Monthly Archives: July 2017

Now 160,000 eBooks at NYLI

We are always trying to anticipate the needs of our NYLI members and acquire sought after electronic resources that meet today’s sophisticated legal research needs.  To that end, we have increased our eBook holdings from 100,000 eBook titles to 160,000, all available now and free of charge to our members.  Access our eBooks.

By |July 31st, 2017|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Now 160,000 eBooks at NYLI

NYLI Folks at AALL

Our Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez and Reference Librarian Karen Oesterle could both be found at our poster on the topic of Augmented Reality for Patron Engagement and Experiential Learning at this year’s AALL Annual conference.

By |July 26th, 2017|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Folks at AALL

NYLI Quarterly News Snapshot

In case you missed our Summer newsletter, here it is!  Read the newsletter here!

By |July 24th, 2017|New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Quarterly News Snapshot

Where Legal Problem Solvers Go to Solve Problems

Our Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez comes to you live from the 2017 AALL Annual conference in this intriguing video.

Watch the video here!

By |July 19th, 2017|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Where Legal Problem Solvers Go to Solve Problems

NYLI at AALL with an Augmented Reality Poster

The New York Law Institute will have a poster at AALL Annual this year on the topic of Augmented Reality for Patron Engagement and Experiential Learning.  Please stop by and say hello, our Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez and Reference Librarian Karen Oesterle will both be there to answer questions.  Here’s a description of our poster:
Augmented […]

By |July 17th, 2017|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI at AALL with an Augmented Reality Poster

Do Lawyers and Law Students Have the Technical Skills to Meet the Needs of Future Legal Jobs?

Monica Goyal writes for Slaw about whether Lawyers and Law Students Have the Technical Skills to Meet the Needs of Future Legal Jobs.
“As technology is increasingly used within law practices to streamline legal processes and more efficiently deliver services to clients, an important question has arisen within legal professional and academic circles: Do lawyers […]

By |July 12th, 2017|News from the Field|Comments Off on Do Lawyers and Law Students Have the Technical Skills to Meet the Needs of Future Legal Jobs?

Was America’s Industrial Revolution Based on Trade Secret Theft?

James Pooley writes a provocative article for IP Watchdog about whether America’s Industrial Revolution Was Based on Trade Secret Theft:
“When I was in Geneva trying to engage developing countries about the value of robust IP laws, occasionally I heard a response like this: “What hypocrites you are! The U.S. economy got its start by […]

By |July 10th, 2017|News from the Field|Comments Off on Was America’s Industrial Revolution Based on Trade Secret Theft?

Locate and analyze curated public datasets from around the world

Sabrina I. Pacifici writes for the beSpacific blog about a free tool which allows users to locate and analyze curated public datasets from around the world.
The 100,000 datasets from over 100 countries bring together information from international organisations and federal governments, and local and state governments in the USA, spanning subjects like building permits […]

By |July 6th, 2017|News from the Field|Comments Off on Locate and analyze curated public datasets from around the world

Happy Independence Day

We wish everyone a happy and safe July 4th holiday.  The New York Law Institute will re-open tomorrow, Wednesday July 5th at  8:30 am.

By |July 4th, 2017|Announcements|Comments Off on Happy Independence Day