Author: Lisa

Introducing Our New Website!

Lisa

We are very excited to announce the launch of the new Bentley Library website!

The time has certainly come for our 4 year-old site to be overhauled, and a great team of people from the Academic Technology Center (ATC) and the library have spent the past year conducting usability studies, holding focus groups and gathering user feedback about the library’s website.  This team wanted to know what our users liked (online study room reservations!) and what didn’t they like (why is that news thingamajig sliding across my screen?), as well as what they expected or hoped to find on our home page (I wish there was a search box that searches everything, like Google). This feedback guided the architecture, design and content of our new site.

Key changes and features:

  • A cleaner home page design that puts the focus on our most important and popular resources and services.
  • A top navigation bar that travels with you from page to page.
  • A single, simple search box prominently displayed on our home page allows users to find books and articles from the library’s catalog and a few key library databases, such as ProQuest and EBSCO (but not all databases). This new search is powered by a “discovery service” called Encore.  Use Encore to search multiple resources with one search interface and to filter results with multiple facets.
  • A Google Scholar search box.

Post-launch we may make minor tweaks and implement enhancements.

We have great confidence in our new site, but if you encounter any problems, have questions about how to use the site, or would like to send us general feedback, please contact us at library@bentley.edu, 781.891.2300, on Facebook or via Twitter.  We hope you’ll be as excited about our new website as we are!

Be Informed! Follow Us on Facebook, Twitter & Pinterest.

Lisa

In between news updates on this blog, we use Twitter (@BentleyLibrary), Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/bentleylibrary) and Pinterest (http://pinterest.com/bentleylibrary) to keep you informed and to answer your questions.

Following us is the best way to learn about the newest book and DVD arrivals, changes to the library’s hours, new databases, art gallery events and the like.  In addition to library news, we like to talk about books, movies and authors. We will often highlight current news that impacts libraries and our users.   Our interests are varied and we like to have conversations.  So, what are you waiting for?  Follow us today!

Library Closed Nights & Weekends: August 11 – September 3

Lisa

Summer session is ending and the library’s hours are changing. Starting on Saturday, August 11, the library will be closed evenings and weekends.

Library Hours
Saturday, August 11 – Monday, September 3 (Labor Day)

Monday – Thursday:
8:00am – 6:00pm

Friday:
8:00am – 4:00pm
(note: open until 4:30pm on 8/24 & 8/31)

Saturday and Sunday:
CLOSED

Monday, September 3:
Labor Day Holiday – CLOSED

The library will resume regular hours with the start of the fall semester on Tuesday, September 4, 2012. For more information about the hours please check our online hours calendar.

New Books & DVDs Added to the Shelves in July

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Check out our book, popular reading, DVD and audiobook acquisitions for the month of July. Go to our New Books & DVDs page to browse by subject or format.   If you find something you want, simply hit the “Request” button to place a hold on it.

July 2012 Selected New Titles

On Display: Let the Games Begin!

Lisa

The London 2012 Olympic Games (Games of the XXX Olympiad) are taking place July 27 through August 12, 2012.  Billions of spectators around the world will witness over 10,500 athletes representing 205 nations compete in 26 sports. Dream TeamWe invite you to explore the history, cities, athletes, business, culture and memorable moments of the Olympic Games through our current display of books and DVDs.

Several new books have been published about the Olympics recently (typical of an Olympic year), including books about the 1992 Dream Team, the incredible story of the London 1908 marathon, and the tragedy at the Munich 1972 games.  We’ve also dug deep into the stacks to highlight some classic titles, like David Halberstam’s chronicle of the 1984 Olympic trials for rowing, The Amateurs, and William Oscar Johnson, Jr.’s All That Glitters is Not Gold.  Rounding out the display are a few of our favorite Olympics movies.

We hope you’ll take some time to stop by and browse the display, or view the books and DVDs on our Olympic Games Pinterest board.

Now Showing in the Art Gallery: Ani Avanian

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We are pleased to announce that on Tuesday, July 10, a new exhibit opens in The McGladrey Art Gallery – Drawings from the Concurrent Influence Series by Boston artist Ani Avanian. All are invited to attend an opening reception for the artist on Wednesday, July 11, from 4:30PM-6:30PM, with a talk and Q&A session taking place at 5:00PM. Light refreshments will be served.

Ani Avanian
Drawings from the Concurrent Influence Series
July 10 – August 23, 2012
http://www.aniavanian.com

Opening Reception:
Wednesday, July 11
4:30PM – 6:30 PM
artist talk at 5:00PM

Concurrent Influence 3 by Ani Avanian
Concurrent Influence 3, 55’x35′, pencil & charcoal on paper, 2011

Located on the main floor of the Bentley Library, The McGladrey Art Gallery is free and open to the public. Check the online hours calendar for information about the Library’s hours.

4th of July Holiday Closing

Lisa

4th of JulyThe Bentley Library will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, for the Independence Day holiday. For more information about our hours please view our online calendar.

Have a safe and happy Fourth of July!

Added to the Shelves in June…

Lisa

Check out our book, popular reading, DVD and audiobook acquisitions for the month of June. Go to our New Books & DVDs page to browse by subject or format.   If you find something you want, simply hit the “Request” button to place a hold on it.

June 2012 Selected New Titles