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

NYLI’s Response to the George Floyd Tragedy

As law librarians and information professionals committed to access to justice and respect for every human being, we voice our outrage, anguish, and sorrow at the senseless killing of Mr. George Floyd and others before him.  We join with our colleagues and civic and religious leaders in decrying these sinful and immoral actions and offer […]

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LexisNexis Digital Library Wins AALL’s 2020 New Product Award

NYLI is proud to celebrate five years of offering this AALL winner.

LexisNexis® Digital Library has been named the winner of the 2020 New Product Award from American Association of Law Libraries, following comprehensive enhancements to the platform this year. The award honors new commercial information products that enhance or improve existing law library services […]

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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 […]

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Librarian Resources –Training Your Associates — from Virtual Summer to Future Partner! – New LibGuide

Our Research Librarian Emily Moog has put together a stellar LibGuide to Librarian Resources –Training Your Associates — from Virtual Summer to Future Partner! Please check it out here!

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LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group Goes Online

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group was hosted by the New York Law Institute on May 13th via WebEx. We discussed Akira, Vol 1 and A Different Pond by Bao Phi . The books are very different from each other.

We did not spend much time discussing Akira, which is set in post- apocalyptic Tokyo.  The […]

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NYLI eBook Collections All-in-One LibGuide

We have created an A-Z LibGuide detailing everything you need to know about how to use each of our eBook collections including downloading, printing, using the eBook readers, forwarding eBooks on to attorneys, and much more!

eBooks at The New York Law Institute

By |May 28th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI eBook Collections All-in-One LibGuide

AALL’s New Voices – Encouraging (Microsoft) Teams Spirit During COVID-19

Our Director of IT and Marketing Ellyssa Kroski has written a short piece for AALL’s New Voices about how we’re adapting at NYLI during the pandemic.

Read Encouraging (Microsoft) Teams Spirit During COVID-19 here.

By |May 27th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on AALL’s New Voices – Encouraging (Microsoft) Teams Spirit During COVID-19

Summer Associate Training LibGuide

Please check out our new Summer Associate Training with The New York Law Institute 2020 LibGuide, chock full of resources, tips, and advice.

By |May 26th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Summer Associate Training LibGuide

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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NYLI Closed for Memorial Day

The New York Law Institute will be closing early at 3 PM Friday, May 22, 2020 and will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020 in observance of Memorial Day . NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, May 26th at 9 a.m.

Happy Memorial Day!

By |May 20th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI Closed for Memorial Day