PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(VII)/173-176/23
AUTHOR: Vineeta Chauhan
TITLE: RANGANATHAN’S CONTRIBUTION TO LIBRARIANSHIP
ABSTRACT: :Dr. Ranganathan was multi-faceted genius and a great thinker. His contributions to library science in the world and India are too vast to be considered in a paper. He is no more with us, however, his great works, ideas of service, sense of devotion and dedication to the field of library science will continue guide to successive generation of library professionals. His most notable contributions to the Library Science were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major analytico- synthetic classification system, the colon classification.
KEYWORDS: : S. R. Ranganathan, LIS Profession, Librarianship, Indian Standards.