The Law Library has many thousands of Law textbooks and monographs in paper and electronic format.
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This link opens in a new windowStaff and students of Swansea University have online access to many full-text electronic books. Some book titles can be located by searching iFind either by keyword (for books on a subject) or by author or title.
Other important legal databases such as LexisPlus, Westlaw UK and Heinonline have online book collections which you can search individually once you have logged in to those services.
This link opens in a new window This link opens in a new windowClick on the cover of the book you would like to see (above) and then roll over the image to reveal the link (as shown in the red box here) to the Swansea Library catalogue
The basic format for referencing a book in OSCOLA is shown below. The full OSCOLA guide is available from the Referencing tab above.
The Law books and journals are to be found in the Law Library on Level 4 (and 3) East of the Library and Information Centre at Singleton Park
A call number represents an item's subject matter and indicates the location on the shelf where the item can be found. The call number is usually made up of a combination of letters and numbers. The letter 'K' represents Law in our library with the addition of further letters and numbers each law item is then given a special location. The image below shows you some law textbooks and the call numbers they have been given so they can be located correctly. PS The red dots on the spine mean the book can be borrowed for one week..the normal loan period is two weeks. There is a special loan category area for many Law books called the Short loan collection. This is kept behind the Library Desk on the entrance Level - ask for your item there.
Some of the main sections are..
| K1 Law Journals | KL Legal System |
| KA Jurisprudence | KM Public Law (Criminal ,Administrative etc) |
| KB Comparative Law | KN Private Law (Contract , Tort etc ) |
| KC International law | KW EU Law |
Maybe there's a book that you would like to see in the Law Library. You can now recommend that we buy a copy for your study or research. Go ahead - Suggest a book!
