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 Interviewed on Greg Lambert’s In Seclusion Podcast

NYLI’s Executive Director Lucy Curci-Gonzalez along with Research Librarian Emily Moog were interviewed by Greg Lambert for the In Seclusion podcast. They discussed NYLI’s re-opening plans amid the Coronavirus pandemic.

Listen to the interview here.

By |May 8th, 2020|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI Interviewed on Greg Lambert’s In Seclusion Podcast

Reimagining the Law Library in the Time of COVID-19

The NYLI staff have authored an article for LLAGNY’s Law Lines detailing our re-opening plan.

We here at The New York Law Institute find ourselves in unprecedented times amid the COVID-19 virus, as do many other law libraries in New York City, across the nation, and around the world. As we contemplate re-opening the doors of […]

By |May 7th, 2020|New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on Reimagining the Law Library in the Time of COVID-19

New Covid-19 Resources From Fastcase, PacerPro, Tax Notes and PubK Law. Free Covid Resources From Westlaw and Bloomberg Law

Jean O’Grady at Dewey B Strategic has put together a fantastic list of resources about the Coronavirus pandemic.

” It will come as no surprise that the roster of legal publishing and tech innovator offerings of Covid-19 resources continues to grow. Fastcase, PacerPro, PubK Law and Tax Notes have new Covid-19 resources.Thomson Reuters and Bloomberg Law mentioned in an earlier post now […]

By |May 6th, 2020|News from the Field|Comments Off on New Covid-19 Resources From Fastcase, PacerPro, Tax Notes and PubK Law. Free Covid Resources From Westlaw and Bloomberg Law

NYLI’s Director of IT Wins Andrews Award

NYLI’s Director of Information Technology and Marketing, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2020 AALL Joseph L. Andrews Legal Literature Award this year for Law Librarianship in the Age of AI, the book which she edited for ALA Editions.

The book features chapters from thought leaders in the […]

By |May 4th, 2020|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYLI’s Director of IT Wins Andrews Award

LLMC-Digital Webinar

Webinar times are: Eastern Time

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 […]

By |April 27th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on LLMC-Digital Webinar

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 […]

By |April 20th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on All About NYLI Webinar

How to Create Free Digital Breakouts for Libraries

If you’re looking for a way to keep your library patrons engaged while working remotely, why not consider creating a digital breakout – an online version of an escape room? NYLI’s Director of IT and Marketing Ellyssa Kroski has written a detailed white paper on how to create these immersive online experiences. […]

By |April 17th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on How to Create Free Digital Breakouts for Libraries

Need More Access to e-Resources for Your Firm?

We know that this is a challenging time for many who are working remotely. To that end we’re making access to our electronic resources more readily available to you and those at your firm. If you have need of additional logins for firm members who might benefit from our 160,000+ e-Books, electronic […]

By |April 16th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Need More Access to e-Resources for Your Firm?

Financial District Book Nook for Library Week

For National Library Week next week, I made a NYLI-themed, financial district book nook shelf insert which will hopefully brighten one of our library shelves when we return. Hope this brightens your day!

Click for a video tour of the shelf insert

By |April 15th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Financial District Book Nook for Library Week

NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The New York Law Institute will close at 3 PM on Friday, April 10, 2020 for Good Friday.  NYLI will reopen Monday, April 13th at 9AM.

By |April 7th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday