HIRABAI VASSUDEV SALGAOCAR LIBRARY

About Library

The College library was formerly operating from the second floor of the college building. Thanks to the vision of a dynamic leader, the then Principal, Dr. Marian Pinheiro a state-of-the-art three-storied new Library building was constructed and named, in the memory of our patron’s mother, as “HIRABAI VASSUDEV SALGAOCAR LIBRARY.” It was inaugurated on 19 December 2005 by Hon’ble Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Judge Supreme Court of India. With the generous donation of books, journals, and reports by the founder of the college and the Management, the library could procure rare reports like Kings Bench Reports, and Queens Bench Reports published before the independence of India.

This fully automated library is the first of its kind and is one of the best law libraries in India. It supports the essential and specialized information needs of the Institute’s faculty and students. The College library has a rapidly expanding collection of books, which includes textbooks and reference works on a range of topics, including Constitutional Law, International Law, Labour Law, Consumer Protection, Intellectual Property Rights, Women & Law, Child Rights, Criminal Law, Criminology, Human Rights, and others. The College Library has also subscribed to a number of renowned databases, e-books, and e-journals, and the collection is steadily growing in accordance with academic standards. The library of V.M Salgaocar College of Law is one of the leading Law Libraries of India and attracts scholars from all over India for Legal Education and Research. The University Grants Commission has recognized the college as a place for legal education and research leading to Bachelor, Master, and Doctorate Degrees in Law.

Students can Renew books and check the details of the books in the library online via OPAC (Open Public Access Catalogue). One can access the catalog using the following

URL: http://dhegoalib.unifyed.com/

MISSION STATEMENT

Our Mission is to provide high-quality service with integrity, professionalism, and respect for our students, researchers, and legal professionals while recognizing that our principle goal is to serve our society and library clients effectively at the college and beyond, through a gateway of information sources, print media, and digital media.
A library, being a custodian of knowledge, inculcates not only knowledge but also discipline, humanity, learning beyond the law, and interdisciplinary understanding.