Monthly Archives: April 2020

Alien v. Terminator… NYLI’s Evarts v. O’Conor

Upon entering The New York Law Institute’s offices at 120 Broadway, visitors may notice the foyer area medallions depicting two men in profile……

Who are these dudes, anyway?

Before the advent of the “Cravath system” , as described in John Oller’s history White Shoe: How a New Breed of Wall Street Lawyers Changed Big […]

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LLMC-Digital Webinar

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Optimize your records and briefs research with LLMC-Digital

The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with LLMC-Digital, an extensive archive of historical primary and specialized legal materials covering the U.S. federal and state governments, the British […]

By |April 27th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on LLMC-Digital Webinar

Celebrate Earth Day’s 50th Birthday.. with NYLI !

Celebrate Earth Day’s entry into middle age by reading up on its history…

Check out this one by Earth Day founder Gaylord Nelson……

Available @ NYLI as an Ebook!

And let’s not forget one of the early heroes of environmentalism — […]

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Post… Get Social…IT’S National LIBRARY WEEK !

Librarians across the country are having a unique library week…. despite the challenging times of social distancing and sheltering in place, we are still there for our patrons !

Our Colleagues at the Federal Depository are asking that FDLP partners email them about..

Continuing to provide servicesspecial resources & offerings undertaken in past year& photos […]

By |April 21st, 2020|News from the Field|Comments Off on Post… Get Social…IT’S National LIBRARY WEEK !

The Winning Couplet is……

Judges Eileen Dolan, Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, Karen Oesterle, and Ellyssa Valenti Kroski were moved by poems that honored doctors, nurses, the unemployed and essential workers who bravely soldier on during the Coronavirus. All the poems touched their hearts, and proved a moving way for The New York Law Institute to acknowledge both National […]

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All About NYLI Webinar

The New York Law Institute now offers members a variety of resources and services including 2 eBooks collections providing access to over 160,000 eBook titles. We offer the entire West Academic Nutshells series in eBook format, hundreds of ABA titles, and Mathew Bender legal treatises.  We also offer access to valuable electronic resources such as […]

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How to Create Free Digital Breakouts for Libraries

If you’re looking for a way to keep your library patrons engaged while working remotely, why not consider creating a digital breakout – an online version of an escape room? NYLI’s Director of IT and Marketing Ellyssa Kroski has written a detailed white paper on how to create these immersive online experiences. […]

By |April 17th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on How to Create Free Digital Breakouts for Libraries

Need More Access to e-Resources for Your Firm?

We know that this is a challenging time for many who are working remotely. To that end we’re making access to our electronic resources more readily available to you and those at your firm. If you have need of additional logins for firm members who might benefit from our 160,000+ e-Books, electronic […]

By |April 16th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Need More Access to e-Resources for Your Firm?

Financial District Book Nook for Library Week

For National Library Week next week, I made a NYLI-themed, financial district book nook shelf insert which will hopefully brighten one of our library shelves when we return. Hope this brightens your day!

Click for a video tour of the shelf insert

By |April 15th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Financial District Book Nook for Library Week

Couplet Contest in honor of…

Poetry Month and National Library Week…. and in recognition of the many sacrifices our fellow Americans are making during the Coronavirus pandemic….

we are seeking couplet poems that give tribute to…….

Law enforcement…Healthcare professionals….Transportation and any other essential workers….

Please email us your couplet poem tribute poems to Eileen Dolan edolan@nyli.org

by April 16th…….

We ask that […]

By |April 9th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on Couplet Contest in honor of…