Microfilm Goes Digital

30 Day Trial of a New Microfilm Reader/Scanner ends February 12, 2010

You may be surprised to hear that microfilm is alive and well, but anyone who has conducted historical research or obtained a dissertation via Interlibrary Loan knows that microfilm is still very much a reality. The good news is that microfilm technology has changed some, and the library is currently test-driving a digital microfilm machine. This machine allows the content of microfilm to be digitally scanned to be saved, emailed and/or printed to the library printers.

We encourage you to stop by and take it for a spin.  Our trial of the machine ends February 12…please stop by the Library Services Desk before then and let us know you’d like to be introduced to the ST200X digital microfilm machine.

Faculty Workshop: Creating ProQuest, EBSCO, JSTOR, & CSA Static Links

The Bentley Library is offering the following workshop for faculty and Ph.D. students:

Creating ProQuest, EBSCO, JSTOR, & CSA Static Links
Monday, February 1, 2010@ 2:10pm (Activity Period)
Research Instruction Center (RIC), Library Lower Level, Room 011

A number of Bentley databases offer “persistent” or static links to articles that can be accessed for several years. Vendors such as EBSCOHost, ProQuest, JSTOR, and CSA provide different levels of linking to full-text articles and bibliographic citations.  This workshop will show you how to create durable links to articles with the comfort of knowing that copyright permission and royalties have been taken care of by Bentley’s site license.

Static links to database content can be used with your Blackboard course sites, online bibliographies, or personal websites. Workshop attendees will also learn how to make links available to off-campus users by including a proxy server tag with a static URL.

Please RSVP for this workshop by sending email to library@bentley.edu.

New Home, New Interface for SAGE Management & Organization Studies Database

The SAGE Management & Organization Studies database has been removed from the CSA platform and is now available via the SAGE Full-Text Collections website.  The content of the database has not changed (full-text access to 40 peer-reviewed SAGE journals), however there is a new search interface.

To access the new SAGE Management & Organization Studies database please go to the library’s Databases page and click on the link to [Management & Organization Studies].  Don’t hesitate to contact the Reference Desk if you have any questions or need assistance.

EndNote X3 Now Available! Learn More at EndNote Workshop on 1/25

The Bentley Library is pleased to announce EndNote X3 is now available via the VLAB.  X3 offers users more online resources and publishing styles – now totaling over 3,900. This latest version of Endnote also includes over 700 import filters. EndNote X3 users will also be able to create a personal EndNote Web account to quickly move references from the web to their personal desktops.   To download EndNote X3 simply visit the VLAB and click on the link titled “Install Endnote X3. 01″.

The library will be offering a workshop to introduce EndNote X3’s newest features – including EndNote Web – on Monday, January 25 at 2:10pm (Activity Period). If you are interested in attending this workshop please contact librarian Stephen Tracey at stracey@bentley.edu or 781-891-2302.