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Volume 4 Issue 2: February 2013

Research Guide(s) of the Month:

Bathroom Reader
Statutes and Admin Law Extra, Extra! Was It Awesome?
Crime fascinates us and the public consumption of crime narratives has existed fo r c e n t u r i e s . The Librar ys Historical & Special Collections provides a look at this fascination with their new exhibit, Extra! Extra! Read All About It: A Tale of True Crime. Focusing on a short chapter in the United States history of true crime narratives, exhibit topics include: serialized true crime literature, crime photography in newspapers, and the representation of family life in the medias coverage of the Sacco and Vanzetti case. Visit the Caspersen Room now through April 26. Have you recently checked out something from the library that was mind-blowing? If so, drop it in the Awesome Box instead of the regular book drop when you return it. The Awesome Box is a simple way to vote for things that you liked. You can find Awesome Boxes at HLSL, Widener, Lamont, Baker, and Cabot, with more on the way. View what others at Harvard have found Awesome at http:// hrvd.me/awesomebox.

Sometimes it seems like caselaw gets all the love, but there are two other types of primary law and they can be cool too. Not sure what the difference is between a slip law and a session law or having trouble decoding the US Code? Get started with our research guide on statutes covering US and state codes at http://bit.ly/researchstat13. If you need to look up an agency decision, are not sure what List of Sections Affected means, or wonder where to find material issued by the President, check out our administrative law research g u i d e a t h t t p : / / b i t . l y / researchadmin13. View more research guides at http://bit.ly/hlslbrguides.

Heres Looking at You, Kid

Its back! If youre looking for a fun Valentines Day date idea, you could do worse than the Brattle Theatres traditional screening of Casablanca February 1214. Not in the mood for romance? Wait till February 15 when the 18th Annual Bugs Bunny Film Festival begins. Details for both at http://brattlefilm. org.

Resource Spotlight: Bieber Fever!

Year of the Snake

Harvard Square will be celebrating Chinese New Year and the 58th anniversary of the Hong Kong restaurant the weekend of March 13. Watch http://www.har vardsquare. com for details. Happy New Year!

No, not Justin. But if youre stumped by Co. A., Squibb Auc., OASDI, Iv. Ersk., Chan. Rev., or any other legal abbreviation, Biebers Dictionary of Legal Abbreviations will be your new heartthrob. Biebers lists over 35,000 abbreviations and tells you what the actual name of the Connect with Us: source youre looking for is Blog: bit.ly/etseq which can make it much easier Facebook.com/hlslibrary to find! Biebers is available in Twitter.com/hlslib print and on Lexis.

Photo credit: Chinese New Year 2013 Decorations Zhangmutou Town by dcmaster, CC:BYNCSA license. Read the Bathroom Reader online at http://bit.ly/hlslbath. Send feedback and suggestions to mkribble@law.harvard.edu.