Contents: 1. Library, its growth and development and role in Modern society. 2. types of libraries and their functions. 3. Five laws of library science. 4. Library movement. 5. National library system of India. 6. Library legislation. 7. Resource sharing and resource sharing networks. 8. User education and user studies. 9. Library profession and Library association. 10. Activities of UGC and UNESCO. 11. Miscellaneous.

"Each book in this series has been written to provide in depth knowledge of the basics of Library and Information Science and is in accordance with the B.Lib.Sc Syllabus of major Indian Universities imparting the said  course. To make this work more comprehensible for the students, the books under this series have been written in question-answer format and the language used is very simple, easy and understandable. This series has been divided into six parts, each of which is dedicated to one basic aspect of library and information science.   

It is hoped that this book shall find its place with anyone who is interested to know and learn more about the basics of library and information science. Not only the students, but the teachers of library and information science can derive equal benefit from this series. The books are equally suited to librarianship, library science students and library staff seeking to upgrade their skills." (jacket)