NYLI News

“Ransomware – What You Need To Know” On-Demand Webinar Review

by Karen Oesterle, Head of Reference

McAfee Chief Scientist Raj Samani along with a team from Agile Cybersecurity Systems provided an in-depth overview of how ransomware is taking various industries by storm in this on-demand webinar.

Attendees were given a review of how ransomware works and some sobering data about its prevalence and the increased frequency […]

By |October 4th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on “Ransomware – What You Need To Know” On-Demand Webinar Review

Billie or Billy?….Fifth or 5th? Ingrid Mattson reveals research secrets and stumbling blocks

Ingrid Mattson, winner of the AALL short form division award, recently presented a program on her research secrets and struggles as she tried to definitively prove that Billie Holiday recorded at 55 Fifth Avenue . Ingrid is currently the Associate Dean for Library Services at Cardozo L.S. and, we are proud to say, […]

By |September 29th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Billie or Billy?….Fifth or 5th? Ingrid Mattson reveals research secrets and stumbling blocks

It’s Annual Budget Season! – 2022 NYLI Dues

It’s annual budget season. We here at NYLI support the strategy of filling content gaps and saving on costs by joining a membership library such as The New York Law Institute!  If you need your firm’s projected 2022 NYLI dues or are considering adding NYLI membership in the coming year, please contact Executive Director Lucy […]

By |September 28th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on It’s Annual Budget Season! – 2022 NYLI Dues

The 20 Most Borrowed Law Firm Library eBooks – August 2021

Compiled by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian and Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, Director of IT & Marketing.

At The New York Law Institute we provide two expansive eBook collections for remote access by our members; our OverDrive eBook collection consisting of over 100 Matthew Bender titles, nearly 200 ABA titles and the complete West Academic Nutshell […]

By |September 27th, 2021|New at NYLI|Comments Off on The 20 Most Borrowed Law Firm Library eBooks – August 2021

56 eBooks, Events, Online Exhibits, and Resources for Celebrating National Hispanic American Heritage Month

September 15 to October 15 marks Hispanic Heritage Month which recognizes the triumphs and achievements of Hispanic Americans.  Here are 56 resources to help you celebrate this month!

Politics, Law, and Government Resources

Herencia: Centuries of Spanish Legal Documents from Law Library of CongressHispanic Americans in Congress from Library of CongressHispanic Americans in Congress from U.S. House of RepresentativesMexican […]

By |September 23rd, 2021|New at NYLI, NYLI Collections|Comments Off on 56 eBooks, Events, Online Exhibits, and Resources for Celebrating National Hispanic American Heritage Month

Extra !! Extra!! 5 Great Free Newspaper Websites !

It’s been a long time since newspapers were hawked on the streets of New York, but you can get articles free from these websites:

New York Historic Newspapers Colonial times – recent. Allows you to search by county, city, or newspaper and date ranges to narrow!New York Public Library With a NYPL card, […]

By |September 22nd, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on Extra !! Extra!! 5 Great Free Newspaper Websites !

NYLI 2021 Virtual Jeopardy Event!

Please join us tomorrow, Wednesday, September 22nd at 1:30pm EST for our first-ever virtual Jeopardy event!  We’ll meet via WebEx and everyone will be assigned to teams who will play for the title of NYLI Jeopardy Champion.  Winning team members will win Amazon gift cards as well as bragging rights.

Space will be limited for this […]

By |September 21st, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI 2021 Virtual Jeopardy Event!

Celebrating New RIPS-SIS Teach-In Kits

by Karen Oesterle, Head of Reference

The National Legal Research Teach-In, sponsored by AALL’s Research Instruction and Patron Services-Special Interest Section, is an annual campaign helping law librarians share materials and ideas for legal research instruction.  These kits make it easier for librarians to get key information to the right people; each RIPS-SIS Teach-In Kit […]

By |September 20th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on Celebrating New RIPS-SIS Teach-In Kits

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group September Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday September 23rd at 12. We will discuss Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin Ha (also 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 |September 15th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group September Online Meeting

NYLI 2021 Virtual Jeopardy Event!

Please join us on Wednesday, September 22nd at 1:30pm EST for our first-ever virtual Jeopardy event!  We’ll meet via WebEx and everyone will be assigned to teams who will play for the title of NYLI Jeopardy Champion.  Winning team members will win Amazon gift cards as well as bragging rights.

Space will be limited for this event […]

By |September 13th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI 2021 Virtual Jeopardy Event!