S. R. Ranganathan Quotes

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A modern librarian, who has faith in the law that 'BOOKS ARE FOR USE,' is happy only when his readers make his shelves constantly empty. It is not the books that go out that worry him. It is the stay-at-home volumes that perplex and depress him.

S. R. Ranganathan

If you want to be a reference librarian, you must learn to overcome not only your shyness but also the shyness of others!

S. R. Ranganathan

S. R. Ranganathan

S. R. Ranganathan

Born: August 12, 1892

Died: September 27, 1972 (aged 80)

Bio: Siyali Ramamrita Ranganathan was a mathematician and librarian 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.

Known for:

Prolegomena to Library Classification (1937)
The Five Laws of Library Science (1931)
Classification and Communication (1951)
Library Administration (1935)

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