New at NYLI

How to Create a Virtual Law Library Scavenger Hunt

Interested in creating a digital scavenger hunt for your library? Here’s a video walkthrough of how you can do just that.

By |August 12th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on How to Create a Virtual Law Library Scavenger Hunt

New LibGuide: Records and Briefs at The New York Law Institute

As a court case makes its way through the legal system, it generates an extensive paper trail. For a case that goes up on appeal, the briefs are the written arguments filed by the parties before the appellate court judge. The record is its associated paperwork, such as the original complaint or summons, the […]

By |August 11th, 2021|New at NYLI|Comments Off on New LibGuide: Records and Briefs at The New York Law Institute

Got Print?

Pictured above: Library Assistant Pheobe Hurtte

By Karen
Oesterle, Head of Reference

NYLI’s been open for our members, filing supplements and lending books, throughout the pandemic.

We are in the library every day!!

Are your books now out of date?Is your filing out of control, with months of backlog?Does returning to the office mean your print collection is not […]

By |July 28th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Got Print?

The 20 Most Borrowed Law Firm Library eBooks – May 2021

Compiled by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian and Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, Director of IT & Marketing.

At The New York Law Institute we provide two expansive eBook collections for remote access by our members; our OverDrive eBook collection consisting of over 100 Matthew Bender titles, nearly 200 ABA titles and the complete West Academic Nutshell […]

By |June 23rd, 2021|New at NYLI|Comments Off on The 20 Most Borrowed Law Firm Library eBooks – May 2021

The 20 Most Borrowed Law Firm Library eBooks – April 2021

Compiled by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian and Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, Director of IT & Marketing.

At The New York Law Institute we provide two expansive eBook collections for remote access by our members; our OverDrive eBook collection consisting of over 100 Matthew Bender titles, nearly 200 ABA titles and the complete West Academic Nutshell […]

By |May 24th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on The 20 Most Borrowed Law Firm Library eBooks – April 2021

NYLI Now Has NITA Content on Cheetah

NYLI staff now have access to the entire NITA Practice Collection on Cheetah.   Our research librarians can access these well-respected practical guidance texts from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), a leading provider of trial advocacy skills training  for lawyers, on behalf of our members.   These titles, written by expert litigators, cover topics ranging from prepare to […]

By |May 5th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Now Has NITA Content on Cheetah

Join the Fun for National Poety Month

by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian

Emily Moog has created a great contest in honor of National Poetry Month. You should all join in the fun. I too have an entry although as in baseball

Strike 1 – I am one of the contest judges

Strike 2 – I work for the New York […]

By |April 21st, 2021|New at NYLI, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Join the Fun for National Poety Month

NYLI Quarterly Newsletter – Spring Issue

Check out the Spring issue of our quarterly newsletter for a quick update on everything that’s been happening here at NYLI.

Read more here.

By |March 22nd, 2021|New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Quarterly Newsletter – Spring Issue

Five New NYLI LibGuides to Using HeinOnline

We are happy to announce five new NYLI LibGuides with helpful instructions for using HeinOnline’s libraries including:

Law Journal Library via HeinOnline

U.S. Federal Legislative History Library via HeinOnline

Civil Rights and Social Justice via HeinOnline

Code of Federal Regulations via HeinOnline

U.S. Congressional Serial Set via HeinOnline

Access all of our NYLI LibGuides here!

By |February 1st, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Five New NYLI LibGuides to Using HeinOnline

NYLI Makes Law Lines’ Top Ten!

Law Lines, the newsletter of the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY), issued a Year in Review top ten list of their Top Blog Posts from 2020 at the end of last year. NYLI authors penned two of these articles including:

1Reimagining the Law Library in the Time of COVID-19By, Ellyssa Valenti […]

By |January 27th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI Makes Law Lines’ Top Ten!