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Last Chance! Citing Sources Workshops This Week

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Reminder! The Library and Writing Center are joining forces this week to offer two sessions of a workshop on Citing Sources: Why, When, and How. Get a leg up on research and on your classmates! RSVP to library@bentley.edu to attend.

Citing Sources Workshop (presented jointly with the Writing Center)

Why do your professors spend so much time talking about citations? Does it feel like busywork? Come learn how to cite sources for any format. We’ll show you how to do it, where to find resources, and why you should care.

Have sources or a bibliography you need help with? Bring it with you!

Two sessions:

  • Monday, March 28, 2:15 to 3:15 (during activity period)
  • Tuesday, March 29 from 5:00 to 6:00

(The workshop will take place in the Research Instruction Center (Room 11) on the library’s lower level)

Get Help! Upcoming Library Workshops

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Now that you’re back from spring break, you may be staring down that research paper due at the end of the semester. The library has your back with a series of workshops on different parts of the research process. Keep reading to see which one may be right for you. (You can also view all our workshops at once in our events calendar.) All workshops will take place in the Research Instruction Center (Room 11) on the library’s lower level.

Wondering why it matters if you cite your sources? Come to:

Citing Sources Workshop (presented jointly with the Writing Center)

Why do your professors spend so much time talking about citations? Does it feel like busywork? Come learn how to cite sources for any format. We’ll show you how to do it, where to find resources, and why you should care.

Have sources or a bibliography you need help with? Bring it with you!

Two sessions:

  • Monday, March 28, 2:15 to 3:15 (during activity period)
  • Tuesday, March 29 from 5:00 to 6:00

(Please RSVP to library@bentley.edu for this workshop)

Having trouble keeping track of those sources you’re supposed to cite? Victim of a second-rate citation generator? Come to:

RefWorks Workshops for Students

These workshops for students will provide an introduction to RefWorks, an online bibliographic management tool. 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.

Three sessions:

  • Wednesday, March 23, 12:45 to 1:45 (during activity period)
  • Thursday, April 7, 1:00 to 2:00
  • Tuesday, April 12, 11:00 to 12:00

(Please RSVP to library@bentley.edu for this workshop. We also strongly recommend that you create a RefWorks account before attending, at RefWorks’ website. This works best when you are on campus.)

Have 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!

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)

Take Our Survey: What Kinds of Library Workshops Do You Want?

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What kinds of workshops would you like to see offered by the library? Take our quick and easy survey, and tell us what you want to learn about!

The survey is open to all members of the Bentley community, and will be open until Friday, February 18.

Thank you for your feedback!

Go directly to the survey

“Help, I Just Need 3 Sources by Tomorrow!” Drop-in Research Help for Students

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Do you have a paper or project due soon? This drop-in research help session is for you!

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! (Of course, you can always contact a Reference Librarian to get immediate help – they are here 7 days a week).

Pre-registration is NOT required!  Drop-in to the library’s Research Instruction Center (RIC), during the scheduled times (the RIC is located on the lower level in room 11). We are holding seven drop-in sessions from November 10 to December 1:

Wednesday, November 10:
3:00pm – 4:00pm

Monday, November 15:
1:00pm – 2:00pm

Tuesday, November 16:
5:00pm – 6:00pm

Wednesday, November 17:
5:00pm – 6:00pm

Monday, November 29:
2:00pm – 3:00pm

Wednesday, December 1:
1:00pm-2:00pm

5:00pm – 6:00pm

Get a Jumpstart on Papers: Learn RefWorks Now!

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The Bentley Library is offering three workshops for students this October on RefWorks. RefWorks is a tool that creates bibliographies and formats research papers in the citation style of your choice (e.g. APA, MLA).  You can easily compile, edit and format bibliographies by importing references directly from the  library’s online databases – including ProQuest and EBSCO – or by entering them manually.

These workshops will provide an introduction to RefWorks and how to use it. They will take place:

Wednesday, October 6, 1:15 – 2:00

Saturday, October 9, 11:00-12:00

Monday, October 18, 2:15 – 3:00

All workshops take place in the library’s Research Instruction Center (RIC), Room 11, on the bottom floor of the library.

Since seating is limited, please register by sending an e-mail to library@bentley.edu. We also strongly recommend that you create an account before coming to the workshop – you can do so at the RefWorks website. This works best when you are on campus.

To learn more about RefWorks, including creating your account, please visit our RefWorks research guide.

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

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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.

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

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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.

Workshop: How to Find the Full-text, and Other Library Mysteries Explained

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A library workshop for students, faculty and staff:

Have you ever become frustrated trying to find something at the Bentley Library – perhaps an online article, newspaper, book or DVD?  Or, have you ever walked away empty-handed, disappointed that the library didn’t have the materials that you wanted? Then this workshop is for you!  Open to all Bentley students, faculty, and staff, this workshop will focus on library essentials, including finding materials here at the Bentley Library and utilizing Interlibrary Loan to retrieve items from other libraries.

This workshop is being offered on Thursday, October 22 @ 10:00am and Wednesday, October 28 @ 1:00pm in the library’s Research Instruction Center (lower level, room 11).  Please RSVP by sending an email to library@bentley.edu.

Note to attendees: If you have specific examples of items you’d like to find (articles, journals, etc.), please bring them with you to the workshop.