Diwan G. J. Advani Law Library is a treasure house of knowledge and a learning centre for the students and staff. It houses a valuable collection of approximately 10,000 law books, journals, case reporters, etc. It includes a rare and valuable collection of back files of case reporters for the second half of the 19th century. The library has maintained print AIR right from its first volume of the year 1914. Daily newspapers and magazines are useful for extra-curricular reading. The library also contains Moot Court memorials as guide to students.
Clinical legal education is the mantra of today. To facilitate the research requirements, the library provides access to online and offline legal databases like the Manupatra, AIR (both on CD-ROM and online) and Lawsuit. The library also provides free Internet access on computers dedicated for the students’ use.
The library also has a blog at www.library-kclaw.blogspot.com where all library related issues are discussed and library activities are published regularly.
SLIM, an integrated library management software, is used for computerization of the library catalogue. It facilitates bibliographic search of all information resources in the library over the intranet.