Introduction

            The Library of the university was established in 1964 and it is one of the first department started in the University. It is regarded as one of the best library in the Malwa region of MP. Apart from the Central  library the university has strong departmental libraries also. The library moved into the present premises in 1980, built out of grants provided by University Grants Commission (UGC) . For the current year about Rs. 25.00 Lakhs were sanctioned for developing the books and  periodical collection to meet the needs of the members

              The primary mission of the library is to support the educational and research programmes of the university by providing physical and intellectual access to information, consistent with the present and the anticipated educational and research functions of the university. In accordance with the objectives of the university, the library aims to develop a comprehensive collection of documents useful for the faculty and the research community . The secondary mission is, to serve as a resource center for the scholars and scientific community of the Malwa region. The collection of the library which includes books, journals, reports, theses  is regarded one of the richest collections in the region.. This rich and valuable collection built over four decades has some of the rare reference materials and several important journals.  The annual budget of the library is over Rs. 25.00 lakhs . The library currently receives over 200 periodical titles       

              The library offers services such as Reference Services, Current Awareness Service, Inter Library Loan and  Photo Copy Service, etc. 

               The library has been using the TLSS an Integrated Library Management software package with all the modules for the library housekeeping operations. The library Online Catalogue database has more than 85 thousand  records of books, which is under continuous updation. Using web OPAC, users can search the Library holdings Online Catalogue by Author, Title, Subject, and keywords.. The same library catalog is available for the members on intranet in the campus.