ILI Library

Reference Service

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A variety of Reference and Information Services are provided at the Reference Desk which is located on the entrance of the main hall of the Library. The staff at Reference desk assists readers, students in the use of the Library's Online Catalogue, indexes and other reference sources whether in print or electronic format.

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Library also provide assistance on specific questions, provide guidance in research work and conduct library orientation tours and subject specific library instruction sessions. Library is also providing list of articles & books on specific subjects through OPAC.

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Providing printouts of Supreme Court & High Courts Judgments through various databases subscribed by ILI library and also through resources available in public domain.

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The Legal Resource Information Centre (LIRC) of library provides access to the internet and electronic resources. The computer lab and Wi-Fi access is also provided to the LL.M. students and research scholars of ILI.

Indexing Service

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Library is indexing articles of Indian & Foreign Legal Periodicals which are received   in ILI Library. These indexed articles are published as ‘Index to Indian Legal Periodicals’ which is a yearly publication published since 1963. This Index is a very good source of information for the researchers who are looking for the literature relevant to their field. The Index provides access to articles in a wide range of subject areas published in various legal journals.  Broadly divided into two parts, Part 1 covering Indian legal periodicals and Part II covering foreign legal periodicals facilitates quick search for the researchers who are looking for the literature relevant to their field.

The Library’s E-Reference service allows users to ask brief factual questions using electronic mail. Requests for article(s) are sent by either e-mails or by post after following due process of payment etc.

The ILI Library offers limited Inter-Library Loan facilities to the material which is not available in library. Library provide access to resources from other libraries on inter library loan. The Interlibrary Loan assistance is available at the Reference Desk during the working hours of the library.

The catalogue of the library can be the searched with the aid of a computer. A large number of periodical indexes/abstracts, full-text sources and statistical data sources are available for searching on six computers on the Main Floor of the Library.

Library provides copies of documents on demand which are available in ILI library collection through Document Deliver Services. Readers/users may place their request via email or phone. These services include scanning and copying of materials from the library’s print resources. Library is also providing information relating to specific research such as bibliographic details of books and list of articles available in print as well as online resources.

Library is providing Press Clipping Service with the objective of speedy disposal of references on current legal topics. The Service collects all important, relevant and up-to-date news items, editorial comments and articles on legal developments. Press clippings are maintained chronologically and are arranged subject-wise in a proper sequence. These press clippings are provided to the readers on demand which can be consulted in the reading hall of the library.

Library is providing photocopy and print outs to its users. Photocopier is available in convenient location within the library and provides photocopies only for the genuine academic research work and not for commercial purpose taking care of copyright infringement. The Library is also providing print outs to its readers through photocopier machine which is well connected to all the computers of the library through LAN.