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 at ARK’s Law Firm Libraries 2020

Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, author of Escape Rooms and Other Immersive Experiences in the Library, editor of Law Librarianship in the Age of AI and NYLI’s Director of IT and Marketing will be running her escape room Escape the Library: The Search for Alexander Hamilton and the Missing Librarian: A Time Travel Adventure during […]

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NYLI’s Graphic Novel Book Club February Meeting

The next Graphic Novel Book Club will meet on Thursday February 20th . We will discuss  Kindred: A Graphic Novel Adaption by Damian Duffy. The book is based on Octavia Butler’s Kindred.

Location:New York Law Institute, Inc.120 Broadway, Suite 932212-732-8720Date & time:February 20th  at 1pmFor any questions, please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org

By |February 19th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI’s Graphic Novel Book Club February Meeting

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 |February 17th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on LLMC-Digital Webinar

NYLI Closed for President’s Day

The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2020 in observance of the Presidents’ Day national holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, February 18th at 8:30 AM.

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LLAGNY Deliberate Solos evening CLE program at NYLI

Fundamentals of Cross-Border Taxation: Old and New Rules

NY CLE Program

February 19, 2020

6:00-7:00 p.m.

New York Law Institute 120 Broadway

Room 932

Speakers: William M. Funk, Esq.

Christos Pamboukes, Esq.

Many attorneys completely eschew discussing tax issues with clients, but identifying the presence of tax issues can be a benefit to clients even if they do not perform the full […]

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Data Visualizations Hot Topic Spotlight

Compiled by Lucy Curci-Gonzalez
Data Visualizations and Infographics

Mauldin, Sarah K. C.

Graphics which visually represent data or complex ideas are oftentimes easier for people to understand and digest than standalone statistics. A map shaded with different colors to represent religious affiliations or income levels enables researchers to quickly identify trends and patterns. New free tools and […]

By |January 29th, 2020|New at NYLI|Comments Off on Data Visualizations Hot Topic Spotlight

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 |January 27th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on All About NYLI Webinar

LOC and GPO Digitizing U.S. Congressional Serial Set

According to the Library of Congress website:
“The Law Library of Congress, in collaboration with the U.S. Government Publishing Office, has started a large multi-year effort to digitize and make accessible volumes of the U.S. Congressional Serial Set dating back to the first volume published in 1817.”
Read more here.

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LLAGNY Book Club: Damnation Island with Author Appearance

LLAGNY BOOK CLUB

JANUARY DISCUSSION AND AUTHOR Q & A:

DAMNATION ISLAND: Poor, Sick, Mad & Criminal in 19th-Century New York By Stacy Horn

The LLAGNY Book Club will be meeting to discuss Damnation Island by Stacy Hornon Wednesday, January 29th from 6 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. The author will be joining the discussion and answering questions about the book. The discussion will take […]

By |January 17th, 2020|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on LLAGNY Book Club: Damnation Island with Author Appearance

NYLI Closing for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2020 in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.  NYLI will reopen on Tuesday, January 21st at 8:30 AM. Enjoy the holiday!

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