Announcements
Help Uncover History!
The Harvard Library has launched an exciting new crowdsourcing project, Transcribing Harvard Library, which aims to make more than 650,000 manuscript pages in its Colonial North America digital collection fully searchable. Sixteen Harvard libraries, including the Harvard Law School Library’s Historical & Special Collections, contributed their materials to the Colonial North America digital collection, creating a rich interdisciplinary …
Update on new grad database access: Bloomberg Law
Good news for 3Ls: As a follow up to my April 24 post on summer/new grad database access, Bloomberg Law is now extending access for graduating students through June 1, 2021. This is a change from its previous offer of six months post-graduation. If you have questions, please reach out to our Bloomberg Law representative, Warda Khan. And, …
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Caselaw Access Project Nominated in 24th Annual Webby Awards
A version of this post was originally shared on the Library Innovation Lab Blog on April 29th, 2020. The Caselaw Access Project has been nominated for one of the 24th Annual Webby Awards. The Webby Awards are a celebration of the internet from the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences (IADAS). We’re honored to be named alongside …
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Legal research databases: Summer 2020 and new grad access policies
Whether you’re about to graduate from HLS or you’re preparing for a summer job, you’ve got legal research options. Read on for information about the big three databases and beyond. BLOOMBERG LAW RETURNING STUDENTS’ SUMMER USE: You may use your HLS Bloomberg Law account for any purpose, including research for employers. NEW GRADUATES: You may continue to use your …
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Virtual Book Talk: Richard Susskind’s Online Courts and the Future of Justice with David B. Wilkins & SJC Chief Justice Ralph Gants, Thursday April 23, at noon
Please join the Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession for a Virtual Book Launch of Professor Richard Susskind’s latest work, Online Courts and the Future of Justice (Oxford Univ. Press, 2019). Professor Susskind will present key ideas from the book, and we will hear comments from the chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the …
Virtual Faculty Book Talk: Disability, Health, Law, and Bioethics, April 14, 2020, at noon
The Harvard Law School Library staff invite you to attend a virtual book talk and discussion in celebration of Disability, Health, Law, and Bioethics, edited by I. Glenn Cohen, Carmel Shachar, Anita Silvers & Michael Ashley Stein (Cambridge Univ. Press, April 2020). Disability, Health, Law, and Bioethics seeks to understand how our framing of disability influences medical and …
Update: Exhibits Closed while HLS Library is Closed
In response to concerns about the spread of the COVID-19 virus, the Harvard Law School Library is closed to visitors until further notice. We look forward to welcoming you back to Langdell Hall so you can view our two new exhibits in person. Until then, stay up to date by checking our exhibit website. Be well!
Community Care for COVID-19
We are going to miss seeing you in the library and around campus. But we will still be here to help you with your research (we’ll all be zoom pros!), including access to our print collections. We’ll figure it out; we won’t leave you in the lurch.
All Remaining Harvard Law School Library Faculty Book Talks Canceled for Spring 2020
The Harvard Law School Library respects the health and safety of our community. Due to our concern for your welfare and following the guidance set in place by University officials with respect to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) for on-campus events with over 100 attendees, we will be postponing all further book talks scheduled for spring 2020. Thank you …
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