Ellyssa

About Ellyssa

Ellyssa Valenti Kroski is the Director of Innovation & Engagement at the New York Law Institute as well as an award-winning editor and author of 77 books including Law Librarianship in the Age of AI for which she won the AALL's 2020 Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award. She is a librarian, an adjunct faculty member at Drexel and San Jose State Universities, and an international conference speaker. She received the 2017 Library Hi Tech Award from the ALA/LITA for her long-term contributions in the area of Library and Information Science technology and its application. She can be found at: http://www.amazon.com/author/ellyssa

New book: Principles of Legal Research

by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian

The best legal research is always that which is provided to
you by your favorite law librarian. However, for students and/or attorneys who would
like to learn the methods of online and printed research, Principles
of Legal Research 3rd edition by Olson, Kirshefeld and Mattson
is an ideal resource. The book is available […]

By |April 27th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on New book: Principles of Legal Research

Join the Fun for National Poety Month

by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian

Emily Moog has created a great contest in honor of National Poetry Month. You should all join in the fun. I too have an entry although as in baseball

Strike 1 – I am one of the contest judges

Strike 2 – I work for the New York […]

By |April 21st, 2021|New at NYLI, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Join the Fun for National Poety Month

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 […]

By |April 19th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on All About NYLI Webinar

Eisner Award Winner Paul Karasik to speak at LLAGNY Graphic Novel Book Group April Meeting

Paul Karasik is a two-time
Eisner Award winner, internationally recognized cartoonist and teacher, and
adapter of this month’s work City
of Glass. Paul will be joining our group and discussing the nature of
adaptation of comics in general and City of Glass in particular.
Additionally, the lecture will contain some fun group participation along the
way as well as revealing […]

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NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

April 14th @ 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 […]

By |April 12th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

Covid-19 and the Library of Congress

by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian

It has been over a year. Sometimes it feels like a week,
other times it feels like forever.

The Library of Congress (LC) has started  building
collections documenting this time in history.

LC is crowdsourcing photographs and graphic art on Flickr. You may submit your pictures of the pandemic to the […]

By |March 31st, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on Covid-19 and the Library of Congress

NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The New York Law Institute will close at 2 PM on Friday, April 2, 2021 for Good Friday.  NYLI will reopen Monday, April 5th at 9AM.

By |March 31st, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

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 […]

By |March 29th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on All About NYLI Webinar

FDLP Webinar: Locating Historical and Contemporary U.S. Treasury Content on the Open Web

Register to attend the live training webinar, “Locating Historical and Contemporary U.S. Treasury Content on the Open Web.”

Date: Wednesday, April 7, 2021Time: 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. (EDT)  Recording and closed captioning are available. All webinars are free of charge.

Speakers:Kimberley Carter, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Treasury LibrarianAndrew Young, U.S. Department of the […]

By |March 24th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on FDLP Webinar: Locating Historical and Contemporary U.S. Treasury Content on the Open Web

NYLI Quarterly Newsletter – Spring Issue

Check out the Spring issue of our quarterly newsletter for a quick update on everything that’s been happening here at NYLI.

Read more here.

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