Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
a biography
Keywords:
Biography, History of Librarianship, S. R. RanganathanAbstract
Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan is considered the father of Librarianship in India. However, given his enormous contribution to this area, his name is well known all over the world. From Ranganathan's work, stands out the Colon Classification”, a faceted system of knowledge organization whose foundations are found in Prolegomena to Library Classification, as well as Five Laws to Library Science. As well as a prolific author, Ranganathan was a charismatic figure, and the knowledge of his life contributes to a better understanding of the committed, thorough, and meticulous character of his work. In this sense and highlighting the 130th anniversary of his birth and the 50th anniversary of his death, we present a biography of Ranganathan, a revolutionary and a visionary man, whose work inspires and continues to pave the way for the new generations of information professionals.
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