Directory of Ranganathan, S. R. Resources

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Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (1892-1972).

Resources in This Category

• A Tribute to S.R. Ranganathan: Contribution to Indian and International Library Science

  http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v7p045y1984.pdf
  Essay by Eugene Garfield.

• A Tribute to S.R. Ranganathan: Life and Works

  http://www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v7p037y1984.pdf
  Essay by Eugene Garfield.

• Excerpts from Prolegomena to Library Classification

  http://www.miskatonic.org/library/prolegomena.html
  Definitions, principles, and a canon of classification from S.R. Ranganathan's "Prolegomena."

• Ranganathan Has a Posse

  http://www.walkingpaper.org/index.php?id=154
  Aaron Schmidt's library-flavored bootleg sticker

• S. R. Ranganathan

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S._R._Ranganathan
  Wikipedia entry overview of his life and contributions.

• The Five Laws of Library Science

  http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/ow/2dabecabf40fb3b8.html
  Open WorldCat entry for Ranganathan's most famous contribution to the profession; search for a copy in a library nearby.

• Was Ranganathan a Yahoo!?

  http://scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/toolkit/enduser/archive/1998/euc-9803.html
  Report by Aimee Glassel comparing Internet cataloging with Ranganathan's theories.

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