Monthly Archives: May 2018

The Right Way to Learn from Failure

Nick Milton writes for Knoco stories about the difference between mistakes and failures and how we can meet success by learning from failure.
There are therefore four categories when it comes to learning from failure.

1) There is learning from a failure when trying the unknown. You were trying something new, and met an unexpected barrier. This […]

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NYLI Closed for Memorial Day

The New York Law Institute will be closing early at 3 PM Friday, May 25, 2018 and closed Monday, May 28, 2017 in observance of Memorial Day . NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, May 29th at 8:30 a.m.

Happy Memorial Day!

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Quick Tips for Creating Tutorials

Daniella Smith, associate professor at the University of North Texas and former school and public librarian offers 12 helpful tips for creating online tutorials for the AASL Knowledge Quest blog.

Avoid background noise by using a microphone or headset. When you are in a busy place, there is no telling what type of noise […]

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Time Bandits and Productivity

Marlene Gebauer writes for 3 Geeks and a Law Blog about “time-theft thieves” as discussed in Dominica DeGrandis book, Making Work Visible: Exposing Time Theft to Optimize Work & Flow.
“The way to combat the thieves, according to DeGrandis, is to make work visible and to publicize what prevents work from flowing. This is harder […]

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Why Special Libraries are Important Destinations

The folks at Lucidea have published an interesting article on their blog about the importance of special libraries as places to visit as well as sources of knowledge.

 
“In addition to being technology powerhouses, special libraries as destinations—rather than exclusively virtual services—share a number of characteristics with brick and mortar public and academic libraries. Special […]

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Summer Associates Welcome at The New York Law Institute!

It’s that time of year again, and The New York Law Institute would like to welcome summer associates to enjoy free access to our facilities and resources. All summer associates working at NYLI member organizations are invited to access NYLI from May through August either online or onsite to conduct their research. We welcome […]

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NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

May 16th @ 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 of the United […]

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The 2018 LLAGNY Student Relations Committee Breakfast and Library Tours

The New York Law Institute was pleased to be a part of this annual event.
“…The next stop was a tour of the New York Law Institute, the oldest circulating law library in New York City. The library students were impressed with the 250,000 volumes as well as with the archival and historical collections at […]

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Can Legal Research Be Taught?

Paul Gatz, reference librarian and adjunct professor at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, writes an intriguing three-part series on the question of whether students can be taught how to effectively conduct legal research for LLRX.  Check out all three parts:

Can Legal Research Be Taught? Part 1: The Relevance Paradox
Can Legal Research […]

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Historical Supreme Court Cases Now Online on loc.gov

Sabrina I. Pacifici at beSpacific discusses the details of the Historical Supreme Court Cases Now Online on loc.gov.
“Historical Supreme Court Cases Now Online – More Than 35,000 Decisions Now Available, Searchable on loc.gov: “More than 225 years of Supreme Court decisions acquired by the Library of Congress are now publicly available online – free […]

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