NYLI News

Labor Day… More than just a Monday off…

Official end of Summer…Last of the Barbecues…Closing of most beaches & public pools…Another opportunity for bargains at a Labor Day Sale…And, at least from my childhood experience, the dreaded return to school.

But the origins of Labor Day Holiday tells us that it is much more than a Monday off.

Nutshells –both in […]

By |September 6th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Labor Day… More than just a Monday off…

NYLI closes early Fri 9/3 and will be closed Labor Day Mon 9/6

The New York Law Institute will close at 2:00 PM on Friday, September 3rd and will be closed on Monday, September 6, 2021 in observance of the Labor Day national holiday. NYLI will reopen at 9 AM on Tuesday the 7th of September.

By |September 1st, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI closes early Fri 9/3 and will be closed Labor Day Mon 9/6

Cracking the law open…one Nutshell at a time!!

Crack the law open with one of West’s Nutshells available with NYLI membership. Lawyers, librarians & paralegals — get to know new areas of law by borrowing eBooks or print Nutshells on over a hundred topics including…

Constitutional Law

Estate Law

Legal Research

Mergers & Acquisitions

And just where in heck did the term “nutshell” originate??

Check out the […]

By |September 1st, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Cracking the law open…one Nutshell at a time!!

Call for Sponsor Participation in Virtual Law Library Scavenger Hunt

We’re putting together another online Law Library Virtual Scavenger Hunt leading into the holiday season. With so many law librarians still working from home and spending their time increasingly online, we thought this might be a good (and fun!) diversion. We’re calling for participation from sponsors who would be interested in participating […]

By |August 30th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on Call for Sponsor Participation in Virtual Law Library Scavenger Hunt

A Book Appreciation of Eugene Giudice’s Reflections During a Pandemic: Thoughts While Sheltering in Place

By Lucy Curci-Gonzalez, Executive Director

Wherever there is a human being, there is an opportunity for kindness.  – Lucius Annaeus Seneca

I often comment, with apologies to
the great Joe
Cocker, that law librarians get by with a little help from their
colleagues.   Throughout the past year
and a half of pandemic, this has been proven time and […]

By |August 25th, 2021|NYLI Collections|Comments Off on A Book Appreciation of Eugene Giudice’s Reflections During a Pandemic: Thoughts While Sheltering in Place

Former NYLI Intern Ingrid Mattson Wins AALL Award !!

Ingrid Mattson, former NYLI intern and current Associate Dean of Library Services at Cardozo Law School, won a AALL award for her paper “Billie Holiday’s Legacy walks the Halls of 55 Fifth Avenue”.

Of her research, Ingrid enthusiastically shares finding out about the musical greats who recorded at the site where Cardozo […]

By |August 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Former NYLI Intern Ingrid Mattson Wins AALL Award !!

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group August Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet via Zoom on Thursday August 26th at 12. We will discuss Pride of Baghdad by Brian Vaughan (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 |August 18th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group August Online Meeting

Women’s Right to Vote (the 19th Amendment)

by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian

The 19th Amendment to the Constitution was passed by Congress on June 4, 1919. A little over a year later, on August 18, 1920, it was ratified.  Seneca Falls, NY, home to the Women’s Rights National Historical Park, was the site of the First Women’s Rights Convention on July 19, […]

By |August 16th, 2021|News from the Field|Comments Off on Women’s Right to Vote (the 19th Amendment)

How to Create a Virtual Law Library Scavenger Hunt

Interested in creating a digital scavenger hunt for your library? Here’s a video walkthrough of how you can do just that.

By |August 12th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on How to Create a Virtual Law Library Scavenger Hunt

New LibGuide: Records and Briefs at The New York Law Institute

As a court case makes its way through the legal system, it generates an extensive paper trail. For a case that goes up on appeal, the briefs are the written arguments filed by the parties before the appellate court judge. The record is its associated paperwork, such as the original complaint or summons, the […]

By |August 11th, 2021|New at NYLI|Comments Off on New LibGuide: Records and Briefs at The New York Law Institute