Book excerpt: This is a guide for library/information science candidates in India who must take the NET/SLET (National Eligibility Test/State Level Eligibility Test) examinations in order to be appointed as lecturers in library and information science departments or as assistant librarians in university libraries and other regional institutions. In this fourth edition, the material has been arranged into ten units, as prescribed by India's University Grants Commission for the NET test. The guide also includes questions and answers for matching of words with their meanings.