Advocates Library (adjoining complex)

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The Advocates Library (adjoining complex) is a historic legal library in Edinburgh that serves as the principal law library for the Faculty of Advocates and forms part of the Parliament House complex.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic library
law library
accessibleTo members of the Faculty of Advocates
architecturalRole forms part of the Parliament House complex fabric
associatedWith Faculty of Advocates
Judiciary of Scotland
surface form: Scottish courts

Scottish legal profession
buildingComplexType adjoining complex within Parliament House
buildingType institutional library building
buildingUse legal research
professional reference library
collectionType law reports
legal materials
legal periodicals
legal textbooks
statutes
country Scotland
United Kingdom
governedBy Faculty of Advocates
surface form: Faculty of Advocates Library Committee
hasFunction provide access to legal information
support the Scottish legal system
hasReadingRooms yes
hasStacks yes
heritageSignificance important part of Scotland’s legal heritage
heritageStatus historic building
locatedIn Old Town of Edinburgh
surface form: Old Town, Edinburgh

Parliament Square, Edinburgh
locatedNear Court of Session
High Court of Justiciary
location Edinburgh
ownedBy Faculty of Advocates
partOf Parliament House, Canberra
surface form: Parliament House complex
primaryDiscipline law
primaryFunction support legal research for advocates
primaryUsers advocates (Scotland)
surface form: Scottish advocates
region Lothian
servesAs principal law library for the Faculty of Advocates
supportsActivity case law research
legal scholarship
litigation preparation

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Parliament House, Edinburgh hasPart Advocates Library (adjoining complex)