NYLI News

Couplet Contest in honor of…

Poetry Month and National Library Week…. and in recognition of the many sacrifices our fellow Americans are making during the Coronavirus pandemic….

we are seeking couplet poems that give tribute to…….

Law enforcement…Healthcare professionals….Transportation and any other essential workers….

Please email us your couplet poem tribute poems to Eileen Dolan edolan@nyli.org

by April 16th…….

We ask that […]

By |April 9th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on Couplet Contest in honor of…

ZOOMing with Mrs. Sherlock

Dateline: Thursday, April 3rd, 2020….

While the mystery that is the Coronavirus changed the world, the LLAGNY Book Club held its discussion of Brad Ricca’s Mrs. Sherlock Holmes meeting via ZOOM. Countless other encounters that would otherwise be in person now only occur through ZOOM, google hangout, Microsoft teams , FACETIME and […]

By |April 8th, 2020|New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on ZOOMing with Mrs. Sherlock

NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The New York Law Institute will close at 3 PM on Friday, April 10, 2020 for Good Friday.  NYLI will reopen Monday, April 13th at 9AM.

By |April 7th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The Impact Of COVID-19 On Law Firm Practices

Mark Herrmann writes for Above the Law about The Impact Of COVID-19 On Law Firm Practices. He predicts

“Overall, 2020 will be a very, very, bad year for law firms.”

Read more here.

By |April 6th, 2020|News from the Field|Comments Off on The Impact Of COVID-19 On Law Firm Practices

COVID-19: Why librarians are amazing in times of crisis

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 […]

By |April 1st, 2020|News from the Field|Comments Off on COVID-19: Why librarians are amazing in times of crisis

Business as (Un)Usual: Library Business Continuity Amid COVID-19

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 […]

By |March 30th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on Business as (Un)Usual: Library Business Continuity Amid COVID-19

30+ Free Online Resources for Law Library Research During COVID-19

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 […]

By |March 25th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on 30+ Free Online Resources for Law Library Research During COVID-19

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 |March 23rd, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on All About NYLI Webinar

NYLI’s OverDrive eBooks for Internet Explorer

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.

By |March 18th, 2020|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI’s OverDrive eBooks for Internet Explorer

NYLI working remotely – 3/18/2020

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 […]

By |March 18th, 2020|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI working remotely – 3/18/2020