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Book Exhibition

The IIITH library is organizing a Book Exhibition from 18 to 20 January where leading publishers/distributors and book-sellers brought a wide collection of International and Indian books in Computer Science, Electronics and Communication, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities and Literatures (both fiction and non-fiction in English, Hindi, and Telugu). It was open to all the faculty members, students, staff, and campus residents.

The Leading book publishers and distributors were invited, including M/s. Aditya Books (P) Ltd., Noida (UP), M/s. Shanti Books, Chennai, M/s. Standard Book Company, Bangalore, Professional Book Service in collaboration with Feel Books, Bangalore, M/s. Shah Book House, Hyderabad, M/s Book Selection Centre, Hyderabad, Academic Books both Indian and international edition were on display, with a focus on Computer Science, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and the Humanities. The exhibition from leading publishers like Taylor and Francis, CRC, Routledge, Dekker, Springer, Elsevier, IET, Cambridge University Press, McGraw-Hill, Oxford University Press, World Scientific, Wiley, Pearson, Jones and Bartlett and Orient Blackswan, American Mathematical Society, etc., Apart from academic books relating to the disciplines taught in IIIT Both Indian and internationally published books were on display, and M/s. Akshara Book Shop, Hyderabad, M/s. Minds Book Stores, Hyderabad displayed both  Sage, Penguin, Hachette, Harper Collins, Simon and Schuster, Bloomsbury, Permanent Black, Rawat, polity, Aakar, Primus, etc., and the Navachetan Mobile Book Exhibition Van, had many titles on display relating to literature and general readings from around the world and the country in English, and Telugu works of celebrated Indian Scientists & Technologists, classics of literature, philosophy, and (Fiction, Non-Fiction, and General Reading Books),  and also M/s Milind Prakashan displayed Hindi Literature Books.

The library hosts book exhibitions with the goal of assisting our academic community in suggesting additions to our holdings. Along with helping our community members, especially the students, develop a love of reading, the book displays give our community members the opportunity to add books to their collections. Additionally, it made it possible for our teachers and students to communicate with various publishers and distributors directly. During the book display, the library staff distributed the library brochure to the user community.

More than 200 people from our community attended the book display, which gave them a great opportunity to connect and exchange recommendations. Positive feedback was received since many eager young readers, including staff members, were observed expressing curiosity.

The following were the outcomes:

  • Faculty members and students might purchase books that align with their interests by
  • providing excellent book recommendations.
  • Students had a chance to create some excellent collections.
  • User community discussions on different book collections.
  • A comfortable setting for reading books

January 2024