LIBRARY

LIBRARY FACILITIES

The library is a four storied building, spread over 1444 sq.m.of carpet area, having Circulation section, Technical Section, Newspaper reading area, Documentation and Accession room which are located in the Ground floor, Reference Section, Consultancy and Senior librarian’s cabin are in the 1st floor, Cyber Station and Research centre are located in the 2nd floor and Open reading room is in the 3rd floor. It has rich collection of more than 45543text and reference books. Additional books are being constantly procured and added. The scheme of Book Bank is also under function in the Library. Books are arranged in subject wise manner and classification scheme used for this purpose is Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC).The library is providing Circulation service, Reference service, reprographic service, online /offline access to E journals, internet facilities, etc. The Library is fully automated with KOHA Open source software. Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is available to students and staff.

Total number of books as per accession Register –45543

Journals and magazines currently subscribing

1) Complete Kerala High court Cases

2) Kerala Law Decision

3) Kerala Law Times

4) Bhashaposhini

5).Competetion Success Review

6).Mathrubhumi

7).Thozhilvartha

8).Thozhil Veedhi

9).Yathra

10)..Yojana

11).Kurukshethra

12).Economic and Political weekly

Journals

I. Foreign Journals

1. Administrative law Review - vol.28 to (1970-2004) vol.56

2. Butter worths Human Rights Cases – vol.1 to 27

3. Butterworths Medico-Legal Report- vol.1 to 91

4. Columbia Law Review - vol.1 to vol.100 (1901-2000 part 1, vol1-104 2004 part 2)

5. Coxs Criminal law Cases - vol.1 to vol.31(1899- 1939-41)

6. Criminal Appeal Reports –vol.1to 27(1979- 2004)

7. Harvard law Review –vol.1 to 118 (1887-2005 part 1 & 2)

8. New York University Law Review –vol.69 to70 –1994-95

9. New York University Review of law and Social Change - vol. 1 to 20 1971 to 1992-94

10. Public law – 1956 to 2005

11. The All England law Reports -1936 to1995, 1996 to 2008 (4vols. Each) consolidated tables 1 to 3 vols.

12. The Criminal law Review – 1954 to1998

13. The law Quarterly Review- vol.1 to 120 -1885 to 2004, index to vol.1-100

14. United States Supreme Court Digest – Vol.1-22 (45 Nos.)

15. United States Supreme Court Report- vol.152 (2001)1st series, vol.1-114(2001)2nd series

16. Yale Law Journal- vol.1to vol.114 1891-92 to 2005

II. Indian Journals

1. All India Reporter

2. Supreme Court Cases

III. News papers subscribed -5nos. (3 Malayalam dailies &2 English dailies)

a) MalayalaManorama

b) Mathrubhumi

c) Deahabhimani

d) The Hindu

e) The Indian Express

Working hours

General Reading Room: 9.30 am to 5.00 pm

Reference:9.30 am to 6.00 pm

Circulation Section: 9.30 am to 5 00 pm

E-library

Knimbus is the Digital Library Platform used in the library.

Library has an Air conditioned cyber station. There are 18 Internet access points with desktop facilities and 36 open points for Laptops in the library, providing printing, scanning and photocopying facilities.Remote Access is provided for the membersusing individual password, they can access digital resources without any restriction at any time.

Electronic database

1. SCC online

2. Manupathra

E-Magazine

Economic and political Weekly

Staffs

Senior Librarian - Meera K S

Librarian Grade II –Mary K P

Library Assistants- 1.Satheesh C K , 2. Deepesh V M

Loan Limit

LL.B Students- 6books

LL.M Students- 10 books

Students under Book Bank Scheme- Additional 7 books from Book Bank collection.

Reprographic service

Photocopy service is provided in Reference section