Abstract
This paper aims to understand the materials, services, and facilities offered by academic libraries in higher education to their patrons, identify the challenges they face in providing better services to patrons, and provide the best recommendations for the development and improvement of the libraries of particular higher educational institutions in Madhya Pradesh. To achieve the study's goals, information was gathered using a structured questionnaire composed of a number of questions, along with in-person interviews with librarians or those in charge of the libraries and trips to the chosen libraries. The librarians or those in charge of the libraries chosen for the study filled out questionnaires. The acquired data was analysed using both quantitative and qualitative methods, and a conclusion was reached with workable recommendations. The study finds that Madhya Pradesh's higher education institutions' libraries have good collections of library resources and offer their patrons servi