Bathroom Reader 6.05: May 2015

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Harvard Law School Library's Bathroom Reader Newsletter

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    Bathroom Reader

    Image credits: Registrum Brevium, 1384, HLS MS 155, fol. 34r (detail); Beach ball by @Toca Boca on Flickr, CC:BY-NC license.Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbathroomreader. Send feedback and suggestions to research@law.harvard.edu.

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    Informing Captive Audiences Since 2010! | Harvard Law School Library | Volume 6 Issue 5: May 2015

    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 at http://cali.org with our Harvard ac-cess code.

    HLSL Summer hoursMay 18-July 31 M-Th: 8am-11pm; F: 8am-6pm; Sat-Sun: 9am-5pmAugustM-F: 8am-6pm; Sat-Sun: closedWell also be closed for Memo-rial Day and July 4th weekends. Magna Carta and More

    In honor of Magna Cartas 800th birthday this year, the HLS Library has released two digi-tal collections of early manuscripts: our entire manuscript collection of English statutory compilations, which include Magna Carta,

    from about 1300-1500, and our entire collection of regis-ters of English legal writs, used to initiate legal actions in court, dated 1275-1476. Many are beautifully illustrated. For a sample and more info, visit http://bit.ly/mcmore15.

    Research Guide SpotlightLooking for free or low-cost legal research resources? Check out our research guide at http://bit.ly/br-free15.

    Things to do in Boston, Cambridge, and BeyondDo you have family in town for commencement? This is a great place to be a tourist in the spring! Three suggestions:1. Go to the ballpark for some Red Sox baseball. Visit http://bit.ly/harvardoi for discounted tickets!2. If youre in the mood for art, check out Bostons Museum of Fine Arts. Harvard students get free admission! http://mfa.org.3. Tour National Park Service Massachusetts Conservation Program historic sites. Visit http://bit.ly/hlslnps.

    See What You Chose!During last months student survey, you selected what items would be displayed in our By Popular Demand exhibit. It is now up in the Caspersen Room through summer. Come see which five items were most popular with your fellow students!

    Library Services for AlumniFrom all of us at the Library, congratulations to our gradu-ating JD, LLM, and SJD students! Learn more about HLS Library services for alumni, including access to HeinOn-lines Law Journal Library, at http://bit.ly/hlslalums. We are also happy to answer research questions from HLS al-ums. Visit http://bit.ly/askhlsl to contact usanytime!

    Legal Research Databases Summer Access

    Planning to do legal research this summer? Find out all the details on Lexis, Westlaw, and BloombergLaw policies at http://bit.ly/blwsum15. Short version: Bloomberg and Lexis access is unrestricted, but youll need to register for summer access to Westlaw for academic work.