Central Law Library Palace of Justice - piazza Cavour - Rome Catalogue of the C.L.L. Opening hours and phones   General information C.L.L.'s bibliographies [IT]   The original core of the Central Law Library was formed by the books once belonging to the Grande Cancelleria [Great Chancellery] of the King of Sardinia, followed by those coming from the abolished Religious Orders and those originally kept at Rucellai Library of Palazzo Firenze, the first seat of the Ministry of Justice. Since 1880 the Library has been granted the privilege of receiving a copy of every publication printed on Italian territory. Such a privilege has been confirmed throughout time by later legislation, thus enabling the Library to become, in fact, a national archive of law publications. At present the Library contains about 200,000 volumes, about 1,000 Italian and foreign periodicals in print and 1,300 periodicals out of print and several databases on CD-ROM. The C. L. L. also owns a collection of incunabula and some publications of the XVI and XVII centuries. The Central Law Library belongs to the Law Department of the National Library Service (SBN) together with the Libraries of the State Council [Consiglio di Stato], of the Ministry of Home Affairs and of the Data Processing Centre [CED, Centro Elaborazione Dati] of the Court of Cassation [Corte di Cassazione]. Thanks to the inclusion in the SBN, all the library services (purchases, cataloguing, book loans and book loans among libraries) have been computerised. Bibliographical research through the collective catalogue Index has been computerised too. The Index contains about 3,000,000 bibliographical data entered by the libraries connected through this network (at present about 350). Given the remarkable size of the collections, it was necessary to move the Library from the undersized premises at Via Arenula to a larger, specially appointed wing of the Palazzo di Giustizia at Piazza Cavour. Such a new location offers ample space for the use and the storage of the books.

Opening hours and phones OPENING HOURS Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9.00 - 14.00 Tuesday, Thursday 9.00 - 17.30 TELEPHONES Director +39.06.68.83.4902 Deputy Director +39.06.68.83.4906 Periodicals Office +39.06.68.83.4905 Administration Office +39.06.68.83.4900 Fax +39.06.68.83.422 E-mail Central Law Library

General information ADMISSION The Library is open for attendance to members of the Judiciary, to all civil servants and in particular to those who work for the Ministry of Justice (included retired employees), to members of professional associations and to graduating students of the Law and Economics faculties. Library cards are issued to all users on presentation of a piece of identification. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION Users can carry on their bibliographical researches personally. They can use traditional as well as on line catalogues. If necessary, they can avail themselves of the assistant at disposal in the Reference Room to obtain further information and suggestions for possible purchases. READING Up to two books can be requested for reading by filling in request forms. The books can be kept for reading for three days. The volumes placed in the Reference Room are at disposal of the readers. Microfiches and CD-ROMs can be used only by members of the Judiciary and civil servants at the Ministry of Justice for a maximum of one hour. BOOK LOANS Members of the Judiciary, civil servants at the Ministry of Justice or at other bodies of the Public Administration (including retired civil servants) may borrow books. A maximum of two books may be borrowed for a maximum of 15 days, which may be extended to 20 if the readers do not live in Rome. Volumes in the Reference Room, periodicals, rare books, collections of laws and case-law, works not printed on paper or in bad condition may not be borrowed. PHOTOCOPIES Partial photocopying of documents is permitted exclusively for personal study in accordance to the laws in force and only when there is no risk of damaging the documents. Requests for photocopying shall be submitted to the Room Assistant. Users not belonging to the Public Administration can use some magnetic-strip card photocopying machines. Magnetic-strip cards are on sale through automatic dispensers. Members of the Judiciary and the Ministry of Justice personnel are entitled to a free photocopying service for use related to their duties and for a maximum of 10 photocopies a day. FAX Requests for photocopies or bibliographical information may be faxed only by the members of the Judiciary in relation to duty and will be granted within the established maximum of 10 pages a day.

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