New from GovInfo.gov and Congress.gov
Check out all of the most recent releases on govinfo.gov and congress.gov. Updates to these two excellent, research-friendly government sites are detailed in this new post from the CRIV blog.
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2021 PLLIP Diversity & Inclusion Summit Recap
By Karen Oesterle, Head of Reference
The 2021 PLLIP Diversity & Inclusion Summit was held on Friday, Feb 26, 2021. The keynote speaker, Michelle Silverthorn, best-selling author, keynote speaker, and Founder & CEO of Inclusion Nation, was deeply impressive. The event was a nice combination of keynote address, zoom breakout rooms for discussion, and […]
National Pi Day
by Eileen Dolan, Technical Services Librarian
In 2009, the United States House of Representatives
officially recognized March 14 as National Pi Day (H.Res.224
— 111th Congress). The most recent Resolution
regarding Pi Day is from 2019 (H.Res.232
– 116th Congress).
An excellent way to celebrate, even without a nod from
Congress, is with NASA.
For those of us who are more […]
Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World Virtual Event
NYLI’s Director of IT & Marketing, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski, is partnering with SJSU and Library 2.0 to organize this free virtual mini conference titled Reinventing Libraries for a Post-COVID World which will take place on Thursday, June 17th, 2021 at 3pm EST/12pm Pacific .
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, librarians have been […]
NYLI Makes Law Lines’ Top Ten!
Law Lines, the newsletter of the Law Library Association of Greater New York (LLAGNY), issued a Year in Review top ten list of their Top Blog Posts from 2020 at the end of last year. NYLI authors penned two of these articles including:
1Reimagining the Law Library in the Time of COVID-19By, Ellyssa Valenti […]
Ellyssa Valenti Kroski Leads the Charge in Gamification and Library AI
NYLI’s Director of IT and Marketing, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski was recently interviewed by the San Jose State University School of Information for the article, Ellyssa Valenti Kroski Leads the Charge in Gamification and Library AI.
Jean O’Grady of Dewey B Strategic talks enthusiasm, expertise, and legal blogging
Jean O’Grady founded Dewey B Strategic almost 10 years ago and discusses how to cultivate a successful legal blog on This Week in Legal Blogging with Bob Ambrogi.
via LexBlog
Newspaper Navigator: A New Image Search Tool from the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress has just debuted Newspaper Navigator, a new tool for searching over 1.5 million newspaper images in their collections. The Library of Congress and their partners have digitized over 16 million pages of newspapers from across American history as part of their Chronicling America database. The Newspaper Navigator uses machine learning […]
Webinar: Legal Instruction and Resources at the Law Library of Congress: Recent Developments
Register to attend the live training webinar, “Legal Instruction and Resources at the Law Library of Congress:
Recent Developments.”
Speakers: Barbara Bavis, Instruction/Reference Librarian, Law Library of CongressJames P. Sweany, Chief, Digital Resources Division, Law Library of CongressElina Lee, Library Technician (Metadata), Law Library of CongressLearning Outcomes: This webinar will introduce attendees to new and developing […]
COVID-19 Has Allowed Law Librarians to Flex Their Tech Prowess
Victoria Hudgins writes for Law.com about newly appointed American Association of Law Libraries president Emily Florio as she discusses how COVID-19 is allowing law librarians to shatter myths about their capabilities.
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