{"id":5,"date":"2018-03-01T09:04:55","date_gmt":"2018-03-01T09:04:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ksl.ac.ke\/ksllib\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-09-08T10:12:40","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:12:40","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ksl.ac.ke\/ksllib\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-medium-font-size is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\" style=\"margin-top:0;min-height:40vw;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"274\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-304 size-full\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.ac.ke\/ksllib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ultramodernlib.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ksl.ac.ke\/ksllib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ultramodernlib.jpg 526w, https:\/\/www.ksl.ac.ke\/ksllib\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ultramodernlib-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A centre for legal information, research and learning<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"392\">Kenya School of Law Library<\/strong> has been serving the School and the legal education community since <strong data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"469\">1963<\/strong>, when the School was located on Valley Road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, the Library is located at <strong data-start=\"549\" data-end=\"564\">new Ultramodern Library<\/strong>, accessed through <strong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"593\">Gate A<\/strong>, the first gate on the right from the main road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Library provides information resources and professional library services to <strong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"781\">students, staff, alumni and the surrounding community<\/strong>, supporting legal education, research and continuing professional development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Collection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Library provides access to a broad range of legal and academic information resources, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong data-start=\"986\" data-end=\"1009\">Books and textbooks<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1050\">Law reports and legal publications<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong data-start=\"1053\" data-end=\"1079\">Journals and magazines<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong data-start=\"1082\" data-end=\"1096\">Newspapers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong data-start=\"1099\" data-end=\"1134\">Online legal research databases<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Other resources supporting legal research and professional training<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the online legal information resources available through the Library are <strong data-start=\"1285\" data-end=\"1344\">LexisNexis, LawAfrica Law Reports and Kenya Law Reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Resources organised around legal training<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Library&#8217;s collection is organised by subject areas corresponding to the various stages and areas of legal training. These include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"group TyagGW_tableContainer\">\n<div class=\"TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<table class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\" data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1996\">\n<thead data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1553\">\n<tr data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1553\">\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"1530\" data-end=\"1537\" data-col-size=\"sm\">Code<\/th>\n<th class=\"last:pe-10\" data-start=\"1537\" data-end=\"1553\" data-col-size=\"md\">Subject Area<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1996\">\n<tr data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1598\">\n<td data-start=\"1564\" data-end=\"1578\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1566\" data-end=\"1577\">ATP 100<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1578\" data-end=\"1598\" data-col-size=\"md\">Civil Litigation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1636\">\n<td data-start=\"1599\" data-end=\"1613\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1601\" data-end=\"1612\">ATP 101<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1613\" data-end=\"1636\">Criminal Litigation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1681\">\n<td data-start=\"1637\" data-end=\"1651\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1639\" data-end=\"1650\">ATP 102<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1651\" data-end=\"1681\">Probate and Administration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1726\">\n<td data-start=\"1682\" data-end=\"1696\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1684\" data-end=\"1695\">ATP 103<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1726\" data-col-size=\"md\">Legal Writing and Drafting<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1759\">\n<td data-start=\"1727\" data-end=\"1741\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1729\" data-end=\"1740\">ATP 104<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1741\" data-end=\"1759\">Trial Advocacy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1810\">\n<td data-start=\"1760\" data-end=\"1774\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1773\">ATP 105<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1774\" data-end=\"1810\" data-col-size=\"md\">Professional Ethics and Practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1923\">\n<td data-start=\"1811\" data-end=\"1825\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1813\" data-end=\"1824\">ATP 106<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1825\" data-end=\"1923\" data-col-size=\"md\">Legal Practice Management \u2014 Human Resource Management, Commercial Accounts and Office Practice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1954\">\n<td data-start=\"1924\" data-end=\"1938\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1926\" data-end=\"1937\">ATP 107<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-start=\"1938\" data-end=\"1954\" data-col-size=\"md\">Conveyancing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1996\">\n<td data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1969\" data-col-size=\"sm\"><strong data-start=\"1957\" data-end=\"1968\">ATP 108<\/strong><\/td>\n<td data-col-size=\"md\" data-start=\"1969\" data-end=\"1996\">Commercial Transactions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2200\">To be the ideal legal information hub for research and dissemination of information in the East African region and beyond, providing services on demand and in anticipation of need.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong data-start=\"2221\" data-end=\"2359\">To provide quality information services, on demand and in anticipation of need, to professionals and other actors in the legal sector.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong data-start=\"3087\" data-end=\"3111\">5. 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