Fifteen-Year Library Development Programme for Plan Periods 4 to 6

Forms the introduction to the remaining papers in this issue. Gives a summary of the library requirements of India at the end of Plan Period 6. Gives a brief history both of library development and of library awareness in the country during recent years. Establishes a standard for the viability of a unitary library system. Gives standards for determining the man-power and the finance for the public library system of India. Makes out a case for Public Library Acts in the States and for a Union Library Act.