News from the Field

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

Legal Research for Beginners

NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, will be giving a webinar for the American Library Association (ALA) on Law Librarianship for Beginners.  In this webinar, participants will learn the fundamental elements of finding legal materials, including primary sources like constitutions; statutes; court opinions and case law; regulations; and administrative decisions. Kroski […]

By |March 11th, 2024|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on Legal Research for Beginners

The Practising Law Librarian Podcast: Ellyssa Valenti Kroski on Sharing Knowledge Sustainably

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… and […]

By |September 18th, 2023|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on The Practising Law Librarian Podcast: Ellyssa Valenti Kroski on Sharing Knowledge Sustainably

NYLI’s Emily Moog Named PLLIP-SIS of AALL’s Best Blogger of the Year!

We are very proud to announce that NYLI’s own Emily Moog will receive the AALL Private Law Librarians & Information Professionals Special Interest Section’s Best Blogger/Writer of 2023 at this year’s annual meeting in Boston. Her consistently outstanding blog posts keep law librarians in the know about news from the field, library holidays […]

By |April 25th, 2023|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI’s Emily Moog Named PLLIP-SIS of AALL’s Best Blogger of the Year!

NYLI’s Executive Director named to AALL’s Body of Knowledge Review Special Committee

NYLI’s Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez has been named to AALL’s Body of Knowledge Review Special Committee for 2022-2023. The Body of Knowledge Review Special Committee will identify and recommend revisions to the AALL Body of Knowledge to reflect current and future needs of law librarians and legal information professionals and validate the foundational […]

By |November 2nd, 2022|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI’s Executive Director named to AALL’s Body of Knowledge Review Special Committee

Marshall Breeding’s 2022 Library Systems Report

Since 2002, Marshall Breeding has released an annual Library Systems Report, a “state of the nation” report on the library technologies market. Thanks to his efforts, the history of this industry over the last 20 years is well documented. The recently released 2022 Library Systems Report documents the impact the pandemic continues to have […]

By |June 22nd, 2022|News from the Field|Comments Off on Marshall Breeding’s 2022 Library Systems Report

AALL eLearning: Check out Consortium Membership to Enhance Collection Development

NYLI’s Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez will take part in the upcoming event AALL eLearning: Check out Consortium Membership to Enhance Collection Development which will take place on June 15th 2022.

All types of libraries can benefit from memberships in consortiums. One of the main benefits is lower costs in access to digital materials. Hear from […]

By |June 8th, 2022|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on AALL eLearning: Check out Consortium Membership to Enhance Collection Development

NYLI to Present at SLA-NY Vendor Showcase

NYLI is excited to exhibit at the SLA-NY Community’s Connect-Re-Connect with Vendors Showcase  virtual event Thursday, May 19th from May 19, 2022, 4-6 PM via Zoom.  Join us along with other vendors as we discuss our services and its uses for 20-minute rounds and followed by Q&A.   Click here to register with SLA-NY […]

By |May 10th, 2022|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI to Present at SLA-NY Vendor Showcase

LLAGNY Book Club March 2022 meeting at NYLI

LLAGNY BOOK CLUB MARCH DISCUSSION

Thursday March 3rd, 6 – 7:30 p.m.

The LLAGNY Book Club will be meeting to discuss The Midnight Library by Matt Haig on Thursday, March 3rd from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The discussion will take place at the New York Law Institute.
Please RSVP to Jill Gray

By |February 28th, 2022|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on LLAGNY Book Club March 2022 meeting at NYLI

“Ransomware – What You Need To Know” On-Demand Webinar Review

by Karen Oesterle, Head of Reference

McAfee Chief Scientist Raj Samani along with a team from Agile Cybersecurity Systems provided an in-depth overview of how ransomware is taking various industries by storm in this on-demand webinar.

Attendees were given a review of how ransomware works and some sobering data about its prevalence and the increased frequency […]

By |October 4th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on “Ransomware – What You Need To Know” On-Demand Webinar Review