News from the Field

ARK Law Firm Libraries 2021 Conference Coverage: Expert Perspective on Change Management

by Lucy Curci-Gonzalez/ NYLI Executive Director 

For the second pandemic year, the annual ARK Law Firm
Libraries conference went virtual.  I
attended this highly regarded program from my home office where I attended a
number of excellent sessions  that
delivered high-quality content on a usable platform.

ARK’s annual Law Firm Libraries program is noted for
bring together leaders from the legal […]

By |April 28th, 2021|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on ARK Law Firm Libraries 2021 Conference Coverage: Expert Perspective on Change Management

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

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

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

New from GovInfo.gov and Congress.gov

Check out all of the most recent releases on govinfo.gov and congress.gov. Updates to these two excellent, research-friendly government sites are detailed in this new post from the CRIV blog.

Read more here.

By |March 17th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on New from GovInfo.gov and Congress.gov

2021 PLLIP Diversity & Inclusion Summit Recap

By Karen Oesterle, Head of Reference

The 2021 PLLIP Diversity & Inclusion Summit was held on Friday, Feb 26, 2021.  The keynote speaker, Michelle Silverthorn, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and Founder & CEO of Inclusion Nation, was deeply impressive.  The event was a nice combination of keynote address, zoom breakout rooms for discussion, and […]

By |March 15th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on 2021 PLLIP Diversity & Inclusion Summit Recap

National Pi Day

by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian

In 2009, the United States House of Representatives
officially recognized March 14 as National Pi Day (H.Res.224
— 111th  Congress).  The most recent Resolution
regarding Pi Day is from 2019 (H.Res.232
– 116th Congress).

An excellent way to celebrate, even without a nod from
Congress, is with NASA.
For those of us who are more […]

By |March 12th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on National Pi Day

Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World Virtual Event

NYLI’s Director of IT & Marketing, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, is partnering with SJSU and Library 2.0 to organize this free virtual mini conference titled Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World which will take place on Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 3pm EST/12pm Pacific .

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, librarians have been […]

By |March 11th, 2021|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World Virtual Event

NYLI Makes Law Lines’ Top Ten!

Law Lines, the newsletter of the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY), issued a Year in Review top ten list of their Top Blog Posts from 2020 at the end of last year. NYLI authors penned two of these articles including:

1Reimagining the Law Library in the Time of COVID-19By, Ellyssa Valenti […]

By |January 27th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI Makes Law Lines’ Top Ten!

Ellyssa Valenti Kroski Leads the Charge in Gamification and Library AI

NYLI’s Director of IT and Marketing, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski was recently interviewed by the San Jose State University School of Information for the article, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski Leads the Charge in Gamification and Library AI.

By |January 20th, 2021|New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on Ellyssa Valenti Kroski Leads the Charge in Gamification and Library AI