Research Guides to the Rescue

What do you do when you don’t have time to ask a librarian for help? Where can you turn for a list of the best databases or books to use for your class assignment? Where do you get help when the Reference Desk is closed? Give our online library research guides a try!

Library research guides are available for a number of popular research topics and course assignments (like GB214 and GB320). The guides are designed by Bentley Reference Librarians to help you locate the best resources for your research. Research guides can answer questions like:

“How do I get information about a company?”

“Where do I find financial ratios for an industry?”

“Which databases should I use to get articles for my Business Ethics paper?”

“How do I cite sources in APA Style?”

“I’m taking GB214. What are the best databases for my assignment?”

The entire collection of library research guides is available at http://libguides.bentley.edu/, or just look for the link on our homepage.

Library Research Guides
Look for the Research Guides link on our homepage.

If you’d like to suggest a topic for a library research guide please comment on this post. Don’t forget, you can Ask a Librarian for help 7 days a week! Visit us in-person at the library, send us an email (redesk@bentley.edu), use our chat widget, or give us a call at 781.891.2300.

I Just Need 3 Sources Workshop: March 4 & March 6

ResearchHelpHave a paper or project due soon, and need information to complete it?

Drop in to:

“I Just Need 3 Sources By Tomorrow!”
Drop-In Research Help

Bring whatever you are working on to a reference librarian and get immediate expert assistance in finding the information you need, whether it be articles, statistics, company information, or books. You will walk away with the source or two (or three) that you need!

Three sessions:

  • Monday, March 4, 2:30 to 3:30 (during activity period)
  • Wednesday, March 6, 1:00 to 2:00 (during activity period)
  • Wednesday, March 6, 5:00 to 6:00

(No RSVP necessary; come in anytime during the hour)

These sessions will take place in the Research Instruction Center (Room 11) located on the library’s lower level.

Have You Heard About Our Research Guides?

What do you do when don’t have time to ask a librarian for help? Where do you turn when the Reference Desk is closed? We recommend you use our online library research guides.

Library research guides are available for a number of popular research topics, course assignments (like GB 214 and GB320), and common questions. The guides are designed to help you locate the best resources for your research. Research guides can answer questions like:

The entire collection of library research guides is available at http://libguides.bentley.edu/, or just look for the link on our homepage.

Library Research Guides
Look for the Research Guides link on our homepage.

If you’d like to suggest a topic for a library research guide please comment on this post. Don’t forget, you can Ask a Librarian for help 7 days a week! Visit us in-person at the library, send us an email (redesk@bentley.edu), use our chat widget, or give us a call  at 781.891.2300.

Drop-In Research Help: I Just Need Three Sources by Tomorrow!

In the library during activity period? Need help finding that scholarly article or deciding what information is okay to use for class?

This spring, the library will continue to offer drop-in workshops every Monday from 2:10 to 3:25 (during activity period) for students to get one-on-one help with finding sources for papers or projects.

Bring whatever you are working on to a reference librarian and get immediate, one-on-one, expert assistance in finding the information you need, whether it be articles, statistics, company information, or books. You will walk away with the source or two (or three) that you need!

There is no RSVP or appointment needed. Just drop by the library’s Research Instruction Center (RIC) any Monday from 2:10 to 3:25, February 13th through April 30th. (Some holiday Mondays this workshop will not be offered – check our events calendar for the full list.)

Workshop Series This Fall: I Just Need 3 Sources By Tomorrow!

This fall, the library will offer drop-in workshops every Monday from 2:10 to 3:25 (during activity period) for students to get one-on-one help with finding sources for papers or projects.

Bring whatever you are working on to a reference librarian and get immediate, one-on-one, expert assistance in finding the information you need, whether it be articles, statistics, company information, or books. You will walk away with the source or two (or three) that you need!

There is no RSVP or appointment needed. Just drop by the library’s Research Instruction Center (RIC) any Monday from 2:10 to 3:25, September 12 through December 5.

Library’s Tutorials Chosen as PRIMO “Site of the Month”

Earlier this year, the library’s Research Essentials tutorials were chosen for inclusion in PRIMO (Peer-Reviewed Instructional Materials Online), a database of online tutorials and other instructional resources, maintained by the Association of College and Research Libraries. The library’s tutorials were recently featured as PRIMO’s May 2011 Site of the Month, for which reference librarian Elizabeth Galoozis, who created the tutorials, was interviewed. You can find the interview here.

PRIMO reviews materials twice a year for selection; the list of the other seven projects accepted during Fall 2010 can be found here, and includes projects from everywhere from Sacramento City College to the University of North Carolina. PRIMO’s goal is to showcase high-quality online learning resources; the PRIMO committee “hopes that publicizing selective, high quality resources will help librarians to respond to the educational challenges posed by still emerging digital technologies.”

The publicly posted Research Essentials tutorials are versions of three tutorials created for students taking GB112, and cover concepts of company and industry research. If you’d like a refresher or introduction on how to use the library’s resources to conduct company and industry research, take a look!

“Help! I Just Need 3 Sources By Tomorrow!” Drop-In Sessions This Week

Have a paper or project due soon, and need information to complete it? Drop in to:

“Help! I Just Need 3 Sources By Tomorrow!” Drop-In Research Help

Bring whatever you are working on to a reference librarian and get immediate expert assistance in finding the information you need, whether it be articles, statistics, company information, or books. You will walk away with the source or two (or three) that you need!

Four sessions:

  • Monday, April 4, 2:00 to 3:00 (during activity period)
  • Tuesday, April 5, 5:00 to 6:00
  • Wednesday, April 6, 1:00 to 2:00 (during activity period) AND 5:00 to 6:00

No RSVP necessary; come in anytime during the hour