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1. Write a short note on using a law library.

ANSWER

 1. Books are placed on shelves according to the subject they deal with.
 2. Each subject is assigned a number and is pasted on the spine of the book. These are called call-
numbers or classification numbers.

 3. This makes it easy for the user to locate the book on the shelf with minimum effort.

 4. With the use of number, all books on a given subject can be found at one single place.
 5. List of these numbers against the subject they deal with is made available at a prominent place
for user’s reference.

 6. Books like encyclopedias, dictionaries are found on separate shelves. Similarly government
publications may be shelved separately.

 7. Books of great demand by students are placed in separate area called ‘loan section’.
 8. Voluminous, rare books and original manuscripts are often placed under ‘reference only’ section.
 9. Contents in the books are updated regularly by way of ‘editions’; while researching one must try
to refer to the latest available edition.

JOURNALS

 1. Journals are published at regular intervals (weekly to annually)


 2. Journals contain articles, short notes, comments on cases and other recent developments.
 3. Text books do not usually offer the latest developments in law, whereas journals do.
 4. Since law is progressive in nature, books become out-dated very often as far as recent
developments are concerned.

 5. Articles in journals contain criticism, discussion, comments, analysis over a given development of
law. These offer a valuable source of ideas and knowledge.

LAW REPORTS

 1. These contain the cases decided by courts and tribunals.


 2.While reading a book, you might come across a cited case- to access the full text of the judgement
a reference is to be made to law reports.

 3. At times, Indian courts sometimes cite foreign cases to ascertain the approach of English Courts
on a given aspect. For such cases also, a reference is to be made to law reports to get reliable
information.

 4. It may be noted that English cases only hold a persuasive value in Indian Courts.
 5.The Government of India Act, 1935 provided for the establishment of Federal Court in India.
Appeals lied to the Privy Council from the FCI. Cases decided by the privy council (before
appeals to it were abolished) are authoritative precedents and are followed where relevant.

 6. Therefore, a researcher must be familiar with using English as well as Indian Law Reports.
INDEX TO PERIODICALS

 1. It is the most convenient source to find article published in a journal


 2. It provides details of author(s) and at times the abstract
 3. Journals are available in a library catalogue, but not articles

LIBRARY CATALOGUE

1. It is a record of what the library has in its collection and has an important role to play in locating
books and other materials.

2. COMPUTERISED CATALOGUES

1. Computers are placed at prominent places, used to find out the needed material. In some
institutes remote access may allow a user to access the catalogue from University’s computer
network.

USING A LIBRARY CATALOGUE

Three ways

 1. Author’s section- arranged alphabetically by authors’ surnames or by organization name (if


published by an organization). Some place author’s name as well as the title of the book, which
makes it easier to find the concerned book.

2. Subject Section- Arranged alphabetically by subject, followed by other information

3. Classified Section- Call numbers arranged alphabetically or numerically.. It also provides details of
the authors and titles of the books covered by a particular subject.

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