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S. R. Ranganathan

1892 - 1972

Indian librarian and mathematician who wrote the five laws of library science and developed the first major faceted classification system, the colon classification.

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  • Cover of: Colon classification.

    First published in 1933 14 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Five Laws of Library Science

    First published in 1931 12 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Colon Classification.

    First published in 1939 9 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Prolegomena to library classification.

    First published in 1937 5 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Colon classification.

    First published in 1950 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Heading and canons: comparative study of five catalogue codes

    First published in 1955 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Classified catalogue code

    First published in 1934 4 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Elements of library classification.

    First published in 1945 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Library book selection

    First published in 1952 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Education for leisure.

    First published in 1948 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Library administration

    First published in 1935 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Library Administration

    First published in 2006 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Reference Service

    First published in 2006 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Library Book Selection : (Edition 2)

    First published in 2006 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Classified catalogue code: with additional rules for dictionary catalogue code

    First published in 1958 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Documentation: Genesis and Development

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  • Cover of: Elements of library classification: based on lectures delivered at the University of Bombay in December 1944, and in the schools of Librarianship in Great Britain inDecember 1956

    First published in 1945 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Cataloguing practice

    First published in 1974 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Classification and communication.

    First published in 1951 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Classified catalogue code, with additional rules for dictionary catalogue code

    First published in 1958 2 editions in 1 language
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Subjects
Libraries, Library science, Books, Classification, Cataloging, Classification, books, Library administration, Documentation, Bibliography, Biography, Congresses, History, Handbooks, manuals, Librarians, Reference services (Libraries), Adult education, Book selection, Catalogs, Classified, Classification, Colon, Classified Catalogs, Classified catalogs, Colon Classification, Colon classification, Libraries and state, Library legislation
Places
India, Allahabad, Bengal, Bombay (Presidency), Chennai (India), Europe, India (State) Kerala, Kerala (State), Kerala, India (State), Mysore, Tamil Nadu, United States
People
S. R. Ranganathan (1892-1972), Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar (1887-1920), James Bennett Childs (1896-), Melvil Dewey (1851-1931), Ranganathan S. R. (1892-1972)
Time
20th century

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Alternative names

  • Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
  • Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramamrita, Rao Sahib
  • Shuyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
  • Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramamrita rao sahib
  • Ranganathan S R

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April 4, 2018 Edited by Charles Horn Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import