Dr. S. R. Ranganathan is called the father of Indian library science. He was born on 12 August 1892 in Shiali, Madras (presently Chennai).
Dr. Ranganathan wrote over 25 books in the field of library science, including Library Classification, Colon Classification, Reference Service, and others. In this article, we will learn about all of his books and the years they were published.
Ranganathan was educated at Hindu High School, Teachers College, Saidapet in Shia. At Madras Christian College, he did his B.A. in Mathematics in 1913 and 1916. a. And m. a. Earned the title.
He served at Government College, Coimbatore in 1917, and Presidency during 1921–23. Ordinance work was done at the College, University of Madras.Â
List of Books Written by Dr. S. R. Ranganathan
Books by S.R. Ranganathan | Publication Year |
The Five Laws of Library Science | 1931 |
Colon Classification | 1933 |
Classified Cataloguing Code | 1934 |
Prolegomena to Library Classification | 1937 |
Prolegomena to Library Classification (2nd ed.) | 1957 |
Prolegomena to Library Classification (3rd Ed.) | 1967 |
Classification and Communication | 1951 |
Documentation: Genesis and Development | 1973 |
Documentation and its facets | 1963 |
Reference Service | 1961 |
Library Book Selection | 1952 |
Library Book Selection (2nd ed.) | 1966 |
Philosophy of Library Classification | 1951 |
Library Administration | 1935 |
Library Manual | 1951 |
Ramanujan: The man and the mathematician | 1967 |
Suggestion for the organization of the Libraries in India | 1946 |
Heading and Canons | 1955 |
A Librarian Looks Back: An autobiography of Dr. S. R. Rangnathan (Editor: P. N. Kaula) | 1992Â |
Colon Classification (1 ” ed.) | 1933 |
Colon Classification (2nd ed.) | 1939 |
Colon Classification (3rd ed.) | 1950 |
Colon Classification (4h ed.) | 1952 |
Colon Classification (5th ed.) | 1957 |
Colon Classification (6th ed.) | 1960 |
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