CUJ Organized Book Exhibition on Campus

Jammu, 12 Oct 2023: Central University of Jammu (CUJ) organized Book Exhibition 2023 at the campus from 12-13 October 2023. The exhibition was blessed by the presence of Prof. Sanjeev Jain, Vice Chancellor, CUJ. The exhibition was conducted under the guidance of Prof. BS Bhau, Library Incharge and assisted by Assistant Librarian, Ramesh Chander. The main purpose of organizing the book exhibition was to strengthen the collection of the University’s library with new titles in the allied fields.

In the exhibition, 10 publishers of national and international reputation participated including M/s Pearson, Narosa, Tata McGraw Hill, PHI, NCBA and S Chand. The exhibition hosted 15 bookstalls having more than 15000 thousand books with past three years publications (2020, 2021 & 2022). The books were mostly focused on management and its allied subjects. It also included books in English and Hindi literature, Humanities, biographies of eminent personalities in all walks of life, and literature on Jammu & Kashmir UT.

The exhibition aims to promote the culture of a reading habit among students and instill a love for reading that will last a lifetime for students, faculty members, and staff. This exhibition also facilitates publishers to showcase new and classic book collections to inculcate the reading habit and provide an opportunity to faculty members to recommend books related to the curriculum and new research areas to facilitate building up a rich collection of prestigious publications for Central University of Jammu, Library.

The exhibition witnessed the active participation of students and faculty members. The students got introduced to new topics and the premium publication of top-notch publishing houses which was a great experience for all of them. Many faculty members of the University visited the exhibition including Prof. Kusum Kumari, Prof. Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Dr. Abhay Kumar Singh, Dr. Ajay Kumar, Dr. Umesh kumar Yadav, Dr. Tanuj Teswal, Dr.Ratnesh K Yadav, Dr. Vjinder Singh, Dr. Vandhana Sharma and Dr. Ashish Kumar.

The office and the technical staff of the library helped in the organization of the book exhibition.