NYLI Closing for 4th of July
NYLI will close early, at 3:30 on Friday July 1st and be closed on Monday July 4th in observance of Independence Day. We will re-open on Tuesday, July 5th at 8:30 am.
Happy 4th of July!!!
Nutshell eBooks Collection
We have recently acquired the Nutshell eBooks collection including the following 20 titles. All Nutshell digital books are cataloged in our OPAC and are available through our our OverDrive eBooks collection:
Accounting and Finance for Lawyers in a Nutshell
Agency, Partnership, and the LLC in a Nutshell
American Indian Law in a Nutshell
Broker-Dealer Regulation in a Nutshell
Civil Procedure in […]
New eBooks Added to Lexis Digital Collection
We have added 10 new eBook titles to our Lexis Digital Library collection. These new additions complement our other offerings in this collection which now number 384 titles – 86 Matthew Bender titles, 4 NITA titles, and 294 ABA titles. Our new eBooks include:
Bank holding company compliance manual by Joseph G Beckford.
International copyright law and […]
Real Lawyers v. Cyborgs
D. Casey Flaherty at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog writes an insightful 3-part series on Real Lawyers v. Cyborgs.
In Part 1 he rejects the notion that the use of technology can somehow be considered as distinct from ‘real’ lawyering.
Part 2 concludes with the idea that the failure of technology to live up to the […]
NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar
NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar
June 22nd @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
Optimize your federal legislative history research with ProQuest Congressional
The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with Proquest Congressional, the premier electronic service for access to the activities and publications […]
New Guide to Bankruptcy Research at NYLI
NYLI’s Head of Reference Ralph Caiazzo and Research Librarian Karen Oesterle have put together this stellar Introduction and Guide to Bankruptcy Research at New York Law Institute. Complete with primary and secondary sources in a variety of formats, this all-in-one guide will surely fill your bankruptcy law research needs.
Access the guide here.
Lexis Digital Library Webinar
NYLI Lexis Digital Library Webinar
June 15th 1:30-2:00 pm EST
The New York Law Institute now offers members direct free access to a collection of nearly 400 eBooks from major legal publishers Matthew Bender and the ABA through their new Lexis Digital Library.
Join Research Librarian Karen Oesterle to learn more about this exciting new benefit of NYLI membership.
Find […]
Most Americans Get Their News From Social Media
Kevin O’Keefe at Above the Law writes a great article summarizing the findings of a new study published by the Pew Research Center.
“According to this report, Facebook, reaching 67% of U.S adults, is by far the largest social network. The two-thirds of Facebook users getting news there amounts to 44% of the general population.”
O’Keefe also asks […]
16 New Matthew Bender eBook Titles Added!
We have added 16 new Matthew Bender eBook titles to our Lexis Digital Library collection. These new additions complement our other offerings in this collection which now number 374 titles – 76 Matthew Bender titles, 4 NITA titles, and 294 ABA titles. Our new eBooks include:
Banking Law Manual Second Edition: Federal Regulation of Financial Holding Companies, […]
Top Summer Events for Law Librarians (and why you should attend)
The folks at Linex Systems have put together an excellent list of 8 Top Summer Events for Law Librarians (and why you should attend). The list includes information aobut this year’s most popular and well-attended conferences such as AALL Annual and the yearly SLA conference, but also some you may not have heard of […]