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October's Arrivals: New Books, DVDs and Audiobooks

By Lisa Curtin

Looking for something new to read, watch, or listen to? Our new acquisitions lists are a great place to start browsing! Go to the New Books & DVDs page to browse the new arrivals by subject or format. When you see something you want, click the “Request” button to place a hold on it.

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Remembering Toni Morrison

By Matthew Van Sleet

1931-2019

The Bentley Library is pleased to join the Multicultural Center, the Valente Center for Arts and Sciences, and the Department of English and Media Studies in celebrating the life and work of Nobel laureate Toni Morrison.

To commemorate her contribution to literature, the library will display a collection of her best known works in the main lobby.

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Faculty Workshop: Scholars @ Bentley Institutional Repository

By Jaimie Fritz

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.

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Database of the Month: Bloomberg Tax

By Stephen Tracey

Bloomberg Tax provides users with online access to statutes, regulations, tax codes, court cases, and expert analysis, articles, and commentary on tax planning. Practice tools such as tax prep guides, checklists, tax forms, and sample documents are included. Topic areas include Federal, State, and International.

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Try Libby! New OverDrive App Now Available.

By Kimberly Morin

You can now access Bentley's OverDrive collection in Libby, an alternative app for ebooks and audiobooks.

 

Libby offers many enhancements, including:

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Fall Mini-Break Hours: Saturday 10/12 - Tuesday 10/15

By Lisa Curtin

The library will remain open during Bentley's Fall Mini-Break with some adjustments to our normal operating hours on Sunday and Monday. We hope that you'll all enjoy the break from classes, but we are here if you need us!

Saturday October 12, Sunday October 13, and Monday October 14 
10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday October 15
7:30 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.

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Now Showing in the RSM Art Gallery: 'Vague Space' by Casey Hayward

By Lisa Curtin

Vague Space is a hybrid documentary project and photo-sculptural art installation by Casey Hayward, Associate Professor of English and Media Studies at Bentley University. The components of the work—still photographs and found objects—come from the cities of Lawrence, Lowell, Lynn and Salem, MA. These cities have been hit particularly hard by the opioid epidemic and the exhibit serves to shed light on that environment.

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New Books, Films & Audiobooks Acquired in September

By Lisa Curtin

Check out the books, DVDs, audiobooks, and OverDrive downloadable books we added to our collections in September! Go to the New Books & DVDs page to browse the new arrivals by subject or format. If you want to put something on on hold simply click the “Request” button and log-in to your library account with your Bentley email address and password.

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Introducing Free Access to the Financial Times Online!

By Katie Leahy

Current Bentley University students, faculty and staff members now have free access to the Financial Times website!

The Bentley Library has a subscription that gives members of the Bentley community full access to the content on FT.com. Users can also access the Financial Times using FT apps for iOS and Android.

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On Display: Climate Change - Issues and Solutions

By Macee Damon

"Human activities are estimated to have caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, with a likely range of 0.8°C to 1.2°C. Global warming is likely to reach 1.5°C between 2030 and 2052 if it continues to increase at the current rate." Special Report: Global Warming of 1.5 ºC (UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2018)

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