Library

Library Goals
Library Goals
- To avail books and journals catering to the basic and advanced knowledge needs of library users.
- To enhance the thirst of the student for learning newer concepts and promote student interest in learning.
- To maintain a conducive and student-friendly learning atmosphere.
- Continues gradation of the library facilities.
- To associate with the other libraries to avail them of the best facilities for our students and outsiders.
Library Collection Details
Library Collection Details
A. Total Printed Books - 11963 +
| 1 | Main Accession Register | 10200 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Five Years Law Course Accession Register | 1284 |
| 3 | Diploma Accession Register | 178 |
| 4 | Donated Books Accession Register | 301 |
| Total | 11963 | |
B. Journals and Bound Volumes
Print journals Subscription
| SN | Title | Frequency of publication |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | All India Reporters | Annual (Bound Volume) |
| 2 | Supreme Court Cases | Annual (Bound Volume) |
| 3 | Criminal Law Journal | Monthly |
| 4 | Divorce & Matrimonial Cases | Monthly |
| 6 | Consumer Protection Judgements | Monthly |
Print journals Back Issues
| SN | Title |
|---|---|
| 1 | All India Reporters since 1940 |
| 2 | Supreme Court Cases |
| 3 | Maharashtra Law Journal |
| 4 | Bombay Law Reporter |
| 5 | Indian Bar Review |
| 6 | Indian Factories and Labour Reports |
| 7 | Criminal Law Journals |
| 8 | Naya Deep |
C. Magazines
- Law Teller
- Naya Deep
- Law Reporter
- Samachar
- Vichar Bharati
D. Online Databases Access
- Suprime Courts Cases (SCC Online)
E. E-books
- Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 57,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. - DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
13030 Academic peer-reviewed books and chapters from 282 publishers
F. Newspapers
- Sakal
- Pudhari
- The Indian Express
- Times of India
Open Access Repository
- Law Review Commons
A freely available portal for open-access legal scholarship featuring many US law reviews. The site from be press brings together a growing collection of law reviews and legal journals in an easily browsable and searchable format. It contains both current issues and archival content spanning over 100 years from nearly 150 law reviews. - OpenDOAR
This freely available Directory of Open Access repositories allows you to search simultaneously scholarly repositories from across the UK and around the World (including SAS-Space). The JISC supported service is hosted and developed by the University of Nottingham. - Shodhganga A reservoir of Indian Theses
The Shodhganga@INFLIBNET Centre provides a platform for research students to deposit their Ph.D. theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access. The repository has the ability to capture, index, store, disseminate and preserve ETDs submitted by the researchers - ShodhGangotri: Synopses/Research Proposals for PhD programme
Repository of Indian Research in Progress - DART-Europe E-theses Portal
DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries and library consortia who are working together to improve global access to European research theses. DART-Europe is endorsed by LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche), and it is the European Working Group of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations(NDLTD). - LSE : London School of Economics Theses Online
Welcome to LSE Theses Online, the online archive of PhD theses for the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE Theses Online contains a partial collection of completed and examined PhD theses from doctoral candidates who have studied at LSE. - DSpace@University of Cambridge
This repository holds the research output of members of the University of Cambridge. It is delivered and managed by the University Library’s Office of Scholarly Communication team. - Digital Library of The Commons Repository
The Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) is a gateway to the international literature on the commons. The DLC provides free and open access to full-text articles, papers, and dissertations.
open access e-journals
- SAGE: Open access Journals
SAGE Open is a peer-reviewed “Gold” open access journal from SAGE that publishes original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format. Articles may span the full spectrum of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. - DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ is independent. All funding is via donations, 40% of which comes from sponsors and 60% from members and publisher members. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed in DOAJ. All data is freely available.
Search the library books Collection online
Search the library books Collection online
The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) allows students of Bharati Vidyapeeth’s New Law College, Kolhapur, to search the library collection online. Students can find books and check bibliographic details such as title, author, edition, and availability.
Search Strategy for Students:
- Open the Library OPAC link.
- Enter a book title, author’s name, keyword, or subject in the search box.
- Use specific keywords for more accurate results. For example, search Constitutional Law or Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Click the search button to view the results.
- Check the book’s details, call number, and availability status before visiting the library.
- If too many results appear, use more specific keywords or the Advanced Search option to narrow your results.
Question Papers
Question Papers
(To get hard copy visit to the Library)
LIST OF THE CLASS WISE QUESTION PAPERS AVAILABLE IN THE LIBRARY
| Course Name | Link of the Previous Exams Question Papers of Shivaji University Kolhapur | QR Qodes |
|---|---|---|
| Diploma in Income-Tax and Sales Tax | Click here | ![]() |
| Diploma in Labour Law | Click here | ![]() |
| PRE LAW-I | Click here | ![]() |
| PRE LAW-II | Click here | ![]() |
| PRE LAW-III and LL.B-I | Click here | ![]() |
| PRE LAW-IV and LL.B-II | Click here | ![]() |
| PRE LAW-V and LL.B-III | Click here | ![]() |
Syllabus
| Updated Syllabus as per the Shivaji University | Click here | ![]() |
Library Services
Library Services
F. Newspapers
- Circulation of books, journals and Periodicals
- Reference Service
- Book bank facility
- Inter library Loan Facility
- Web Browsing and other web based service
- User Orientation Program
- Current Awareness Service (CAS)
- University Syllabus and Previous Exam Question Papers
- Open access System to all users to library stack
- Reprography, Scanning and Printing facility
Guidelines for Access to the SCC Online
Guidelines to the Library Users for SCC Online® Access
The database is available through IP-based access, which means users can access SCC Online only through the desktops and laptops connected to the College Campus Network.
Important Instructions for First-Time Users:
- Connect your desktop/laptop to the College Campus Network.
- Visit the SCC Online website.
- For first-time access, you are required to complete the user registration process.
- Kindly follow the registration procedure illustrated in the attached PDF document.
- After successful registration, you can enjoy access to the SCC Online database and its extensive legal resources.
For Registration or Access-Related Queries:
In case you face any difficulty during registration or while accessing the database, kindly email SCC Online Support at:
Email:
Please ensure that you:
- Attach a screenshot clearly showing the actual problem/error.
- Clearly mention the name of the institution:
Bharati Vidyapeeth’s New Law College, Kolhapur.
After login you can see the options available for searching as following
Dr. Chandrakant D Shete
Librarian
Suggested E-resources
Suggested E-resources
E. E-books
- Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg offers over 57,000 free eBooks. Choose among free epub books, free kindle books, download them or read them online. - DOAB: Directory of Open Access Books
13030 Academic peer-reviewed books and chapters from 282 publishers
Open Access Repository
- Law Review Commons
A freely available portal for open-access legal scholarship featuring many US law reviews. The site from be press brings together a growing collection of law reviews and legal journals in an easily browsable and searchable format. It contains both current issues and archival content spanning over 100 years from nearly 150 law reviews. - OpenDOAR
This freely available Directory of Open Access repositories allows you to search simultaneously scholarly repositories from across the UK and around the World (including SAS-Space). The JISC supported service is hosted and developed by the University of Nottingham. - Shodhganga A reservoir of Indian Theses
The Shodhganga@INFLIBNET Centre provides a platform for research students to deposit their Ph.D. theses and make it available to the entire scholarly community in open access. The repository has the ability to capture, index, store, disseminate and preserve ETDs submitted by the researchers - ShodhGangotri: Synopses/Research Proposals for PhD programme
Repository of Indian Research in Progress - DART-Europe E-theses Portal
DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries and library consortia who are working together to improve global access to European research theses. DART-Europe is endorsed by LIBER (Ligue des Bibliothèques Européennes de Recherche), and it is the European Working Group of the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations(NDLTD). - LSE : London School of Economics Theses Online
Welcome to LSE Theses Online, the online archive of PhD theses for the London School of Economics and Political Science. LSE Theses Online contains a partial collection of completed and examined PhD theses from doctoral candidates who have studied at LSE. - DSpace@University of Cambridge
This repository holds the research output of members of the University of Cambridge. It is delivered and managed by the University Library’s Office of Scholarly Communication team. - Digital Library of The Commons Repository
The Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) is a gateway to the international literature on the commons. The DLC provides free and open access to full-text articles, papers, and dissertations.
open access e-journals
- SAGE: Open access Journals
SAGE Open is a peer-reviewed “Gold” open access journal from SAGE that publishes original research and review articles in an interactive, open access format. Articles may span the full spectrum of the social and behavioral sciences and the humanities. - DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is a community-curated online directory that indexes and provides access to high quality, open access, peer-reviewed journals. DOAJ is independent. All funding is via donations, 40% of which comes from sponsors and 60% from members and publisher members. All DOAJ services are free of charge including being indexed in DOAJ. All data is freely available.
Links of Important Websites for Law Students
Links of Important Websites for Law Students
- National Academic Depository
- National Scholarship Portal
- Swayam: Free Online Courses
- BCI: Bar Council of India
- Law Commission of India
- e-PGPathshala
- Legal Abbreviations
- Audiovisual Library of International Law
- World Legal Information Institute
- SPPU : Savitribai Phule Pune University
- UGC: University Grants Commission

















