Now Showing in the Art Gallery: Andrea Sherrill Evans

Open from February 7 to April 8, 2012, the current exhibit at The McGladrey Art Gallery features works by Boston artist Andrea Sherrill Evans in an installation titled land/marks. All are invited to attend the opening reception for the artist on Wednesday, February 8, from 4:30pm-6:30pm. There will be an artist talk and Q&A session beginning at 5:00pm. Meet the artist, view the art, enjoy the refreshments!

Andrea Sherrill Evans
land/marks
February 7, 2012 – April 8, 2012
http://andreasherrillevans.com

Opening Reception
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
4:30pm – 6:30pm
Artist Talk and Q&A at 5:00pm
light refreshments will be served

Andrea Evans

Scheduled Outage for Interlibrary Loan (ILL): Tuesday 1/31

ILLiad, the online InterLibrary Loan system, will be taken offline for maintenance on Tuesday, January 31. During this time users will be unable to make ILL requests or retrieve any electronic items (articles and book chapters) stored in ILLiad.   It is expected that access will be restored before the end of the business day, and we will post an update when that occurs.

For assistance please contact ILL at the Library Services Desk, via email interlibloan@bentley.edu, or by phone 781.891.2301. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Spring Semester Hours at the ESOL Center & Writing Center

Both the ESOL Center and the Writing Center spring into action next week! Get a smart start to the semester by taking advantage of the guidance and expertise offered at these wonderful campus resources.  ESOL opens for business on Monday, January 30, and the Writing Center follows suit on Wednesday, February 1.  But you don’t need to wait for their doors to open to make an appointment – just visit their web sites to book an appointment online (information and instructions below). Both centers are located on the lower level of the library.

ESOL Center Opens Monday, January 30, 2012

  • Monday: 10:00am – 8:30pm
  • Tuesday: 10:00am – 6:30pm
  • Wednesday: 10:00am – 9:30pm
  • Thursday: 10:00am – 9:30pm
  • Friday: 10:00am – 2:00pm

Bentley University students whose home language is not English are invited to take advantage of the free tutorial services offered by Bentley’s ESOL Center.  Students can schedule an appointment online via the English & Media Studies Department web page (note that there are specific scheduling links for undergraduate students and graduate students), call 781.891.2021 to make an appointment, or drop in to see if a faculty tutor is available.

The Writing Center – Opens Wednesday, February 1, 2012

  • Monday – Thursday: 10:00am to 10:00pm
  • Friday: 10:00am – 2:00pm
  • Sunday: 6:00pm – 10:00pm

Writing Center staff are available to provide one-to-one assistance with writing skills. Students can drop in during open hours, schedule an appointment online via the Writing Center web page, or call 781.891.3173 to make an appointment.

We’re Making it Faster & Easier to Print!

Welcome back to campus! If you’ve been to the library this week you may have noticed that over winter break we installed additional printers on the main and upper levels of the building. The total printer count now stands at 9, including 7 B&W printers (6 on the main level, 1 on the upper level) and 2 color printers (both located on the upper level).

And there’s more good news… To increase the speed and ease of printing from within the library, we have installed 2 Quick Print stations. Forget the frustration of hunting for a computer to sit at just to send a print job – you’ll find a Quick Print terminal mounted on the wall outside each of the printer rooms on the main level. Simply walk up to the Quick Print terminal, send your print job, and go.

Finally, in the very near future, a printer will be connected to the scanner on the lower level, allowing users to scan and print.

Please let us know if you have any questions about our printing enhancements. Have a great semester, everyone!

On Display: Best Books of 2011

Best Books of 2011Happy New Year and welcome back! We spent some time over winter break closely examining year-end “best books” lists from a variety of sources (Amazon.com, The New York Times, The Economist and Kirkus Reviews, just to name a few) to bring you our annual Best Books display.

Featuring over 150 fiction and nonfiction titles in both print and audiobook formats, you’ll find prominent bestsellers that were highly publicized, wildly popular and credited on multiple best-of lists. However, this display also features many books that you may not have heard about; books that were critically acclaimed yet didn’t receive as much attention from the mainstream. Curious? Well, then come take a look!

We’re certain that this display contains something for everyone, but if you don’t see anything of interest at first glance, keep checking back.  We are adding to the display daily as new acquisitions arrive and currently checked-out books are returned.