Remembering Toni Morrison

Matthew
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.

In addition, there will be two events on campus next week:

Monday, October 28th, at 3:30pm in the Back Bay rooms:

Faculty, staff, and students will read passages from Toni Morrison’s work, followed by an open discussion.

Tuesday, October 29th, at 7pm in Wilder:

Professor Ken Stuckey, Department of English and Media Studies, will introduce a screening of the 2019 feature documentary Toni Morrison: The Pieces I Am .

All are welcome to attend.

Faculty Workshop: Scholars @ Bentley Institutional Repository

Jaimie

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.

This workshop will familiarize you with Scholars @ Bentley and its benefits for faculty. You’ll learn:

  • How to set up an account
  • What type of work (published or unpublished) you can add to the repository
  • Where to locate your copyright privileges on published work
  • How to submit work to the repository – including metadata creation
  • What impact measurement tools are available to you through Digital Commons

Dates & Times:

  • Tuesday, November 5: 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • Wednesday, November 6: 2:00-3:00 p.m.

Location: Library Room 011 (Research Instruction Center), lower level

Please note: This is a 1-hour workshop, you may attend on either Tuesday or Wednesday.

Database of the Month: Bloomberg Tax

Stephen

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.

Bloomberg Tax enables users to access the BNA Tax Management Portfolios. Tax Management Portfolios are an encyclopedic resource that provides detailed breakdowns of tax issues. Tax Management Portfolios index and provide full-text access to primary source materials that cover tax cases, regulations, and relevant statutes, and including links to the IRC. Bentley’s Bloomberg Tax subscription include BNA’s U.S. Income; Estates, Gifts & Trusts; and U.S. International portfolios.

The Federal section of Bloomberg Tax also includes a number of useful practices tools, from Federal tax forms and calculators to sample client letters, compliance statements, and transactional diagrams.

Those looking for primary and secondary resources related to state tax topics can use the State content area of Bloomberg Tax, to find expert analysis, including the BNA State Tax and Sales & Use Tax portfolios. As in the Federal content area of Bloomberg Tax, the State area provides practice tools that include state tax forms, client letters, and state tax diagrams. Primary source material in the State area includes statutes, regulations, and constitutions. For those who want to keep abreast of state tax topics can browse the News & Commentary section.

The International area of Bloomberg Tax provides expert analysis via the BNA International portfolios, which include Foreign Income, Country, and Transfer Pricing portfolios. Practice tools include Withholding Tax Chart and VAT jurisdictions. Primary source materials include tax treaties and transfer pricing portfolios.

Guides, Tutorials, and Help

For help using Bloomberg Tax please consult the database’s Help Center, download the Bloomberg Tax Quick Reference Card, or view Bloomberg Tax’s video tutorials. Reference librarians can provide research assistance in person at the Reference Desk and via email, phone (781.891.2300) and chat.

Database of the Month provides a very brief introduction to a useful website or library database, highlighting key features you should know about. If you would like more information about this resource (or any of the library’s databases), please contact us for research assistance. If you would like a demonstration of this resource for a class, please schedule a research instruction class using the instruction request form.

Try Libby! New OverDrive App Now Available.

Kimberly

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

Libby offers many enhancements, including:

  • An updated, streamlined interface,
  • A unified shelf for all loans and holds across multiple libraries,
  • Improved multi-library support for users who also enjoy digital books from their public library.

Of Note: the OverDrive app and website are still available—Libby simply offers an alternative for those who would like to give it a try.

Please speak with a Reference Librarian if you need assistance with this new interface.

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

Lisa

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.

For complete information about the library, café and Help Desk hours please view the hours calendar.

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

Lisa

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. Mattresses, doors, highchairs and other castoff items found in dumpsters, forested areas, back alleys and roadsides become canvases for imagery of a life lived “rough.”

Please join us in celebrating the opening of Vague Space at a reception for the artist in the RSM Art Gallery on Wednesday, October 16, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Casey Hayward
Vague Space 
October 2 – November 5, 2019

Artist’s Reception: 
Wednesday, October 16
4:00-6:00 p.m.

Your Protection by Casey Hayward
Your Protection
large print transfer on plywood, scrap wood, syringe caps

Casey Hayward: Artist Statement

In my work, be it documentary filmmaking, photography or installation, I seek to explore social justice issues through art, with an appreciation for the imperfection of lived experience. The flaws of humanity often afford a more impactful entrée into the investigation of the world we inhabit.

I am particularly interested in the entropy of cultures, communities and systems. From an aesthetic standpoint, I have always been drawn to rusted metal, rotting wood and other detritus surrounding us. To me this detritus–the less desirable output of our way of life–has a beauty all its own.

I take photographs, interview participants and consider the most effective ways of sharing my work, all with the complexity of imperfection in mind. While I cannot avoid digital technologies due to their ease and ubiquity, I do enjoy physical processes like exposing and developing analog film. I find the process is challenging and introduces flaws based on a myriad of environmental factors and my own abilities. I enjoy the serendipity of “happy accidents.” These can serve to remind viewers that they are experiencing not just a body of work but also a process. Reflexivity in this way is something I instill in much of my work. I trust that participants are keen enough to examine more than just the product, but my role and the problems it can inhere in making the art.

Casey Hayward, Associate Professor
Department of English and Media Studies
Bentley University
chayward@bentley.edu

This project was made possible with the support of the Bentley University Health Thought Leadership Network, Office of the Dean of Arts and Sciences and the Department of English and Media Studies.

New Books, Films & Audiobooks Acquired in September

Lisa

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.

If you have questions about OverDrive, please view their Getting Started page or visit the Reference Desk for personal assistance.

Introducing Free Access to the Financial Times Online!

Katie

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.

Financial Times logo.

Account Registration

You can register for an account either on-campus or off-campus! Users must create accounts using their Bentley University email address. Visit ft.com, click “Sign In”, enter your Bentley University email address, and follow the prompts.  

Step-by-step instructions on how to register for an account are available on our Financial Times Research Guide.

Copyright Policy & Permitted Uses

Please note that all users are responsible for reading and adhering to the Financial Times Copyright Policy and Permitted Uses.

More Information & Help:

Additional details are available on our Financial Times Research Guide. If you have any questions, please contact the Reference Desk.  Stop by, call 781.891.2300, or email refdesk@bentley.edu.