Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 27: Book Exhibition was held in the Dhanvantri Library of Jammu University, here today.
The exhibition was inaugurated by the Faculty members and Library Professionals of University of Jammu, including Prof Neeru Sharma, I/C Librarian, Prof Piyush Malviya; Prof Riyaz, Prof Samridhi Arora, Dr Vijay Saigal, Dr. Deepika, Dr. Padam Dev, Dr. Chaman Lal, Dr. Joginder Singh, Dr. Anita Sachar, Dr. Anju Gupta, Dr Charu Mohan.
The book vendors, who participated in the exhibition, included M/S Radha Krishan Anand Book Publishers, Oberoi Book Service Yak Book Channel, Vinod Book Depot, Jay kay Book House, Fair Deal Books, Amazon Infotech Centre, Anand Books Distributor and Qasmi Kutub Khana.
The books on display included Reference Books, Encyclopaedias, General Books, Subject Related Books, Compendiums etc. The purpose of holding the Exhibition was to encourage the consultation and usage of books among the scholars and students.
The exhibition received a very positive response and was visited by a huge number of Faculty members, students and scholars from the Departments of the University of Jammu. Prominent among those who visited the exhibition, included Prof Jasbir Singh, Prof Sangeeta Gupta, Prof Samridhi Arora, Prof Rajeev Rattan, Prof Arun Sharma, Dr Meghna Dhar, Dr Sanya Khan, and others.
The visitors recommended the books for the Dhanvantri Library and the Departmental Libraries. Civil Society members also participated in the exhibition.
The office staff and the technical staff of the library helped in the organization of the book exhibition.