Bathroom Reader 4.5: May 2013

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To Reshelve or Not to Reshelve That is the question. If you’ve ever wondered, know that you don’t have to reshelve your books at HLS. Simply leave them out on any table (or on the reshelv- ing cart by the reference desk) and our shelving team will do it for you. This also allows us to get valuable data by tracking use of books that haven’t necessarily been checked out. Summer Access Planning to do legal research this summer? Of course you are! What will you use to do it? The short version: you’ll have unlim- ited access to Bloomberg Law and Lexis Advance, but you’ll need to request extended access to Westlaw Next for academic work. You also have unlimited access to most Harvard e-resources, includ- ing HeinOnline, with your HUID and PIN. Read all the details at http://bit.ly/blwsum13. Keep it Safe Check out a laptop lock at the cir- culation desk to keep your laptop secure while you stretch your legs or get a snack. You can also check out chargers for most models of Mac and PC. Bathroom Reader UncleChristopher’s Volume 4 Issue 5: May 2013 Research Guides of the Month This month we have not one but four new research guides to share with you, covering a range of topics. • Animal law research http://bit.ly/hlslrganimal • Finding Israeli Supreme Court decisions http://bit.ly/hlslrgisc • Presentation tools http://bit.ly/hlslrgpres • Take a study break http://bit.ly/hlslrgtsb Yes, we created a guide to help you have more fun when you need a break, though we recommend you don’t do everything on it during finals! Research guides for many more topics are listed at http://bit.ly/hlslguides. New Databases Did you know that Harvard gets access to new databases all the time? Among our most recent acquisitions are four Asian law databases: • Chancery Law Chronicles (Bangladesh) • SCCOnline (India) • CLJ Law (Malaysia) • PakistanLawSite SCCOnline is accessible via IP authentication while connected to the HLS network/VPN. The others require passwords you can request at the reference desk. CALI Lessons Interactive CALI lessons are a great way to learn and review for finals. There are lessons on nearly every area of law. Sign up http://cali.org with our Harvard access code, HARVRDstu87. Congrats, Class of 2013! Congratulations on your achievement! Remember that you are welcome to study for the bar in the library, and though there will likely be librarians wherever you go to work, you can still contact us. Visit http://asklib.law.harvard.edu for all our contact details! Note to newly–minted 2Ls and 3Ls: you should likewise feel free to contact us over the summer! Where to take the family? Find cool events to take your family and friends to during commencement weekend on the Harvard Square events calendar at http://bit.ly/harvardsqevents. Connect with Us: Ask: asklib.law.harvard.edu Blog: bit.ly/etseq Facebook.com/hlslibrary Twitter.com/hlslib Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbath. Send feedback and suggestions to [email protected]. Photo credits: Map of Asia, Wikimedia Commons;Weekend Wallpaper by @muha on Flickr, CC:BY-NC-SA license

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  • To Reshelve or Not to Reshelve

    That is the question. If youve ever wondered, know that you dont have to reshelve your books at HLS. Simply leave them out on any table (or on the reshelv-ing cart by the reference desk) and our shelving team will do it for you. This also allows us to get valuable data by tracking use of books that havent necessarily been checked out.

    Summer Access

    Planning to do legal research this summer? Of course you are! What will you use to do it? The short version: youll have unlim-ited access to Bloomberg Law and Lexis Advance, but youll need to request extended access to Westlaw Next for academic work. You also have unlimited access to most Harvard e-resources, includ-ing HeinOnline, with your HUID and PIN. Read all the details at http://bit.ly/blwsum13.

    Keep it SafeCheck out a laptop lock at the cir-culation desk to keep your laptop secure while you stretch your legs or get a snack. You can also check out chargers for most models of Mac and PC.

    Bathroom ReaderUncle Christophers

    Volume 4 Issue 5: May 2013

    Research Guides of the Month

    This month we have not one but four new research guides to share with you, covering a range of topics. Animal law research

    http://bit.ly/hlslrganimal Finding Israeli Supreme

    Court decisions http://bit.ly/hlslrgisc Presentation tools

    http://bit.ly/hlslrgpres Take a study break

    http://bit.ly/hlslrgtsbYes, we created a guide to help you have more fun when you need a break, though we recommend you dont do everything on it during finals! Research guides for many more topics are listed at http://bit.ly/hlslguides.

    New Databases Did you know that Harvard gets access to new databases all the time? Among

    our most recent acquisitions are four Asian law databases: Chancery Law Chronicles

    (Bangladesh) SCCOnline (India) CLJ Law (Malaysia) PakistanLawSiteSCCOnline is accessible via IP authentication while connected to the HLS network/VPN. The others require passwords you can request at the reference desk.

    CALI LessonsInteractive CALI lessons are a great way to learn and review for finals. There are lessons on nearly every area of law. Sign up http://cali.org with our Harvard access code, HARVRDstu87.

    Congrats, Class of 2013!

    Congratulations on your achievement! Remember that you are welcome to study for the bar in the library, and though there will likely be librarians wherever you go to work, you can still contact us. Visit http://asklib.law.harvard.edu for all our contact details! Note to newlyminted 2Ls and 3Ls: you should likewise feel free to contact us over the summer!

    Where to take the family?Find cool events to take your family and friends to during commencement weekend on the Harvard Square events calendar at http://bit.ly/harvardsqevents.

    Connect with Us:Ask: asklib.law.harvard.eduBlog: bit.ly/etseqFacebook.com/hlslibraryTwitter.com/hlslib

    Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbath. Send feedback and suggestions to [email protected] credits: Map of Asia, Wikimedia Commons;Weekend Wallpaper by @muha on Flickr, CC:BY-NC-SA license