The purpose of the study was to design a digital library for Bilal Islamic Institute Library. The objectives of the study were to; identify the information resources and services offered, identify the challenges faced by users and design Digital Library for Bilal Islamic Institute. A case study research design was employed while adopting both qualitative and quantitative research approaches of data collection. Data was collected using face-to-face interviews, questionnaire and observation methods. 2 Librarians were purposively selected whereas convenience sampling was used to select 84 students who participated in the study. The study found out that the different information resources accessible in Bilal Islamic Institute Library were textbooks, past papers and questions banks, handouts and pamphlets, maps and photographs and electronic resources. The various services included reference services, current awareness services, circulation services, reading services, book loan services, and computer services. The challenges included unreliable electricity, poor network connectivity, storage problems, unawareness about the existing sources of information, inadequate support staff, lack of the up to date information in some fields of specialization, inadequate information resources, there is delay in delivery of current awareness information via emails, and sometimes information is not readily available. The solutions to the challenges were training of the library users on the use of ICTs, regular acquisition of the up to date information resources, increasing the funds for the library, and using social media. The study concluded that implementation of the digital library for Bilal Islamic Institute would help librarians easily access information resources from the Institute Library. Greenstone library software was used to develop the digital library for Bilal Islamic Institute. The study recommended Bilal Islamic Institute that it should implement a digital library in order to promote the users access to library services.

The ‘Unlocking the Law’ series on its creation was hailed as an entirely new style of undergraduate law textbooks and many of its ground-breaking features have subsequently been emulated in other publications. However, many student texts are still very prose dense and have little in the way of interactive materials to help a student feel his or her way through the course of study on a given module. The purpose of the series has always been to try to make learning each subject area more accessible by focusing on actual learning needs, and by providing a range of different supporting materials and features. All topic areas are broken up into manageable sections with a logical progression and extensive use of headings and numerous sub-headings as well as an extensive contents list and index. Each book in the series also contains a variety of fl ow charts, diagrams, key facts charts and summaries to reinforce the information in the body of the text. Diagrams and fl ow charts are particularly useful because they can provide a quick and easy understanding of the key points, especially when revising for examinations. Key facts charts not only provide a quick visual guide through the subject but are also useful for revision. Many cases are separated out for easy access and all cases have full citation in the text as well as the table of cases for easy reference. The emphasis of the series is on depth of understanding much more than breadth of detail. For this reason each text also includes key extracts from judgments where appropriate. Extracts from academic comment from journal articles and leading texts are also included to give some insight into the academic debate on complex or controversial areas. In both cases these are highlighted and removed from the body of the text. Finally the books also include much formative ‘self-testing’, with a variety of activities ranging through subject specifi c comprehension, application of the law and a range of other activities to help the student gain a good idea of his or her progress in the course. Appendices with guides on completing essay style questions and legal problem solving supplement and support this interactivity. Besides this a sample essay plan is added at the end of most chapters. A feature of the most recent editions is the inclusion of some case extracts from the actual law reports which not only provide more detail on some of the important cases but also help to support students in their use of law reports by providing a simple commentary and also activities to cement understanding. Contract law is actually a very relevant and useful area of law. We are all constantly forming different contractual relationships even though we might not think about them in that manner. An understanding of the basic rules of contract in any case is essential for a full understanding of other areas such as commercial law and employment law. Since Contract Law is also in the main a common law area much of this book is devoted to cases and case notes, and these are separated out in the text for easy reference. The book is designed to cover all of the main topic areas on undergraduate, degree-equivalent and professional contract syllabuses and help provide a full understanding of each.

It is six years since the last edition of this work was published. This is the longest gap in the history of the book and was due principally to the demands of a return to full-time teaching and administration. Those concerned at Oxford University Press have been patient and encouraging. The flow of new material has, if anything, increased. There have been particularly important decisions of the House of Lords/Supreme Court in RTS Flexible Systems v Muller; Chartbrook v Persimmon; Office of Fair Trading v Abbey National; Stone and Rolls v Moore Stephens; The Golden Victory; and The Achilleas and of the Privy Council in Macleod v Macleod. There have of course been many other interesting cases. For me a major event since the last edition has been the death of Brian Simpson before he was able to review Chapter 1. Brian and I were colleagues at Oxford long ago and indeed for several years we and our families shared the same house. He will be greatly missed. Professor David Ibbetson has kindly reviewed the text of this chapter. Professor Brenda Sufrin has continued to devote her expertise in competition law to the revision of what is now virtually the whole of Chapter 10 with the greatly reduced discussion of wagering contracts.

Since the publication of the last edition of this book in 2010, the criminal appellate courts have been busy, as evidenced by the numerous recent decisions referred to. In total, around 100 cases have been added to the text some of them are listed overleaf. Provisions from four pieces of legislation have also been incorporated. It follows from these developments, in particular the case law, that there are considerable changes in the text. No chapter has been unaff ected. As with previous editions, this book is designed for use on undergraduate degree courses, graduate diploma in law courses and similar courses. I have continued the practice of end-of-chapter further reading lists. Th ese contain recommended reading of a general nature about the contents of each chapter. Further reading in respect of particular cases or specifi c points still appears in the footnotes in each chapter. I wish to thank all those who have assisted me in various ways. In particular, I would like to thank my wife, Rachel, for her assistance with the manuscript, John Carroll, Heather Smyth, Elissa Connor and Carolyn Fox for their help in the production of the book, and the publishers for compiling tables of cases and statutes and the index. For such imperfections that remain, I am solely responsible. I have tried to summarise and explain the law as it was reported on 16 December 2011.