| Name(s) |
SHIYALI RAMAMRITA
(S.R.) RANGANATHAN |
| Date of
Birth |
August 12, 1892
– Tamil Nadu, India. [observed every year as
the National Library Day in India] |
| Date of
Death |
September 27, 1972
- Bangalore, Karnataka, India. |
|
Identity |
Indian Innovative Mathematician
and Librarian |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- While working as Professor in
library science in Banaras Hindu
University, he classified and
catalogued the massive collection of
reading and reference materials.
- He headed the Indian Library
Association from 1944 to 1953.
- His most notable contributions
to the field were his five
laws of library science and
the development of the first major
analytico-synthetic classification
system, the Colon
classification.
- The
five laws of library science are:
-
- Books
are for use.
- Every
reader his [or her] book.
- Every
book its reader.
- Save
the time of the reader.
- The
library is a growing organism.
- He is considered to be the
father of library science in
India.
|
|
Awards & Accolades |
- 1957 – Padma Shri
awarded by Govt. of India.
- In 1965, the Indian government
honoured him for his contributions
to the field with a title of "National
Research Professor."
- In 1957 he was elected an
honorary member of the International
Federation for Information and
Documentation (FID) and was made a
vice president for life of the
Library Association of Great
Britain.
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