Clare Brown writes for Vable about COVID-19: Why librarians are amazing in times of crisis.
“Professionally we need to keep working as best we can because our organisations are relying on our rapidly evolving creativity to imagine a future in a changed world. Kitchens, bedrooms, and living rooms have become our new office spaces or […]
Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, our Director of Information Technology/Marketing here at The New York Law Institute has written an article for On Firmer Ground which discusses some of the strategies we employed with regard to business continuity as well as some tips for preparing your own library.
Read Business as (Un)Usual: Library Business Continuity […]
With everyone transitioning to a remote
environment, law librarians may find themselves without access to print and
other resources that help them do their jobs.
Here’s a list of free online research resources which may fill in the
gaps.
The FDLP offers many free resources for
conducting research such as:
FDLP LibGuides, which includes guides about:FDLP […]
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 […]
It has been brought to our attention that some of you working from home only have access to Internet Explorer which is incompatible with OverDrive’s new eBooks platform.
You may use this link to go directly to the OverDrive Classic Site and get access to our eBooks that way.
The staff of the New York Law Institute hopes this message finds you and yours safe and well.
Starting today, Wednesday, March 18, 2020, all NYLI staff are working remotely. library@nyli.org is the best way to contact us. Calls to 212 732 8720 are being forwarded.
In this trying time, we know you understand that NYLI cannot provide […]
FAQs
We reviewed our business disaster recovery and continuity plan and are prepared. In response to your concern, please see my comments below. Hope this helps with your contingency planning. Contact us at library@nyli.org. if you have any more questions or concerns. These are trying times. Hoping you and yours and all our colleagues stay […]
Sarah Jarvis at Law360 has posted an excellent article and infographic on the latest court closings in light of the Coronavirus.
Read more here.
March 18th @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern
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The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with Proquest Congressional, the premier electronic service for access to the activities and publications of the United […]
In order to help curb stress caused by the spread of the coronavirus the New York Law Institute:
will not charge overdue feesbook loans will be 3 weeks
Here are some Government resources that may be helpful:
H.R. 6074, Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 What to do if you are sick with coronavirus disease […]
