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STATe-Of-The-ArT TeChNOLOgY TO eNABLe

INNOvATIve LeArNINg

Using the latest technology, NYLS is implementing innovative approaches to facilitate greater

interactivity, time-shifting, conferencing and simulations, and improved legal research methods.
recent and planned actions include the following:

Introduced Interactive Seminar rooms designed to use real-time web and audio conferencing
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to enable faculty and students to collaborate remotely with faculty from other institutions and to
link directly with outside experts for enhanced classroom experiences.

Developed a flip-the-Classroom initiative, which involves faculty recording multimedia lectures
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for viewing in advance of class sessions so they may shift class time from lecture to class
discussion, enabling faculty to better engage with students in class, and students to absorb

lectures at their own pace.

n Designed and implemented a course-iltering tool that sorts course descriptions by topic and
type of course, allowing students (and prospective students) to see all courses in a particular

area of law. Students can more easily ind courses that will help them develop the expertise
and skills they need for their chosen practice areas.

Implemented multimedia recording tools to digitally capture classes and events for students and
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faculty when they are unable to safely commute to campus, such as following Superstorm Sandy,
and during snowstorms. Faculty can quickly and easily capture classroom instruction and lectures,
and enable students to easily participate remotely or view later via on-demand streaming.

n launched mobile nYlS—a smartphone-friendly application to enable users to easily access
nYlS resources while on the go.

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LIBrArY ServICeS feATUre ArChIvAL rICheS AND

INNOvATIve TeChNOLOgY

this past year, the mendik library was proud to dedicate the honorable roger J. miner reading

room, which established a research collection relating to the career of Judge miner ’56, of the
u.S. court of appeals for the Second circuit. this was made possible due to the extraordinary
generosity of the miner family in donating to NYLS a gift of unique materials from Judge miner’s

31 years on the federal bench. the archival collection developed for the dedication ceremony is
available online.

Also this year, the Library has updated DrAgNeT, an innovative legal research tool that uses
google’s custom search feature to more eficiently search a select group of trusted and free law-

related websites. the recent update added 150 new online legal journals to the search feature,
plus the ability to search the full text of constitutions, codiied statutes, and codiied regulations of
the federal government and all 50 states. in addition, nYlS’s award-winning app, mendik mobile,

continued to grow, providing easy access to many of the library’s key services. in 2013-14, more
than 25,000 queries were made using mendik mobile. and in 2013, the library’s “elevator ed”
campaign was awarded the American Association of Law Libraries excellence in marketing Award

for the Best campaign. it offers a weekly “trip tip” posted in each library elevator as a catchy way
to get students to notice library announcements.

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