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Legal Research for Beginners LibGuide

For anyone looking for a primer on legal research, we have a brand new LibGuide detailing where to find the law including primary sources such as constitutions, statutes, court opinions and case law, regulations, and administrative decisions as well as important secondary and scholarly sources which may be cited as persuasive authority […]

By |May 6th, 2024|New at NYLI|Comments Off on Legal Research for Beginners LibGuide

And the Winner is… Wonderland Celebrities attend Contest Drawing…

The New York Law Institute is pleased to share the many heartwarming library memories shared with us by our colleagues. And we were more than a little surprised that this year’s celebrities were able to time travel from Victorian England to present day New York City for the drawing […]

By |May 2nd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on And the Winner is… Wonderland Celebrities attend Contest Drawing…

It’s May 1st… LAW DAY!… How will you celebrate?

Created during the Cold War to commemorate the Rule of Law as opposed to totalitarianism, the ABA continues to create themes for the celebration of Law Day as well as special programs….

Start off your Law Day by listening to ABA President Mary Smith and Law Librarian of Congress Asilhan Bulut discuss this year’s theme […]

By |May 1st, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on It’s May 1st… LAW DAY!… How will you celebrate?

Review of LLAGNY’s CLE program on AI

LLAGNY’s Professional Advancement Committee teamed up with Deliberate Solos for yet another excellent CLE program…. held in March at The New York Law Institute ….Click here for my Law Lines review of “Emerging AI Issues for Lawyers”.

By |April 29th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Review of LLAGNY’s CLE program on AI

NYLI Author Publishes Free Library Resources Title with ALA Editions

NYLI’s Director of Innovation & Engagement, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski has published The Big Sourcebook of Free and Low-Cost Library Programming: 300+ Resources, Ideas, and Tools with ALA Editions. From the press release:

CHICAGO — There’s no need to spend hours trying to come up with creative programming ideas—bestselling library activity guru Ellyssa Kroski […]

By |April 24th, 2024|Announcements, New at NYLI, News from the Field|Comments Off on NYLI Author Publishes Free Library Resources Title with ALA Editions

Tune into NYLI for Earth Day Environmental Resources…

NYLI T.V. is now showing…. environmental resources to help you celebrate Earth Day….

To research New York’s take on environmental laws, check out….

Environmental Law and Regulation in New York… the title says it all… available @ NYLI

And then, there is always the nutshells… NYLI’s nearly 200 including..

Available as an eBook at NYLI….

And… we can’t forget […]

By |April 22nd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Tune into NYLI for Earth Day Environmental Resources…

With Contest Deadline of 4/25…Celebrities are on their way !!

Reminder…. Favorite Library Memory Contest deadline is April 25th…

Write up your favorite library memory… and you may win a prize at our annual celebrity drawing…..

So…. don’t delay… email me (emoog@nyli.org) your entry today….

Last year’s celebrities…. New celebrities will be time traveling in from Victorian London for this year’s drawing….

By |April 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on With Contest Deadline of 4/25…Celebrities are on their way !!

Celebrate Guitar Month by listening to these clips… and by checking out NYLI resources!

Celebrate the guitar this month — the instrument of the Medieval troubadour, folkie protester. Country star and the Rock and Roll rebel….

A guitar as a local marker in Tutweiler, Mississippi, on the “Blues Trail” in the state’s vibrant Mississippi Delta region. Library of Congress image.

Before we starting mentioning NYLI music law resources such […]

By |April 17th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Celebrate Guitar Month by listening to these clips… and by checking out NYLI resources!

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group April Online Meeting

LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group will meet at noon via Zoom on Thursday April 18th .  We will discuss Ducks Two years in the oil sands by Kate Beaton (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 |April 15th, 2024|Announcements|Comments Off on LLAGNY’s Graphic Novel Book Group April Online Meeting

Recording: 15 Ways Law Libraries can use Generative AI

Here are the slides from yesterday’s webinar: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF_hP-Cm18/jAqm2uKndtuuGL45XQPzJg/edit?utm_content=DAF_hP-Cm18&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
And here is the video recording:

Explore the transformative power of AI in law libraries with this engaging webinar. This essential session is designed for librarians, information specialists, and enthusiasts eager to harness the latest in AI technology. Highlights include:

Basics of Generative AI: A straightforward primer on generative […]

By |April 10th, 2024|New at NYLI|Comments Off on Recording: 15 Ways Law Libraries can use Generative AI