Books


The library’s overall book stock exceeds 30,000 volumes.  Books are shelved in subject order according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system.  Each book in the Library is assigned a Dewey shelf number that appears on the spine of the book.  As Dewey is a numerical system, the books are arranged on the shelves in strict numerical order.  Books on the same subject are given the same shelf number.

The following are the Dewey numbers relevant for Legal Studies
Information Technology starting at 004
Economics starting at   330
Finance starting at   332
Legal Research starting at   340.07
International Law starting at   341
E. U. Law starting at   341.242
Constitutional Law starting at   342
Criminal Law starting at   344.1705
Contract Law starting at   344.17062
Family Law starting at   346.015
Tort Law starting at   346.03
Management starting at   658
Marketing starting at   658.8

The General Lending Collection consists of books which may be borrowed for up to one week at a time. These are shelved in Stacks # 1 - 8. Each student may have three items on loan simultaneously, but fines of 10c PER BOOK PER DAY will be charged on items not returned to the library by the due date. If a student accrues unpaid fines totaling EUR5.00, borrowing facilities will be withdrawn until the account has been cleared. Your student I.D. card is your library card and you must present it on each occasion that you wish to borrow library materials.


The Short Loan Collection consists of books which are in constant demand and the loan period is therefore restricted to two overnight or weekend loan only. These are shelved in Stack #9. Each student may  borrow two items at a time and fines of 1EURO PER DAY will be charged on items not returned on the due date. If a student accrues unpaid fines totaling EUR5.00, borrowing facilities will be withdrawn until the account has been cleared. Please note that items borrowed on Fridays are not due for return until the following Tuesday and items borrowed on the Friday of a Bank Holiday Weekend are not due for return until the following Wednesday.


The Reference Collection consists of materials such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, newspapers etc.  Reference material is for library use only and is located on the ground floor Stacks # 14 - 16.

Material in the Official Publications collection is for library use only.  This collection is located on the first floor of the LRC and contains material such as government reports, ESRI and NESC reports etc.

 


Special Collections

The following is a list of Special Collections (not listed in the catalogue) which are relevant for the area of Legal Studies. 

Click on a link below to view a list of items on the selected topic.
Please note that these items are for Reference only and may not be removed from the library.

Company Information & Annual Reports

e-Commerce Reports

 

Legal Studies Reading Lists

Click on the programme codes below to see what material the Library holds from the Reading List for that programme.  Please note that some programmes have yet to be mapped against Library holdings.

- Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Legal Studies CW708 »

If we do not stock a book that is on your reading list or you would like to suggest a book purchase for the Library, please click here.


PAGE AUTHOR:Brigid Carey Liaison Librarian to School of Business & Humanities

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