14 Days to Have Your Say! Tuesday, March 16 – Monday, March 29
Now’s Your Chance to Tell the Bentley Library What’s On Your Mind.
The Bentley Library is pleased to announce the launch of the 14 Days to Have Your Say! blog. This limited-life blog is an open forum for the Bentley community – an opportunity to post your comments, criticisms, and kudos, as well as to read what others are saying about the library. Don’t be shy, tell us what’s on your mind!
The 14 Days to Have Your Say! blog will be open Tuesday, March 16 – Monday, March 29, 2010. Do you have questions about this project? Please visit the About and FAQs pages, or contact the Reference Desk at refdesk@bentley.edu or 781-891-2300.
Please stop by to view the newest exhibit at the Caturano and Company Art Gallery, featuring works by Waltham, MA, artist Michele L’Heureux. All are cordially invited to attend an opening reception for the artist on Thursday, March 18, 2010, from 4:30pm to 6:30pm. Light refreshments will be served.
IBISWorld’s Business Environment Reportsoffer data and analysis that give context to companies, industries, and the U.S. economy. IBIS uses an “outside-looking-in” approach to explain how economic, demographic and other changes impact on people, enterprises and commerce. These reports contain interesting and hard-to-find economic facts and figures.
Business Environment Research Reports center around 7 environments – Consumer Behavior & Attitudes, Developed & Natural Resources, Domestic Economy & External Accounts, Financial Market, Goods and Services Prices, International Economy & Commodities, and Labor & Demographics. Business Environment Research Reports are available as brief reports (3-4 pages) on around 300 key Business Environment indicators, and include such topics as:
IBISWorld’s Business Environment Monitor Reportsprovide an overview of the U. S. economy. Each report provides data and analysis from six related Business Environment elements and presents both the historical trend and a 5-year forecast period. Data tables can be downloaded into Excel.
Connect to this Database:
Please visit IBISWorld to explore this valuable database further, or visit our Databases page to view a complete list of our resources.
——————————– 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.
“The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax.”
~ Albert Einstein
“Money often costs too much.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
In the spirit of the season…tax season that is…we have pulled together a selection of books, DVDs and audiobooks about taxes, monetary and taxation policies, and the history of money. This display presents general interest and scholarly works from the fields of economics, finance, history, law, and philosophy, and includes areas of current research that will be of interest to the Bentley community.
We are pleased to report that we have completed an update to the group study room reservation system. The reservation system is now available for use. If you experience any problems please contact Library Services at libraryservices@bentley.edu or 781.891.2168. We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience.
The group study room online reservation system is being updated during the week of Spring Break. During this update the reservation system is unavailable for use. We will post an update as soon as access to the system is restored. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Check out our book, popular reading, DVD and audiobook (including Playaway) acquisitions for the month of February. Go to our New Books page or use the links in the left hand column.
Monday, March 8 – Thursday, March 11:
8:00am to 6:00pm
Friday, March 12:
8:00am to 4:30pm
Saturday, March 13: CLOSED
Sunday, March 14:
1:00pm to 2:00am
Please note: The Deloitte Cafe will be closed Saturday, March 6, through Sunday, March 14.
The library and cafe will resume regular hours on Monday, March 15, 2010. To view more information about our hours please check our online hours calendar. Have a wonderful Spring Break!
The Bentley Library is pleased to announce the launch of the 14 Days to Have Your Say! blog. This limited-life blog is an open forum for the Bentley community – an opportunity to post your comments, criticisms, and kudos, as well as to read what others are saying about the library. Don’t be shy, tell us what’s on your mind!
This display presents general interest and scholarly works from the fields of economics, finance, history, law, and philosophy, and includes areas of current research that will be of interest to the Bentley community.
