We’re putting together another online Law Library Virtual Scavenger Hunt leading into the holiday season. With so many law librarians still working from home and spending their time increasingly online, we thought this might be a good (and fun!) diversion. We’re calling for participation from sponsors who would be interested in participating […]
By Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, Executive Director
Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness. – Lucius Annaeus Seneca
I often comment, with apologies to
the great Joe
Cocker, that law librarians get by with a little help from their
colleagues. Throughout the past year
and a half of pandemic, this has been proven time and […]
Ingrid Mattson, former NYLI intern and current Associate Dean of Library Services at Cardozo Law School, won a AALL award for her paper “Billie Holiday’s Legacy walks the Halls of 55 Fifth Avenue”.
Of her research, Ingrid enthusiastically shares finding out about the musical greats who recorded at the site where Cardozo […]
LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday August 26th at 12. We will discuss Pride of Baghdad by Brian Vaughan (also available at NYPL). Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles.
Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.
by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919. A little over a year later, on August 18, 1920, it was ratified. Seneca Falls, NY, home to the Women’s Rights National Historical Park, was the site of the First Women’s Rights Convention on July 19, […]
Interested in creating a digital scavenger hunt for your library? Here’s a video walkthrough of how you can do just that.
As a court case makes its way through the legal system, it generates an extensive paper trail. For a case that goes up on appeal, the briefs are the written arguments filed by the parties before the appellate court judge. The record is its associated paperwork, such as the original complaint or summons, the […]
by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
Some of us are getting ready to return to the office in the
next few months. Some of us look forward to the social interaction, while
others dread the commute and lack of flexibility. The New Yorker has an
excellent article by Cal Newport, How
to Achieve Sustainable Remote Work. The article speaks […]
What materials are essential? How can information be made more accessible? How do we know what our patrons need? How can we foster better communication ? How do we develop a budget strategy so that it is our story?
AALL Conference once again allows us to learn from our colleagues — those in […]
July was a jam-packed month of law library and technology stories. Check out some of these posts, articles, and reports you may have missed last month!
Marketplace Report: ” It Checks Out — Libraries are an “Investment That’s Well Worth It” | InfoDocketEveryone in Your Organization Needs to Understand AI Ethics | Harvard Business […]
