V. M. Salgaocar College of Law

Reference Section

The College has introduced the system of open assess where the students are allowed to enter the reference section and choose the books for themselves. All the cupboards in the reference section are open to facilitate free access to the students.
The reference section has 5 separate sections :

LL.B. Reference Section
Books on Law and all law-related subjects, like political science, economics, history are available for the use of the students.

The General Knowledge Section
Books on General Knowledge, Encyclopedia, Competitive Examination Journals, textbooks are kept in this section for the use of all the students.

The postgraduate section
Since the College conducts the LL.M. programme on behalf of Goa University, in addition to the books received from Goa University, the College also has large number of reference books namely foreign editions on various important subjects like legal theory, human rights etc. These books are generally made available to the postgraduate students. The LL.B. students are also allowed to use the books on specific occasions or as and when they are participating in any symposium, seminars or moot courts. They may refer to such books only when the required subject matter is not available under the LL.B. Section.

UGC Section
The College has received development grant from the University Grants Commission for development of the library section. The books, which are purchased out of the UGC grant are mainly reference books and books on developing areas in law. These books are available to all the students.

Intellectual Property Section
The College is also recognized as a center for studies on Intellectual Property Law under the sponsorship of the Human Resource Ministry. The College library has a separate section dealing with Intellectual Property wherein reading material as well as reference material on Intellectual Property Law is available to the students.

There is a proposal to construct a new library building, which will cater extensively to the needs of the student community and the legal fraternity of Goa.

An innovative service is introduced to keep the users alert on the information appearing in the Journals, news papers and reports received in the Library. All interesting news items, reports and articles on legal aspects are clipped from the Journals and news papers and kept for reference.
Famous quotations are also being displayed at the entrance of the Library every day.

Contact Information

The College Library,
V.M. Salgaocar College of Law,
Miramar - Panjim, Goa,
403 001 - India.
Phone: +91-832-462225
Fax: +91-832-421571
Email: library@vmslaw.edu

V.M. S. COLLEGE OF LAW LIBRARY
A library is the heart of an educational Institution. Our Library has not only been the heart of this Institution but a source of inspiration to all other Advocates and Judges in Goa since its inception, as the first law college in Goa. The college has a well-equipped library occupying the whole of the second floor of the college building. The library hall is divided into two parts, a spacious library reading hall on one side and office cum stock room on the other side. The books are issued to the students on production of their library cards and the identity card as per the library rules. In addition, reference facility is also available throughout the day. The college Library is presently having over 14,000 books, including 484 books from Book Bank Section and 254 books & reports of Portuguese pre-liberation period. Besides, the College subscribes to a host of national and international legal periodicals. The students are expected to read the legal periodicals on a day-to-day basis and also refer to books for participating in various extra curricular activities and also for academic improvement. It has over 2,500 bound volumes of periodicals that are available for reference. Almost all the Journals are preserved from Volume I onwards till date. The library will be open from 8 a.m. to 5-p.m. for issue of books; the students are expected to pay a deposit of INR 500.00, which is refundable.
The reading room The library has a large hall with accommodation for 300 students with necessary infrastructure for its use as a reading room. The College subscribes to almost all the national dailies, local newspapers, weeklies and magazines. These are readily available for the use of the students. Newspapers are available at the separate newspaper stand; magazines and weeklies are available against production of their identity cards.
Reference Section The College has introduced the system of open assess where the students are allowed to enter the reference section and choose the books for themselves. All the cupboards in the reference section are open to facilitate free access to the students. The reference section has 5 separate sections : LL.B. Reference Section Books on Law and all law-related subjects, like political science, economics, history are available for the use of the students. The General Knowledge Section Books on General Knowledge, Encyclopedia, Competitive Examination Journals, textbooks are kept in this section for the use of all the students. The postgraduate section Since the College conducts the LL.M. programme on behalf of Goa University, in addition to the books received from Goa University, the College also has large number of reference books namely foreign editions on various important subjects like legal theory, human rights etc. These books are generally made available to the postgraduate students. The LL.B. students are also allowed to use the books on specific occasions or as and when they are participating in any symposium, seminars or moot courts. They may refer to such books only when the required subject matter is not available under the LL.B. Section. UGC Section The College has received development grant from the University Grants Commission for development of the library section. The books, which are purchased out of the UGC grant are mainly reference books and books on developing areas in law. These books are available to all the students. Intellectual Property Section The College is also recognized as a center for studies on Intellectual Property Law under the sponsorship of the Human Resource Ministry. The College library has a separate section dealing with Intellectual Property wherein reading material as well as reference material on Intellectual Property Law is available to the students. There is a proposal to construct a new library building, which will cater extensively to the needs of the student community and the legal fraternity of Goa. An innovative service is introduced to keep the users alert on the information appearing in the Journals, news papers and reports received in the Library. All interesting news items, reports and articles on legal aspects are clipped from the Journals and news papers and kept for reference. Famous quotations are also being displayed at the entrance of the Library every day. Contact Information The College Library, V.M. Salgaocar College of Law, Miramar - Panjim, Goa, 403 001 - India. Phone: +91-832-462225 Fax: +91-832-421571 Email: library@vmslaw.edu