NYLI News

NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

Webinar times are: Eastern Time

Optimize your federal legislative history research with ProQuest Congressional

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 States Congress, from […]

By |February 19th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

For Black History Month: Pioneering Entrepreneurs –Maggie Walker, Sheila Johnson, Robert F. Smith

For this week in Black History month, we’d like to take a look at pioneering Black entrepreneurs…

Let’s start with Maggie Walker…. Born to sharecropper parents, Walker was orphaned at 7, married at 14 and widowed by 20. The child of former slaves, Walker is considered the first documented American woman to be a self-made millionaire […]

By |February 17th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on For Black History Month: Pioneering Entrepreneurs –Maggie Walker, Sheila Johnson, Robert F. Smith

A Day of Hearts & Flowers from NYLI….

This Valentine’s Day… the phrase “hearts and flowers” came to mind… and like any word-loving librarian, I began to wonder about its origins…And, what better source for word queries than the Oxford English Dictionary (OED to the cognescenti, lol)…

Ahh…the OED..present day meanings AND etymology! Up to date OED available remotely with NYLI membership….

As any […]

By |February 14th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on A Day of Hearts & Flowers from NYLI….

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group February Online Meeting

February 20 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday February 20th at 12.  We will discuss How to be Happy by Eleanor Davis (available at NYPL).  Please see our LibGuide for past and upcoming titles. 

Please contact, Eileen Dolan at edolan@NYLI.org to be added to the meeting.

By |February 13th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group February Online Meeting

NYLI Closed for President’s Day

The New York Law Institute will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025 in observance of the Presidents’ Day national holiday and will reopen on Tuesday, February 18th at 9:00 AM.

By |February 12th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYLI Closed for President’s Day

For Black History Month: Celebrate Pioneers in the U.S. Congress

Hiram R. Revels, Joseph F. Rainey, Shirley Chisholm, John Conyers…..are just a few names of those who pioneered the way for African American representation in the U.S. Congress…..

Schomburg Center – NYPL “Hiram R. Revels of Mississippi, the first colored member of the U.S. Senate, Joseph F. Rainey of South Carolina, […]

By |February 10th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on For Black History Month: Celebrate Pioneers in the U.S. Congress

Recording: Mastering AI Risk Management: The NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and Custom Frameworks for Law Libraries

Here are the slides from today’s webinar.

And here is the video recording:

Join Ellyssa Valenti Kroski for an in-depth exploration of AI governance and risk management tailored specifically for law libraries. This engaging session focuses on two cornerstone frameworks — the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) and the EU AI […]

By |February 4th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Recording: Mastering AI Risk Management: The NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and Custom Frameworks for Law Libraries

For Black History Month: An Appreciation of Thurgood Marshall (& some NYLI Resources)

This Black History Month, we’d like to begin with an appreciation of Thurgood Marshall… along with NYLI resources where you can learn more about the first African-American U.S. Supreme Court Justice….

Thurgood Marshall’s Supreme Court Hearings.. available on LLMC with NYLI membership

Perhaps Marshall’s best known case was the landmark Supreme Court case of […]

By |February 3rd, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on For Black History Month: An Appreciation of Thurgood Marshall (& some NYLI Resources)

Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar

The New York Law Institute offers members a variety of resources and services including two eBooks collections providing access to over 270,000 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 Proquest […]

By |January 29th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Welcome to NYLI Services and Resources Webinar

Mastering AI Risk Management: The NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and Custom Frameworks for Law Libraries

Tuesday, February 4, 2025 – 11am

Join Ellyssa Valenti Kroski for an in-depth exploration of AI governance and risk management tailored specifically for law libraries. This engaging session focuses on two cornerstone frameworks — the NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) and the EU AI Act — offering a detailed breakdown of their principles […]

By |January 27th, 2025|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Mastering AI Risk Management: The NIST AI RMF, EU AI Act, and Custom Frameworks for Law Libraries