Library Manual For School, College And Public Libraries (with Revised Examples Of Subject Classification)

The Book: The aim of this book is to serve as such a manual for the semiprofessional sand the honorary workers. It is a popular epitome of the essence of most of the treatises enumerated as the first 26 items in the bibliography at the end of this book. The part 1,2 and 6-on the Laws of Library Science, Public Relation, and Rural Library Service-are also intended to give a helpful orientation to the members of the Local Library Authorities-that is, those in the top-management of the District Central Libraries and the Advisory Committees of the branch libraries and of the service stations of the libraries. The book as a whole can form the basis of the training to be given to semi-professionals. In fact, in the short period of training extending only to three or four months, the best that can be done will be to train the candidates in effectively using this book in their day-today work in their libraries, with a proper sense of perspective.
About Author :
Dr. S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972) is world renowned in the field of library and information science. There is hardly any aspect of library science and library service that he has not touched and made significant contributions to it. His works Five Laws of Library Science laid the foundation of library and information service; and Prolegomena to Library classification, and Colon Classification are seminal contributions to knowledge organisation. Dr. Ranganathan received many honours: D.Litt (Honoris causa) conferred by the Delhi University in 1948; Padmashri in 1957 and National Research Professorship in Library Science in 1965 by Governemnt of India, [D.Litt (Honoris cause)] by the University of Pittsburgh, USA, in 1964,and the Margaret Mann award in 1970 by the American Library Association for his contribution to cataloguing theory and practice.
Contents :
Introduction Part 1 Laws of Library Science Part 2 Public Relation Part 3 Reference Service Part 4 Circulation Work Part 5 Work behind the Screen Part 6 Librachine Part 7 Classification Part 8 Cataloguing Bibliography Index