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 States…
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….
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…
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 such as treatises,…
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 has already…
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…
Did that Atari picture get your attention? Bringing back memories of past holidays or birthdays when THAT was the sought after cool gift…. But for librarians and lawyers — the really cool gift would be a Nutshell…. Cuz’ we all know about Ms. Pacman … but what do we know about Video Game Law? The…
If you were unable to join us for last week’s webinar in our NYLI Skills Series: How to Customize Canva, you can still check out the session in this 27-minute video where you will learn the ins and outs of how to customize Canva including: How to Search for Templates and Elements How to Customize…
Just when you thought Nerd Heaven might be out of reach… there’s a podcast to the rescue…. Check out PLI’s most recent podcast —featuring NYLI Alum (with an NPR ready radio voice!) Karen Oesterle chatting it up with very own Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski– It’s all about Librarianship, NYLI, sustainability, technology……
The first face to greet you upon entering The New York Law Institute’s offices at 120 Broadway is one from two centuries ago… Chancellor James Kent’s oil painting gently smiles at you , with a kindly countenance and benign sense of mystery…. And The New York Law Institute is not alone in honoring James Kent…….