LIBRARY BLOG KV SECTOR 22 ROHINI : 2020

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NATIONAL LIBRARIAN DAY

KV SEC- 22, ROHINI

CELEBRATING

NATIONAL LIBRARIAN DAY

REMEMBRANCE OF

THE FATHER OF LIBRARY SCIENCE

DR. S. R. RANGANATHAN

Librarian Day

“August 12th is being celebrated as National Librarian’s Day in India, in remembrance of national professor of library science, Dr S R Ranganathan (1892-1972), who had spearheaded library development in India.”Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan was a librarian and mathematician from India. His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major faceted classification system, the colon classification.

LIFE

Dr. S R Ranganathan (1892-1972) was born on 9 August 1892, came from a moderate background in British-ruled India. He was born in the small town of Shiyali (now known as Sirkazhi), in the state of Tamil Nadu in southern India. Ranganathan began his professional life as a mathematician; he earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in mathematics from Madras Christian College in his home province, and then went on to earn a teaching license. His lifelong goal was to teach mathematics, and he was successively a member of the mathematics faculties at universities in Mangalore, Coimbatore and Madras (all within the span of five years). As a mathematics professor, he published a handful of papers, mostly on the history of mathematics. His career as an educator was somewhat hindered by a handicap of stammering (a difficulty Ranganathan gradually overcame in his professional life).

ACHIEVEMENT

The Government of India awarded Padmashri to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan for valuable contributions to Library Science.

FIVE LAWS OF LIBRAARY SCIENCE

1. First Law: Books Are For Use.

2. Second Law: Every Reader His/Her Book.

3. Third Law: Every Book Its Reader.

4. Fourth Law: Save The Time Of The Reader.

5. Fifth Law: The Library Is A Growing Organism.

BOOKS BY RANGANATHAN

1. Text of Classic Books by Dr. S R Ranganathan: • Ranganathan, S. R. (1989) Philosophy of Library Classification. Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science Ranganathan, S. R. (1973) New education and school library: Experience of half a century. • Ranganathan, S. R. (1967) Prolegomena to Library Classification. • Ranganathan, S. R. (1951) Classification and Communication. • Ranganathan, S. R. (1951) Classification and Communication. University of Delhi (Delhi, India). • Ranganathan, S. R. (1951) Documentation Genesis and Development. Vikas Publishing House (Delhi, India). • Ranganathan, S. R. (1931) The Five Laws of Library Science. Madras Library Association (Madras, India) and Edward Goldston (London, UK).

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