National Librarian's Day (August 12)

 National Librarian's Day (August 12)

Celebration of 129th Birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan Father of Indian Library Science

S.R. Ranganathan, in full Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, (born August 9, 1892, Shiyali, Madras, India—died September 27, 1972, Bangalore, Mysore), Indian librarian and educator who was considered the father of library science in India and whose contributions had worldwide influence.

Ranganathan was educated at the Hindu High School in Shiyali, at Madras Christian College (where he took B.A. and M.A. degrees in mathematics in 1913 and 1916), and at Teachers College, Saidapet. In 1917 he joined the faculty of Government College, Mangalore. He subsequently taught at Government College, Coimbatore, in 1920 and at Presidency College, University of Madras, in 1921–23. In 1924 he was appointed first librarian of the University of Madras, and in order to fit himself for the post he traveled to England to study at University College, London. He took up the job at Madras in earnest in 1925 and held it until 1944. From 1945 to 1947 he served as librarian and as professor of library science at Hindu University in Vārānasi (Banaras), and from 1947 to 1954 he taught at the University of Delhi. During 1954–57 he was engaged in research and writing in Zürich. He returned to India in the latter year and served as visiting professor at Vikram University, Ujjain, until 1959. In 1962 he founded and became head of the Documentation Research and Training Centre in Bangalore, with which he remained associated for the rest of his life, and in 1965 he was honoured by the Indian government with the title of national research professor in library science.

Ranganathan’s chief technical contributions to library science were in classification and indexing theory. His Colon Classification (1933) introduced a system that is widely used in research libraries around the world and that has affected the evolution of such older systems as the DeweyLater he devised the technique of “chain indexing” for deriving subject-index entries. Other works of his included Classified Catalogue Code (1934), Prolegomena to Library Classification (1937), Theory of the Library Catalogue (1938), Elements of Library Classification (1945), Classification and International Documentation (1948), Classification and Communication (1951), and Headings and Canons (1955). His Five Laws of Library Science (1931) was widely accepted as a definitive statement of the ideal of library service. He also drafted plans for a national and several state library systems, founded and edited several journals, and was active in numerous professional associations.

Dr. S R Ranganathan

डॉ एस आर रंगनाथन

पूरा नाम	शियाली रामअमृता रंगनाथन
जन्म	9/12 अगस्त, 1892
जन्म भूमि	मद्रास
मृत्यु	27 सितंबर, 1972
मृत्यु स्थान	बंगलौर
नागरिकता	भारतीय
कर्म-क्षेत्र	लेखक, शिक्षक, गणितज्ञ, पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष
शिक्षा	बी. ए , एम. ए. (गणित)
पुरस्कार-उपाधि	'पद्मश्री' (1957)
मुख्य रचनाएँ	1.फ़ाईव लौज ऑफ लाइब्रेरी साइंस (1931) 2. क्लासिफाईड कैटेलॉग कोड (1934) 3. प्रोलेगोमेना टु लाइब्रेरी क्लासिफिकेशन (1937) 4. थ्योरी ऑफ लाइब्रेरी कैटेलॉग (1938) 5. एलीमेंट्स ऑफ लाइब्रेरी क्लासिफिकेशन (1945) 6. क्लासिफिकेशन एंड इन्टरनेशनल डाक्यूमेंटेशन (1948) 7. क्लासिफिकेशन एंड कम्यूनिकेशन (1951) 8. हेडिंग्स एंड काइनन्स (1955) प्रमुख हैं।

Listed below are some facts on the noted scholar that you must know:

• He was born on August 9, 1982 in present day Tamil Nadu

• India celebrates August 12 as Librarians Day in his honour

• His most notable contributions to the field are his five laws of library science

• His Colon Classification (1933) introduced a system that is widely used in research libraries around the world

• In 1924 he was appointed first librarian of the University of Madras, and in order to fit himself for the post he travelled to England to study at University College, London

• 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

• In 1962, he founded and became head of the Documentation Research and Training Centre in Bangalore

• He also drafted plans for a national and several state library systems

• Prior to his occupation as Librarian, he was a teacher of Physics and Mathematics

• In the year 1965, the Indian government honoured him with the title of national research professor in library science

• The government of India conferred on him Padma Shree, the country's fourth highest civilian honour, in 1957.

Reference: https://www.britannica.com/biography/S-R-Ranganathan

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