Please join us at the Caturano and Company Art Gallery this evening for a reception for artist Lynda Schlosberg. The reception runs from 4:30pm – 6:30pm and light refreshments will be served.
Lynda Schlosberg
Formlessness
on exhibit until November 30, 2010
Located on the main floor of the Bentley Library, the Caturano and Company Art Gallery is free and open to the public. Check the online hours calendar for information about the Library’s hours.
The new exhibit at the gallery presents paintings by artist Lynda Schlosberg in an installment titled Formlessness. All are invited to a reception for the artist on Thursday, October 28, 2010, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. To learn more about the artist visit http://www.lyndaschlosberg.com/.
Here are some fun-sized pieces of Halloween trivia, plucked from a few industry research resources.
Who do you expect to see on your doorstep this October 31st? The U.S. Census reports that there are an estimated 36 million potential trick-or-treaters in the United States, and according to a National Retail Federation survey, many of those kids will be dressed as princesses (4.3 million), Spider Man (1.8 million), and witches (1.7 million). 
Children aren’t the only ones getting into the holiday spirit – check out the complete costume survey results to also see the top costume picks for adults and pets (like our favorite French Bulldog, Jasper, pictured to the right).
In fact, Mintel’s Holiday Shopping report indicates that $1.8 billion will be spent on Halloween costumes this year, with the average expenditure being $34.96. Mintel anticipates that total expenditures for Halloween (including costumes, decorations, candy and greeting cards) will be $4.8 billion.
Every trick-or-treater has a favorite candy. Last year one little boy stood on my doorstop, peered into my candy bowl, and shouted with delight when he discovered we had Skittles in the mix. When I was a kid I thought nothing was better than a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup, and at the end of the night my friends and I would dump out our bags to sort our stash and barter for our favorites.
According to the National Confectioners Association, of those households providing treats, the majority (52%) will be passing out chocolate. When kids are asked about their faves, they say that they prefer homes that give anything made with chocolate (68%), followed by lollipops (9%), gummy candy (7%) and bubble gum or chewing gum (7%).
In their Seasonal Chocolate report, Mintel notes that from 2008-2010 Halloween chocolate sales decreased 2.9%. Conversely, in 2009 sales of non-chocolate candy – which is more affordable – were up 2.9%. The chocolate industry shouldn’t worry too much though, as Mintel predicts that Halloween chocolate sales will rebound as the economy improves, with a forecasted growth of 4.8% from 2010-2015.
Whatever your costume or candy preference may be, we hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween!
Join us for a tour of our world class library, recently ranked 14th in the nation by the Princeton Review!
We’ll be showcasing our technologies, collaborative study spaces, moving shelves, research resources and more. You might be amazed to see how much the library has changed (and how much it has stayed the same) over the years.
Tours will be held on Saturday, October 23, at 10:45am and 12:00pm. Come see for yourselves what a 21st century academic library looks like. Unable to attend the tour? Please feel free to stop by and take a walk through the library; we’ll be happy to answer any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you!
is like exploring your grandpa’s attic and finding a corner under the eaves stacked high and deep with letters, diaries, old photographs, military histories, an 1878 issue of the American Journal of Mathematics, and a review of Corporation Finance and Accounting by Harry C. Bentley.
Searching through JSTOR’s Arts & Sciences Collections will also unearth an article on the various dialects of slave workers on a Cuban coffee plantation in 1790, an image of a woman traveler and geographer in 1897, or the rate of turnover in the American labor force of the 1960s.
JSTOR is one of the premier databases for research in the humanities, and now with JSTOR’s Business Collection, you have access to 68 scholarly business journals, too. In all, Bentley faculty and students may peruse over 620 full-text journals in more than 50 disciplines, including:
Calling all researchers and authors!
As you know, JSTOR offers some of the world’s most reliable sources for academic content. Interacting with that content has just gotten easier using JSTOR’s powerful Data for Research (DfR) faceted search interface. Using Data for Research allows you to quickly and easily define content of interest through an iterative process of searching and filter results from approximately 1.25 million articles. More about this service may be found here – http://dfr.jstor.org/info/about/.
Connect to this Database:
Connect to JSTOR and explore this valuable database further, or visit our Databases page to view a complete list of other library resources.
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Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to an important research database, highlighting key features of the database that you should know about. If you would like more information about this database (or any of the library’s databases) please contact the Reference Desk. If you would like a demonstration of this database for a class, please contact our Coordinator of User Education, Elizabeth Galoozis.
In order to provide greater access to the color printer, it has been moved from the Computing Services area to the printer room on the top floor of the library (room 220).
Midterm elections are scheduled for Tuesday, November 2, less than three weeks from now. Senate races are going on in 36 states; races for governor are taking place in 37 states (including Massachusetts), and races for the House of Representatives are going on in every state. Wherever you’re registered to vote, you can arm yourself with information about candidates, ballot questions, and more with the following library-recommended resources.
Get the latest news coverage through the library’s subscriptions to the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Boston Globe, and more (including local Massachusetts newspapers) through our News databases. Or, search for transcripts of interviews with candidates through LexisNexis Academic, which includes transcripts from media outlets like Fox, NPR, and ABC. Just click on the “News” category on the side, and choose “TV & Radio Transcripts.” (A recent search for the phrase “senate race” in the last three months yielded 1,591 results!)
Want information about where to vote, or what’s on your local ballot? If you’re a Massachusetts voter, there is a limited number of Voter Information Packets located near the magazine rack in the library entrance from the Deloitte Cafe. You can get the same information by going to the Massachusetts Election Division website – you can locate your polling place or check out this year’s three statewide ballot questions. If you’re registered in another state, similar information can be found at the League of Women Voters’ Smart Voter website. Just enter your address to locate your polling place and local ballot.
And if the election’s got you interested in American politics, the library has tons of books and DVDs on U.S. politics and government, and voting and political participation in the U.S., not to mention recent books and audiobooks about political figures like Karl Rove, John Edwards, Michael Bloomberg, and Ted Kennedy.
As Thomas Jefferson said in a 1789 letter, “[W]herever the people are well informed they can be trusted with their own government.” (You can read the whole letter, if you want, in the library’s copies of Jefferson’s papers.)
Columbus Day Weekend holiday hours will be in effect from Saturday, October 9 through Monday, October 11, 2010:
Saturday, October 9
Library is open 9:00am to 5:00pm
Cafe is open 12:00pm to 4:00pm
Sunday, October 10
Library is open 1:00pm to 9:00pm
Cafe is open 3:00pm to 8:00pm
Monday, October 11
Library is open 1:00pm to 2:00am
Cafe is open 4:00pm to 9:30pm
The library and cafe will resume regular hours on Tuesday, October 12, 2010. For more information about our hours please check our online hours calendar.
