New at NYLI

NYLI Skills Series: Prompt Engineering & Chatbots in Law Libraries

Sept 10th: 11am

This 1-hour webinar will discuss prompt engineering techniques for use with general large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude AI including the Costar Framework, zero shot, few shot, and chain of thought prompting among others. Prompt engineering techniques for interacting with retrieval augmented generation (RAG) models such […]

By |September 4th, 2024|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Skills Series: Prompt Engineering & Chatbots in Law Libraries

This Labor Day..Learn more about FLSA @ NYLI ….

Summer draws to a close with Labor Day. Perhaps you’ve already put away your white dresses and pants in favor of corduroys & cozy cardigans….And, somehow, September brings about the “Back to School” mood in all of us… Today’s lesson is a quick review of Labor resources (particularly FLSA!) at NYLI…

So […]

By |August 26th, 2024|New at NYLI|Comments Off on This Labor Day..Learn more about FLSA @ NYLI ….

NYLI Skills Series: Prompt Engineering & Chatbots in Law Libraries

Sept 10th: 11am

This 1-hour webinar will discuss prompt engineering techniques for use with general large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude AI including the Costar Framework, zero shot, few shot, and chain of thought prompting among others. Prompt engineering techniques for interacting with retrieval augmented generation (RAG) models such […]

By |August 21st, 2024|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Skills Series: Prompt Engineering & Chatbots in Law Libraries

The Struggle and the Splendor: Harnessing the Disruptive Force of Generative AI in Law Libraries

AI is not going to replace you. You’re going to be replaced by someone who uses AI to outperform you.​

– Laurence Liew, director for AI Innovation at AI Singapore

There’s no doubt about it; today’s Generative AI (GAI) tools, such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude, are disruptive technologies.  Boasting the ability […]

By |July 17th, 2024|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on The Struggle and the Splendor: Harnessing the Disruptive Force of Generative AI in Law Libraries

NYLI’s Eileen Dolan to speak at AALL Annual Conference

NYLI’s Technical Services Librarian, Eileen Dolan will be a guest speaker at an AALL Annual all-day pre-conference workshop titled Metadata Magicians’ Secrets Revealed: Basic Legal Cataloging on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at 9:00am – 4:00pm.

Speakers and moderators include:

Coordinator/Speaker(s): Keelan Weber (she/her/hers) Head of Technical Services Cassidy Cataloguing Services, Inc., New Jersey, United StatesModerator/Coordinator(s): Joni […]

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NYLI Now Offers Over 270,000 eBooks

Our eBook collection has been growing steadily over the years and has now reached close to 300,000 titles!

Our diverse ebook collection runs the gamut including everything from aviation treatises and technology primers for legal professionals to books on Disaster Management and International Space Law and International Law and Corporate Actors in Deep Seabed Mining. […]

By |May 29th, 2024|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Now Offers Over 270,000 eBooks

NYLI’s Executive Director at SLA-NY Career Event

Pictured above: Pratt student, Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, and Queens College student Javasha Brooke.

by Lucy Curci-Gonzalez

I recently took part in another
successful SLA-NY program- Speed Career Event: An Evening of Mentoring & Networking
– on April 24th. This event always highlights the power of professional
networking for both aspiring and seasoned librarians.

During the 2-hour event I, along
with […]

By |May 13th, 2024|New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI’s Executive Director at SLA-NY Career Event

Legal Research for Beginners LibGuide

For anyone looking for a primer on legal research, we have a brand new LibGuide detailing where to find the law including primary sources such as constitutions, statutes, court opinions and case law, regulations, and administrative decisions as well as important secondary and scholarly sources which may be cited as persuasive authority […]

By |May 6th, 2024|New at NYLI|Comments Off on Legal Research for Beginners LibGuide

NYLI Author Publishes Free Library Resources Title with ALA Editions

NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski has published The Big Sourcebook of Free and Low-Cost Library Programming: 300+ Resources, Ideas, and Tools with ALA Editions. From the press release:

CHICAGO — There’s no need to spend hours trying to come up with creative programming ideas—bestselling library activity guru Ellyssa Kroski […]

By |April 24th, 2024|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI Author Publishes Free Library Resources Title with ALA Editions

Recording: 15 Ways Law Libraries can use Generative AI

Here are the slides from yesterday’s webinar: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF_hP-Cm18/jAqm2uKndtuuGL45XQPzJg/edit?utm_content=DAF_hP-Cm18&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
And here is the video recording:

Explore the transformative power of AI in law libraries with this engaging webinar. This essential session is designed for librarians, information specialists, and enthusiasts eager to harness the latest in AI technology. Highlights include:

Basics of Generative AI: A straightforward primer on generative […]

By |April 10th, 2024|New at NYLI|Comments Off on Recording: 15 Ways Law Libraries can use Generative AI