Monthly Archives: August 2017

Dispelling Fair Use Myths Event at NYLI

The New York Law Institute and the Law Library Association of Greater New York are pleased to present the following live program:

Dispelling Fair Use Myths 
Thursday, September 7, 2017 6:30-8:00 pm
at the New York Law Institute
 
Speaker: Kyle Courtney
Speaker Information: Kyle K. Courtney, a lawyer and librarian, is the Copyright Advisor for Harvard University Library working in […]

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NYLI closes early Fri 9/1 and will be closed Labor Day Mon 9/4

The New York Law Institute will close at 3:30 PM on Friday, September 1, 2017 and will be closed on Monday, September 4, 2017 in observance of the Labor Day national holiday.  NYLI will reopen at 8:30 AM on Tuesday the 5th of September.

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How to Focus Your Thinking About Scatter Plots in Law

Scatter plots are one the most common types of graphs to help legal managers make decisions. Rees Morrison, Partner at Altman Weil, Inc. writes for Legaltech News about how to make sure you’re using them effectively.

Read more here.

By |August 28th, 2017|News from the Field|Comments Off on How to Focus Your Thinking About Scatter Plots in Law

Is artificial intelligence causing a premature disruption in legal research?

Jamie J. Baker at the Texas Tech University School of Law has written an intriguing paper titled 2017 A Legal Research Odyssey: Artificial Intelligence as Disruptor.
“Cognitive computing is revolutionizing finance through the ability to combine structured and unstructured data and provide precise market analysis. It is also revolutionizing medicine by providing well-informed options for […]

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Changing Knowledge Management (KM) Priorities

Ron Friedmann, moderator of an ILTA virtual roundtable last month discusses the results of a survey administered in advance of the event exploring KM priorities. The panelists included:

Jason Barnwell, Microsoft, Assistant GC for Law Firm Engagement Strategy
Camille Reynolds, Fenwick & West, Senior Director of KM
Rich Robbins, Sidley Austin, Director of KM

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LLAGNY Heads to Austin for AALL 2017

LLAGNY has put together a great roundup post of member experiences at this year’s AALL Annual 2017 Conference, including spotlighting our NYLI poster on augmented reality.

Read more here.

By |August 16th, 2017|News from the Field|Comments Off on LLAGNY Heads to Austin for AALL 2017

AALL: The Other Legal Tech Conference

Robert Ambrogi writes for Law Sites about the best legal technology conferences to attend.
“Now I have another to add to my list of recommended legal tech conferences: the annual conference of the American Association of Law Libraries. In fact, I’d put it among those at the top of the list.

I’ve just returned from this […]

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The Second Oldest Legal Profession: Law Librarians

Jean O’Grady, Sr. Director of Information, Research & Knowledge at DLA Piper US, LLP., NYLI Board member, and author of Dewey B Strategic writes for On Firmer Ground about The Second Oldest Legal Profession: Law Librarians: The Analytics and Algorithms of Change in the Legal C-Suite. Jean shares her impressions of this most recent […]

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EDNY Luncheon Held at NYLI

On Monday, July 24th, NYLI hosted a luncheon for the summer interns and law clerks from the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn.  The students and young lawyers were accompanied by EDNY bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Stong, a member of NYLI’s board.   NYLI Executive Director conducted a tour of […]

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Three Must-Have Legal Information Newsletters

Greg Lambert at 3 Geeks and a Law Blog discusses Two Must-Have Legal Information Newsletters – KnowItAALL & Lawtomatic. I would also add John DiGilio’s PinHawk Librarian Daily newsletter to that list of must-haves.

Read more here.

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