The legal library is an infusing tool to the lawyers and the courts: A report of an empirical study carried out during the period from 2014 to 2018 in sub divisional courts and district court Bhiwani (Haryana)

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SomDutt (Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar Library, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science & Technology, Hisar, Haryana)

To fulfil the demands and quench the thrust of information of modern readers, the library plays a pivotal role in actual sense. Presently, the libraries are not confined to procure the print materials and issue and return only. In the twenty first century, the Libraries have become the scaffold of different kinds sources and resources. In the 21st century, the users need the information at their fingertips and on single platform. Therefore, the technology has been adopted in the libraries pursuit and makes them capable enough to meet the requirements of the ultra-modern users. In fact, it won’t be an exaggeration to say that technologies have changed the orientation of the societies in general and libraries in particular as libraries have reached at the threshold of the end users. Likewise, the lawyers have also required the latest information and archived information to pursue the case of their clients. Hence, legal libraries equally important even more updated in comparison to academic and public libraries. Moreover, library enhances the knowledge of the legal professionals. Therefore, the present paper will try to elicit the role of legal libraries for lawyers.