Unwind with Free Ebooks & Audiobooks

Come to an OverDrive Virtual Drop-In. Bring your own beverage, snack and device to the session, we will bring the content.

Planning to cozy up with some reading over the weekend? Register here and then virtually drop in at 3:00 p.m. any Saturday starting October 10 until November 21 to learn how to get free downloadable audiobooks and ebooks from OverDrive. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meetings (any that you would like to attend).

The Bentley Library’s OverDrive Collection provides thousands of eBooks and audiobooks, with an emphasis on popular fiction and nonfiction titles. You can enjoy many titles immediately online, download them for offline use, or send borrowed content to a specific device. Titles in this collection may be downloaded to laptops, PCs, iPads, Android devices, Kindles, Nooks, smartphones, and mp3 players through a web browser or through the OverDrive or Libby apps.

Don’t know what to listen or read next? We can provide a recommendation, tailored to your specific reading tastes, when you identify a few titles, authors, narrators, or genres that you enjoy.

If you think we are missing something, please suggest a purchase by sending an e-mail to refdesk@bentley.edu. Recommendations are always welcome.

Can’t want to wait to get started? Visit our OverDrive Library Guide for more information.

Faculty Workshop: Scholars @ Bentley Institutional Repository

The library is pleased to introduce faculty to Scholars @ Bentley, our institutional repository hosted by Digital Commons. Scholars @ Bentley is a full-text repository for your articles, research, presentations, datasets, multimedia, and more. Share your work worldwide through the Digital Commons network and track downloads by time and location to measure impact.

This workshop will familiarize you with Scholars @ Bentley and its benefits for faculty. You’ll learn:

  • How to set up an account
  • What type of work (published or unpublished) you can add to the repository
  • Where to locate your copyright privileges on published work
  • How to submit work to the repository – including metadata creation
  • What impact measurement tools are available to you through Digital Commons

Dates & Times:

  • Tuesday, November 5: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, November 6: 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Location: Library Room 011 (Research Instruction Center), lower level

Please note: This is a 1-hour workshop, you may attend on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Workshop: Citing Sources / April 17th and 18th

Why do your professors want you to cite your sources? Does it feel like busywork? Let us help. We’ll show you how to cite your sources in the format of your choice, and where to find citation templates and formatting style guides.

Do you have sources you need to cite, or a bibliography you need help with? Bring them with you and we’ll provide on-the-spot assistance.

When:

Wednesday, April 17th, 2:00pm to 3:00pm
Thursday, April 18th, 5:00pm to 6:00pm

Where:
Research Instruction Room (RIC), Room 11, on the lower level of the library

Presented by:
The Writing Center and the Library

Finding Quality Sources: Research Help

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

Finding Quality Sources: 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!

When:

  • Monday, February 25th 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Tuesday, February 26th   2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, February 27th 11:00 a.m. to noon
  • Thursday, February 28th 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Where:

Research Instruction Center (RIC), Room 11, on the lower level of the library.

No RSVP necessary – just drop in to the library’s classroom (room 11) anytime during the sessions.


Don’t forget, librarians also provide research help 7 days/week at the Reference Desk. Visit, email, call, text, or IM/chat with a librarian whenever the Reference Desk is open.

Learn RefWorks Now! Workshops on February 14th

Bentley Librarians are offering opportunities for students to learn about RefWorks.

RefWorks is a tool that creates bibliographies and formats research papers in the citation style of your choice (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

Learn to export citations, create bibliographies, and save and organize sources for all your research papers and projects – all in one place.

Have sources you’re not sure how to cite? Bring them with you and we’ll help you get them right.

When:

  • Tuesday, February 12th, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. cancelled due to weather
  • Thursday, February 14th, 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
  • Thursday, February 14th, 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Where:

Research Instruction Center (RIC), Room 11, on the lower level of the library.

How to sign up:

Register by sending an e-mail to refdesk@bentley.edu indicating which session you’d like to attend. (Since seating is limited, you must register.)

If you don’t already have a RefWorks account, we strongly recommend that you “Sign up for a New Account” before coming to the workshop – you can do so at the RefWorks’ website.

Workshops: Citing Sources: Why, When, How

Why do your professors want you to cite your sources? Does it feel like busywork? Let us help. We’ll show you how to cite your sources in the format of your choice, and where to find citation templates and formatting style guides.

Do you have sources you need to cite, or a bibliography you need help with? Bring them with you and we’ll provide on-the-spot assistance.

When:

  • Tuesday, December 4th, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 5th, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 6th, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Where:

Research Instruction Center (RIC), Room 11, on the lower level of the library

Presented by:

Greg Farber-Mazor, Director of the Writing Center; Macee Damon and Matt Van Sleet, Reference Librarians

To reserve your seat, send an email to refdesk@bentley.edu with “Citation Workshop” in the subject line, and tell us which session you’d like to attend.

We hope to see you there!

Finding Quality Sources: Drop-In Research Help

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

Finding Quality Sources: 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!

Monday, November 12
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, November 13
2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 14
11:00 a.m. to noon

Thursday, November 15
5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.

No RSVP necessary – just drop in to the library’s classroom (room 11) anytime during the sessions.

Don’t forget, librarians also provide research help 7 days/week at the Reference Desk. Visit, email, call, text, or IM/chat with a librarian whenever the Reference Desk is open.

Workshops: Citing Sources: Why, When, How

Why do your professors want you to cite your sources? Does it feel like busywork? Let us help. We’ll show you how to cite your sources in the format of your choice, and where to find citation templates and formatting style guides.

Do you have sources you need to cite, or a bibliography you need help with? Bring them with you and we’ll provide on-the-spot assistance.

When:

  • Tuesday, December 4th, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, December 5th, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
  • Thursday, December 6th, 5:00-6:00 p.m.

Where:

Research Instruction Center (RIC), Room 11, on the lower level of the library

Presented by:

Greg Farber-Mazor, Director of the Writing Center; Macee Damon and Matt Van Sleet, Reference Librarians

To reserve your seat, send an email to refdesk@bentley.edu with “Citation Workshop” in the subject line, and tell us which session you’d like to attend.

We hope to see you there!