Synopsis The Handbook of Libraries and Librarians in India is a compilation of 300 selected libraries and about 500 library professionals working therein. The book provides information about the types of collection and specialization of a library; journals of library science subscribed by a particular library; library hardware and software. Library house keeping operations; bibliographical databases; CD-ROM; LAN; application of software packages; On-line; E-mail, Internet and Multimedia Services; National and International databases; In-house databases created by a particular library and projects handled by the individual libraries. The break-up of the libraries is as under: University Libraries; ICAR Libraries; Agricultural University Libraries; CSIR Libraries; DRDO Libraries; BHEL, ISRO, TIFR, ICSSR, NCERT and TERI Libraries; Engineering and Polytechnic College Libraries; ICMR Libraries; Govt. Libraries; Public Libraries; Miscellaneous Libraries. This compendious compilation will be most useful for the researchers engaged in carrying out research work or project formulation, libraries in India and abroad for sharing their resources and to have a look of other libraries of interest and to the persons in trade dealing with libraries for books, journals, equipments, Hardware and Software, national and international databases etc.