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ProQuest Database Maintenance: Planned Outage Jan. 30 - 31

By Katie Leahy

ProQuest databases will be unavailable starting at 10:00 pm (Eastern Time) on Saturday, January 30 until 6:00 am on Sunday, January 31 for scheduled maintenance.

See the announcement from ProQuest for more details.

Please visit our list of Bentley-subscribed ProQuest databases which may be impacted as part of this outage.

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Designed Just For You: Research Guides for Courses, Projects & Topics

By Lisa Curtin

Taking GB112GB214 or GB320 this semester? Reference Librarians have designed custom library research guides to point you to the best resources for your assignments.

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Library Status & Services: January 19-31

By Lisa Curtin

Happy New Year! Like all of you, the Library has been busy preparing for the start of online classes on January 19th. During the first two weeks of the trimester library staff will continue to provide services and resources online to the Bentley community. We plan to reopen the building on February 1st, barring any changes to the University’s scheduled resumption of in-person operations. We will post updated information here when we reopen.

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Contactless Pickup Now Available!

By Lisa Curtin

The Bentley Library will remain closed to patrons until in-person classes begin in February 2021. While the building is closed we will resume contactless pick-up of library materials!

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Winter Intensives: Online Services & Help Hours

By Lisa Curtin

Library services and research help will be available online during the week of Winter Intensives: January 11 - January 15, 2021. The building remains closed at this time. Hours and contact information are listed below.

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Winter Break Closing: December 24 - January 10

By Lisa Curtin

Bentley University has announced an extended winter break this year. The Bentley Library will be closed Thursday, December 24, 2020, through Sunday, January 10, 2021. All staffed services will be unavailable during the break.

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SRDS & Claritas 360 Databases: Planned Outage Dec. 26 - Jan. 3

By Lisa Curtin

We have been notified by SRDS that they will begin a scheduled maintenance window on Saturday, December 26, that will cause all SRDS databases, including Claritas 360, to be unavailable for approximately one week. Service should be restored on January 4, 2021.

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Special Online Hours: December 18 - 23

By Lisa Curtin

Please note the changes to our online help hours for the period of time after classes end on December 17th and before winter break begins on December 24th.

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Database of the Month: Salem Press

By Kimberly Morin

Salem Press is a collection of online reference books published by Salem Press, Grey House Publishing, and H. W. Wilson. These 150+ titles provide excellent overviews and set the stage for successful research projects.

Why use Reference Books?

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November's Arrivals! New Books, e-Books and Audiobooks

By Lisa Curtin

Check out the 160+ new titles we added in November! Visit the New Books & DVDs page to browse our most recent book, audiobook, DVD, and e-book arrivals.

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