Synopsis The book in hand portrays almost all aspects of librarianship, documentation work, information services and library & information science education in India and abroad. It covers all types of library and information services and the educational needs of the profession. Almost every aspect of the conventional documents, non-book materials, information technology and the latest trends in the profession has been represented and discussed at length in the essays contributed by experts in LIS, IT, new media, etc. All these writings reflect the interest and concern during the last four decades of Prof. Mohd. Sabir Husain in whose honour this valuable book in two volumes is being published. There are quite a few prominent names amongst the contributors of this publication who have added great value to this work through their contributions. They have critically analysed various issues confronting the profession at present. This is a valuable addition to the literature in the field of library and information science.