Announcements

LLMC and Early U.S. Resources Webinar

Webinar times are: Eastern Time

The Library of the New York Law Institute offers web-based training sessions to help you discover new resources and enhance your research with LLMC-Digital, an extensive archive of historical primary and specialized legal materials covering the U.S. federal and state governments, the British Commonwealth, other foreign countries, and various international […]

By |May 10th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on LLMC and Early U.S. Resources Webinar

NYLI Now Has NITA Content on Cheetah

NYLI staff now have access to the entire NITA Practice Collection on Cheetah.   Our research librarians can access these well-respected practical guidance texts from the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), a leading provider of trial advocacy skills training  for lawyers, on behalf of our members.   These titles, written by expert litigators, cover topics ranging from prepare to […]

By |May 5th, 2021|Announcements, New at NYLI|Comments Off on NYLI Now Has NITA Content on Cheetah

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Compiled by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian

The New York Law Institute is lucky to have Chinatown as one of our close neighbors. We, along with the Library of Congress, and all Americans celebrate this month with Asian and Pacific Islanders.

P.L.
95-419 was enacted in 1978 designating the week of May 4th as
Asian/Pacific American […]

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Reaffirming NYLI Pro Bono Support in Light of AAPI Attacks

On June 10th of last year NYLI staff issued a statement
in response to the George Floyd Tragedy.  Little did we think that in a
few months our country would be again faced with the tragedy of attacks on our
fellow Americans.    The NYLI staff decries the scapegoating of
Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders who are being wrongly […]

By |May 3rd, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on Reaffirming NYLI Pro Bono Support in Light of AAPI Attacks

ARK Law Firm Libraries 2021 Conference Coverage: Expert Perspective on Change Management

by Lucy Curci-Gonzalez/ NYLI Executive Director 

For the second pandemic year, the annual ARK Law Firm
Libraries conference went virtual.  I
attended this highly regarded program from my home office where I attended a
number of excellent sessions  that
delivered high-quality content on a usable platform.

ARK’s annual Law Firm Libraries program is noted for
bring together leaders from the legal […]

By |April 28th, 2021|Announcements, News from the Field|Comments Off on ARK Law Firm Libraries 2021 Conference Coverage: Expert Perspective on Change Management

And the ZOOM couplet winner is…..

We can’t hear you, You’re on muteTurn on your camera, I’m sure you look cute— Stacey Pilson

The New York Law Institute was happy to once again celebrate National Poetry Month and National Library Week with a couplet contest. And we hope it helped bring our librarian community together by sharing fun during […]

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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 |April 19th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on All About NYLI Webinar

Eisner Award Winner Paul Karasik to speak at LLAGNY Graphic Novel Book Group April Meeting

Paul Karasik is a two-time
Eisner Award winner, internationally recognized cartoonist and teacher, and
adapter of this month’s work City
of Glass. Paul will be joining our group and discussing the nature of
adaptation of comics in general and City of Glass in particular.
Additionally, the lecture will contain some fun group participation along the
way as well as revealing […]

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NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

April 14th @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern

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 […]

By |April 12th, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI ProQuest Congressional Webinar

NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday

The New York Law Institute will close at 2 PM on Friday, April 2, 2021 for Good Friday.  NYLI will reopen Monday, April 5th at 9AM.

By |March 31st, 2021|Announcements|Comments Off on NYLI Will Close Early for Good Friday