GRADED LIBRARIES Information has become a vital source for world economies and is
certainly the basic component of education. It is a vital element to technological
and scientific change and poses several challenges to individuals in all walks of
life. Thus, information is the first step to gaining knowledge and the library is
a key place in the new information age of modern society. It serves as a central
workshop where students can develop reading habits and teachers can supplement the
curricular needs of students, and pursue action research.
The BPS Library and Resource Centre is the heart of the school and it started
beating from day one of the school’s existence .It caters to the intellectual needs
of all our students, teachers and many non teaching staff as well. While books are
the heart of our collection, a myriad of visual, audio and electronic resources
are available to enrich individual learning needs for all members of the school
community.
SECTIONS
Our collection includes novels, biographies, fiction, as well as books on 20 subject
areas including general awareness, philosophy, ethics, language learning, personality
development, religion, history, art and craft, cookery, sports, computers, science
and other academic topics for examinations. We specialize in latest editions and
publications by famous and contemporary Indian and international authors in Indian
and foreign languages. We also have a good collection of books on latest teaching-learning
methodology for our teachers’ reference.
The Reference Section includes Encyclopedia Britannica, World Book, The Encyclopedia
of Computer Science & Technology, Cromptons Britannica, Encyclopedia of World History,
Encyclopedia of Social Science and dictionaries like Oxford Advanced Learner, World
Book of Dictionary, Webster’s Encyclopedia Dictionary, and Indian and foreign language
dictionaries. We constantly upgrade the reference section with the latest available
information updates in electronic media and books.
The Periodicals Section displays journals as well as news papers including Times
of India, The Economic Times, The Hindustan and various local dailies.
The E-Resources Section includes a state of the art collection of CDs, VCDs, self
development movies, children’s films, GK, Maths and Science project resources, and
vocal and instrumental music recorded by eminent artists.