Establishment

Establishment

Madhya Pradesh Bhoj (Open) University (MOBOU) was established under the Act of State Assembly in 1991 to:

Extend and expand Higher Education by reaching the un-reached through various flexible means, including Open and Distance – Learning (ODL) using emerging communications and technology.

•Determine/maintain standards and promote Distance Education via innovative technologies and methodologies.

Objectives-

To develop appropriate collections, both printed and e-version, in various disciplines to satisfy the needs of diverse stakeholders.

To provide reading lending, reference, information, and documentation facilities to all categories of users of the  MPBOU Community.

To provide comprehensive reference /information services to the users.

Collection

The Library has a collection of books on various subjects such as:

Science: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Zoology, Mathematics, Computer Science

Social Science: History, Geography, Political Science, Social Work, Library and Information Science, Research Methodology, Commerce, Management, Education, Sociology

Humanities: Hindi Literature, English Literature, English language, Linguistics, Psychology,

In addition to printed books, the Library is also procuring electronic books and journals.

Collection - Subject Wise Social Science

S.No.

Subject

No. of Books

1.

Economics

1168

2.

Education

2647

3.

Geography

629

4.

History

783

5.

Library Science

302

6.

Management & Commerce

2455

7.

Political Science

1046

8.

Sociology

1613

9.

Tourism & Hotel Management

319

Collection - Subject Wise Science

S.No.

Subject

No. of Books

1

Physics

526`

2

Chemistry

283

3

Botany

1123`

4

Zoology

1227

5

Mathematics

407

6

Environment Science

257

7

Medical Science

935

8

Computer Science

1965

Collection - Subject Wise Humanities

S.No.

Subject

No. of Books

1

English Literature

927

2

Fine Arts

126

3

Hindi Literature

662

4

Philosophy

707

5

Religion

98