Ellyssa

About Ellyssa

Ellyssa Valenti Kroski is the Director of Information Technology at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 60 books including Law Librarianship in the Digital Age for which she won the AALL's 2014 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. Her ten-book technology series, The Tech Set won the ALA's Best Book in Library Literature Award in 2011. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Pratt Institute, and an international conference speaker.

Webinar: Legal Instruction and Resources at the Law Library of Congress: Recent Developments

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Legal Instruction and Resources at the Law Library of Congress:
Recent Developments.”

Speakers: Barbara Bavis, Instruction/Reference Librarian, Law Library of CongressJames P. Sweany, Chief, Digital Resources Division, Law Library of CongressElina Lee, Library Technician (Metadata), Law Library of CongressLearning Outcomes: This webinar will introduce attendees to new and developing […]

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LLMC-Digital Webinar

Webinar times are: Eastern Time

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 […]

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group September Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will be hosted via Zoom account on Thursday, September 24th at 12:00 PM. We will discuss: Tom’s Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce.

When Tom’s brother gets sick, he’s shipped off to spend what he’s sure will be a boring summer with his aunt and uncle in the […]

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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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It’s Annual Budget Season! – 2021 NYLI Dues

It’s annual budget season. We here at NYLI support the strategy of filling content gaps and saving on costs by joining a membership library such as The New York Law Institute!  If you need your firm’s projected 2021 NYLI dues or are considering adding NYLI membership in the coming year, please contact Executive Director Lucy […]

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NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

September 9th @ 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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Labor Day Closing

We will close early on Friday, September 4, at 3pm and will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2020 in honor of Labor Day.  We will re-open at 9:00am on Tuesday, September 8th.

Happy Labor Day everyone!

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NYLI 2020 Survey Reminder

It is time once again in the wake of COVID-19 and the increasing need for digital library services, to reassess our situation and plan for the next phase of the New York Law Institute so that it remains a viable, relevant institution determined to play a role in the information needs of the legal […]

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NYLI 2020 Survey

It is time once again in the wake of COVID-19 and the increasing need for digital library services, to reassess our situation and plan for the next phase of the New York Law Institute so that it remains a viable, relevant institution determined to play a role in the information needs of the legal […]

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COVID-19 Has Allowed Law Librarians to Flex Their Tech Prowess

Victoria Hudgins writes for Law.com about newly appointed American Association of Law Libraries president Emily Florio as she discusses how COVID-19 is allowing law librarians to shatter myths about their capabilities.

Read more here.

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