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NYLI gets involved in disputed election (back in 1876!)

The 1876 Presidential Election was one of the most contentious ever….

NY Democrat Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote over Ohio Republican Rutherford B. Hayes.

Fort Scott Tribune (Kansas); Nov. 9, 1876

But…. 20 Electoral Votes (Florida, Louisiana, Oregon, South Carolina) were in dispute. Am I the only one experiencing Deja […]

By |November 5th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYLI gets involved in disputed election (back in 1876!)

NYLI’s Brooke Raymond interviewed by Trinity College.. Room To Read, NYLI, & her college experiences…

Our very own Brooke Raymond was recently interviewed by the Trinity College Alumni magazine! Click here to read all about Brooke’s work with Room to Read — including the opening of the Raymond Library in Cambodia — as well as her experiences at Trinity and work as a Senior Research Analyst […]

By |October 30th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NYLI’s Brooke Raymond interviewed by Trinity College.. Room To Read, NYLI, & her college experiences…

This Halloween — AI Tricks & Research Treats @ NYLI

The end of October — Halloween! — brings out the tricks and treats, even here in the seemingly staid New York Law Institute….

Our Offices @ 120 Broadway.. is there something spooky going on??

For those colleagues that are a little spooked by AI — here are some “tricks” regarding prompt engineering & chatbots that […]

By |October 28th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on This Halloween — AI Tricks & Research Treats @ NYLI

What’s in a Record? Check out Rapper Li’l NYLI’s samples

NYLI Reading Room resident John Anthon — aka Li’l NYLI — surprised us all the other day with a bit of rap about court records….

“NY App Div, Circuit or Supreme…Mad Records work it! – their volume’s Extreme”

NYLI R & B collection includes NY State cases, as 2nd Circuit & U.S. Supreme ..click […]

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ABA issues Opinion re: AI… (& of course, some NYLI sources!)

The ABA issued its first formal opinion covering the growing use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) back in July. Not surprisingly, the ABA emphasized that model rules related to competency, informed consent, confidentiality and fees principally apply. For full text of ABA Formal Opinion 512 (July 29, […]

By |September 30th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on ABA issues Opinion re: AI… (& of course, some NYLI sources!)

Meet Jackson Healey!

It was my pleasure to have a “Member Chat” with Jackson Healy, currently a LLAGNY Board Member and Research Librarian at Sullivan & Cromwell LLP.

Check out the full Law Lines interview by clicking here!

By |September 25th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Meet Jackson Healey!

Hello Neighbor … Brennan Center stops by to tour NYLI !

The New York Law Institute was honored to have Zoe Merriman and Jamie Muth of The Brennan Center for Justice stop by for a quick tour and chat….

The Brennan Center for Justice is one of our neighbors at 120 Broadway. Click here for their full mission statement

As with all good conversation, […]

By |September 23rd, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Hello Neighbor … Brennan Center stops by to tour NYLI !

Fleishman is in Trouble (But the LLAGNY Book Club is doing Great): a Review (& Preview)

The LLAGNY Book Club closed out its season with a meeting to discuss first time novelist Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Fleishman Is In Trouble. This contemporary novel (now a series on Hulu) chronicles the milieu of Manhattan’s hyper-achievers and their shifting views of marriage, relationships and family.

Check out my full Law Lines review by clicking here!

And […]

By |September 18th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Fleishman is in Trouble (But the LLAGNY Book Club is doing Great): a Review (& Preview)

Recording: Prompt Engineering & Chatbots in Law Libraries

Here are the slides from yesterday’s webinar.

And here is the video recording:

This 1-hour webinar discusses prompt engineering techniques for use with general large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Claude AI including the Costar Framework, zero shot, few shot, and chain of thought prompting among others. Prompt engineering […]

By |September 11th, 2024|Announcements, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Recording: Prompt Engineering & Chatbots in Law Libraries

Back to College? Tuition, Studies & let’s not forget the Greek Life!

Back to school starts a little earlier for college student, with August being THE month for dorm move ins….

Some essential questions for every college Freshman..

What to Study?

There’s always library science! NY regs re: registered degrees are in NYCRR — NYLI has access

Should you join a fraternity or sorority?

If you are on the Board […]

By |August 19th, 2024|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Back to College? Tuition, Studies & let’s not forget the Greek Life!