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NEW YORK LAW INSTITUTERALPH MONACO

MIKHAIL KOULIKOV

NYLI: A Changing Mission

New York Law Institute

Transition from “book warehouse” to information services providerHelp members access legal information in new and innovative ways

- Online catalog- Direct desktop access to specialized legal databases- Advanced reference and research services- Presentations, training sessions and webinars

New public website to facilitate use of collection, resources, and servicesUpcoming projects: E-books, Business reference services, Online access to records and briefs

Library Services

Mission:

Provide library services to the legal community in New York and nationwide.

Facilitate access to electronic and print materials in an efficient and cost-effective manner.

Using shared resources, establish a “just in time” model for access to legal information

Three aspects of service:

NYLI Collection Circulating print collection and document delivery

NYLI Remote Electronic Resources Desktop access to legal research databases

NYLI Reference and Customized Research Professional reference librarians will assist you with complex, in-depth

legal and multi-disciplinary research

NYLI Services

Collection• Print, microform, electronic• Scope:

• All current and superseded federal and state codes, session laws, etc.• Federal and state legislative history materials (bills, reports, hearings)• Treatises on doctrinal and practice-oriented topics, including both current and

historical editions• ALL PLI course guides • Law reviews/bar journals/legal newspapers• State jury instructions, legal encyclopedias and practice handbooks• Federal and state records and briefs

• All books circulate (delivery by messenger or FedEx)• Chapters, sections, individual documents, etc. can be e-mailed• Direct access to online catalog – No need to use WorldCat• Concept is remote storage, NOT ILL – No need for mailing list requests or

ALA forms

NYLI Services

Collection (Continued)

Librarian access to specialized databases

• Bloomberg Law• Corporate financials and company reports• Court dockets• BNA treatises, newsletters, portfolios

• HeinOnline• Law reviews / bar journals (Volume 1 to the present)• U.S. Code / Code of Federal Regulation / Federal Register (all years)• State session laws

• RIA Worldwide Tax and Commercial Law• English-language translations of foreign statutes

• WestlawNext• Unreported/Westlaw-only cases (federal and state)

NYLI Services (Part 2)

Remote Electronic Resources• Desktop access to databases at no additional charge:

ProQuest Congressionial Full-text PDF page images of U.S. Congress reports, documents, CRS studies, etc. Bill tracking Transcripts of hearings Indexing access to materials in the NYLI print collection

LLMC-Digital Extensive collection of historical legal materials State session laws Pre-West case reporters British and Commonwealth caselaw

*NEW* - California and New York Records and Briefs

Oxford English Dictionary OCLC WorldCat Local

• Other databases currently under consideration – suggestions always appreciated!

NYLI Services (Part 3) Reference and Customized Research

Highly skilled, experienced professional librarians can provide an “extra pair of hands” to your reference desk

• We can:• Assist with complex research projects and requests• Compile federal and state legislative histories• Set up bill and docket tracking• Request materials from other libraries, government agencies, etc.

• Particular expertise in:• New York State / New York City legal research• Working with records and briefs (U.S. Supreme Court, Second Circuit Court of

Appeals, New York State courts)• Superseded and historical materials

• You will be advised of all possible research costs for any project

The New York Law Institute “Your portal to legal information – when

you need it.”

www.nyli.org

212 732 8720

Monday – Friday

8:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.