The Library is currently accepting faculty requests for course reserves, both print and electronic. As soon as you have completed your syllabus, please stop by the Library Services Desk with your material and we will place items on physical reserve or post course material to Blackboard. As an added convenience, we are pleased to announce the launch our new online request form. And in the coming months, be on the lookout for new features and services, all designed to improve the reserves service the library provides to faculty year-round.
You’re Invited! Closing Reception for Artist Omer Hecht on Wed. 8/24
Please join us in the Caturano and Company Art Gallery tomorrow – Wednesday, August 24 – at the closing reception for Omer Hecht’s exhibit The End of the Line. The reception runs from 4:30pm – 6:30pm and light refreshments will be served. We hope to see you there!
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.
Celebrate Read Comics In Public Day
Mark your calendars! Sunday, August 28 is Read Comics in Public Day! Last year’s event was celebrated all over the world, on five continents. The Bentley Library is here to help you honor this occasion with our graphic novel collection! Highlights include 2011 Eisner Award winners American Vampire (by Scott Snyder and Stephen King), Wilson (by Daniel Clowes), and Jacques Tardi’s It Was the War of the Trenches. We also have classic graphic novels such as Neil Gaiman’s Sandman series, Alan Moore’s Watchmen and Art Spiegelman’s Maus.
This nerd holiday was created in 2010 as an “attempt to legitimize the popular oft culturally marginalized world of sequential art.” To participate in this holy geek holiday, all you have to do is read a comic book or graphic novel in public on August 28. This date also happens to be the birthday of American comic book artist and writer, Jack Kirby.
Make sure you share what you read on August 28! The Twitter hashtag for the event is #readcomicsinpublic. You can also “like” Read Comics in Public Day on Facebook.
Click on the book covers to see if they are available to checkout from the library.
Database of the Month: Films on Demand
Films on Demand is a digital, streaming video service which offers thousands of educational titles in many different subject areas. Films on Demand allows users to view titles in their entirety or by smaller segments, create and share playlists, and embed titles in Blackboard.
Content
Bentley University has access to the full Master Academic Collection offered by Films on Demand. This collection includes within it the Humanities & Social Science, Business & Economy, Science & Mathematics, and Health Video collections. Films on Demand also offers users access to special collections by well known, respected media outlets such as Frontline, CNBC Specials, the Biography Channel, and PBS NewsHour.
Subject areas covered by Films On Demand include:
- Art & Architecture
- Biology
- Business & Economics
- Careers & Job Search
- Computers & Technology
- English & Language Arts
- Health & Medicine
- History
- Mathematics
- Philosophy & Religion
- Psychology
- Sociology
Here is the Business & Economics subject page:
Playlists & Favorites
Films On Demand allows users to create both playlists and lists of favorite videos and to share these lists with others. Creating playlists is particularly helpful for faculty who want their students to watch multiple videos over the course of a semester.
To access the playlists and favorites features, you must first register by clicking on Create Account in the upper right corner of the homepage. You will just need to input your first and last name, Bentley email address, and create a password.
Off Campus Access & Blackboard
Films On Demand can be accessed both on and off campus through our databases page.
Faculty can embed both full titles and segments into Blackboard for quick and easy classroom use. To do this, first cut and paste the Title URL link of the video listed below the brief description of the title. Then place our proxy server prefix tag in front of this URL so off campus users can view the video.
Here is our proxy server prefix tag: http://ezp.bentley.edu/login?url=
A sample URL containing both the proxy server prefix tag and Title URL would look like this:
http://ezp.bentley.edu/login?url=http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists.aspx?aid=15162&xtid=40551
Connect to this Database
Please visit Films On Demand to explore this valuable database further or visit our Databases page to view a complete list of our 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
Special Library Hours: August 6 – September 5
Starting on Saturday, August 6, the library will be closed evenings and weekends. We will also be closed on Monday, September 5, in observance of the Labor Day holiday.
Library Hours
Saturday, August 6 – Monday, September 5 (Labor Day)
Monday – Thursday:
8:00am – 6:00pm
Friday:
8:00am – 4:00pm
(note: open until 4:30pm on 8/26 & 9/2)
Saturday and Sunday:
CLOSED
Monday, September 5 (Labor Day):
CLOSED
The library will resume regular hours with the start of the fall semester on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. For more information about our hours please check our online hours calendar.
July Acquisitions: New Books, DVDs & Audiobooks
Check out our book, popular reading, DVD and audiobook acquisitions for the month of July. Go to our New Books & DVDs page to browse by subject or format.
Now Showing at the Art Gallery: Omer Hecht
Open from July 25 until August 26, 2011, the current exhibit at the Caturano and Company Art Gallery features photographs by Omer Hecht in an installation titled “The End of the Line”. All are invited to attend a closing reception for the artist on Wednesday, August 24, from 4:30pm – 6:30pm. You may view the artist’s portfolio at http://omerhecht.blogspot.com.
Omer Hecht
The End of the Line
July 25 – August 26, 2011
Closing Reception for the Artist
Wednesday, August 24
4:30pm – 6:30pm
light refreshments will be served
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.
TV on DVD
So, what’s on TV tonight? Re-runs of shows you’ve already watched? The latest entry in the string of reality cupcake shows? You can do better than that! We have some great TV shows on DVD to get you through the summer TV doldrums.
Perhaps there are shows you’ve wanted to watch but they air on a channel you don’t subscribe to, like HBO’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, Showtime’s Dexter and AMC’s Breaking Bad. Or maybe there is a show that you’ve been hearing everyone talk about, but since you missed the first couple of seasons (30 Rock), or even the entire run of the series (The Sopranos), you thought it was too late. It’s never too late…
We’ve placed some of our favorite TV series on display in the DVD area, and can direct you to many others that are tucked away on the shelves. There are dozens of shows to choose from, both old and new. Stop by and take a look, or view a list online:
TV on DVD by Title | TV on DVD by Date
