areas: