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Volume 3 Issue 3: March 2012

Bathroom Reader
Pathways through the HLS Curriculum
Get help navigating the possibilities and opportunities at HLS by learning more about Programs of Study (POS). These 6 broad practice areas offer an approach to your time in law school and potential careers by recommending faculty advisors, courses, journals, clinics, and more. To learn about them, visit http://hvrd.me/hlslbr-hlspos.

Trivia Challenge!
Which Jacksonian Democrat most remembered for delivering the majority opinion in Dred Scott v. Sanford (1857) has a portrait hanging in the Reading Room? To enter the raffle for a Peets coffee gift card, submit your answer at http://bit. ly/hlslbr-trivia by March 31. Februarys answer: the 20th Mass Regiment flag on display opposite Areeda 524 is part of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. Collection.

Railroads and Capitalism

The Railroads and the Transformation of Capitalism exhibit at the HBS Baker Library explores the history and role of railroads in creating the foundations of modern business and modern capitalism. Visit Baker Library or view the exhibit online at http:// bit.ly/hlslbr-hbsrr.

Women Making Democracy

Women Making Democracy is a conference that will consider the role of women specifically and gender more generally in movements for democratic change. Activists, journalists, and academics from different fields and disciplines will gather on March 29-30 at the Radcliffe Gymnasium. For more info, visit http://bit.ly/ hlslbr-womdem12.

Research Guide Spotlight: Getting Published

Looking for tips to get published while at HLSor beyond? Check out our guide to Getting Published at http://bit.ly/ hlslbr-publish12. Other research guides are available at http://bit. ly/hlslguides.

Bloomberg/SCOTUSblog Competition
U s i n g resources provided by Bloomberg Law and SCOTUSblogincluding opinions, Supreme Court briefs, Justice profiles, and statutesyour team will have the opportunity to perform research and make its predictions for five cases argued on the merits in April 2012, as well as five cert. petitions that the Court will consider that month. For more info, visit http://bit.ly/hlslbr-blawscotus.

Spotlight on Services: Purchase Requests

If you are looking for a book, journal, or other source of information, and cant find it at Harvardor just cant find something generally, then ask us. We may be able to help you find it, offer alternative resources, or arrange to purchase it if it fits our collection. For more about purchase requests, visit http:// hvrd.me/hlsl-prequest.

March and April classes

View and sign up for our upcoming research classes at http://bit. ly/hlsltraining.

CCH Tax Training

Interested in tax? Join us to learn to navigate a major tax resource, CCH. A webinar will be held March 6, 34pm in Areeda 524. All are welcome!

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