Tribute to Dr. S.R. Ranganathan

Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Biographies on Web

1. EasyLib on Ranganathan
2. ICMR tribute to Ranganathan
3. On Wikipedia
4. On Onlinelis site
5. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
6. S.R. Ranganathan: a Short Biography (on DRTC site)
7. Mishra, Anil Kumar
8. The Father, Biography on ILA sites
9. Satija, M.P, Remembering the Work of S.R. Ranganathan for Academic Libraries
10. Singh, Jagtar, Philosophy and Theory of Dr. Ranganathan
11. Summary of the work and Achievements of S.R. Ranganathan
12. Tripod Biography
13. Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramamrita (1892-1972)
14. S.R.R.Biography
15. Biography on Online Britanica
16. S.R. Ranganathan
17. Father of library science from Sirkazhi-II by V. Sundaram (The writer is a retired IAS officer)
18. Memorabilia Ranganathan by Gopinath, M.A.

Foreward by Dr. Ranganathan:

Foreward for Chain Indexing

Most widely held works by S. R Ranganathan

1. Colon classification 
2. The five laws of library science 
3. Prolegomena to library classification
4. Ramanujan, the man and the mathematician 
5. On the life and achievements of Srinivasa Ramanujan Aiyangar, 1887-1920, Indian mathematician.
6. Library book selection
7. Reference service 
8. Classified catalogue code, with additional rules for dictionary catalogue code 
9. Library manual, for library authorities, librarians, and honorary library workers 
10. Library administration 
11. Free book service for all; an international survey 
12. A Librarian looks back : an autobiography of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan by S R Ranganathan and P N Kaula

Articles on Dr. Ranganathan.

1. Garfield, Eugene, A Tribute to S.R. Ranganathan: Part 1. Life and Works, 
2. Garfield, Eugene, A Tribute to S.R. Ranganathan: Part 2. Life and Works, 
3. Glassel, Aimee, Was Ranganathan Yahoo ?
4. Kamat, Vikas, India's First IT Guru Dr. S.R. Ranganathan
5. Relevance of Ranganathan's Laws of Library Science in Library Marketing by Dr. R.K. Bhatt
6. Steckel, Mike: Ranganathan for IAs
7. Efforts Of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan For Public Library Legislation And Service- A Review
8. A Tribute by a Student of LIS
9. The Pioneers: S. R. Ranganathan by D. J. Foskett
10. Ranganathan's Theory of facet analysis and knowledge representation by M.A. Gopinath
11. Application of Ranganathan's Laws to the Web by Alireza Noruzi 
12. Father of library movement  from The Hindu, 14 Aug 2001
13. Dr. S.R. Ranganathan Access Portal by DRTC, Bangalore
14. Father of Information Science, The Hindu, 07 Feb 2011
15. Reflections on Ranganathan’s Five Laws of Library Science by Richard A. Leiter
16. Colon classification-An outline with examples by S R Ranganathan
17. Do digital libraries violate the Third Law? By Michale V. Cloonan & John G. Dove
18. Ranganathan revisited: Facet for the future
19. Ranganathan’s Colon Classification in 1500 Words or Less: A brief history of Colon Classification by Susan Kelsch
20. Public Library Legislation And Service- A Review By Dr. Mohammad Azeem Siddiqui
21. Ranganathan and Public Library System by R. Raman Nair
22. Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS)- Librarians Day tribute
23. Memories of the 1957 Dorking Conference, Dr. Ranganathan reference by Eugene Garfield
24. The Future of Libraries in the Work of S.R. Ranganathan by Frederick J. Friend
25. The Library is a Growing Organism: Ranganathan's Fifth Law of Library Science and the Academic Library in the Digital Era by Keren Barner
26. On his birth centenary by M.P. Satija
27. Dr. SRR DISCIPLES: A View Point 
28. Ranganathan's Monologue on Melvil Dewey
29. Ranganathan's Prolegomena to Library Classification
30. Ranganathan - Apostle of Librarianship by V.K. Rangra
31. Birth Centenary Literature on Ranganathan: A Review by M.P. Satija
32. S.R. Ranganathan: an exemplary teacher and a guide by Harjit Singh
33. The Increasing relevance of the five laws of the Ranganathan by P. Jayarajan
34. Ranganathan's Five Laws by B.K. Sen
35. Rediscovering Ranganathan by David Weinberger
36. S. R. Ranganathan: library and documentation scientist by Md. Nurul Islam
37. Philosophy and Teachings of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, ALIS releases special issues

Books on Dr. S.R. Ranganathan:

1. Ranganathan's philosophy : assessment, impact, and relevance : proceedings of the international conference by T.S. Rajagopalan
2. Indian academic libraries and Dr. S.R. Ranganathan : a critical study by Ravindra N Sharma
3. Ranganathan, a pattern maker : a syndetic study of his contributions by Anand P Srivastava
4. Relevance of Ranganathan's contributions to library science by T S Rajagopalan 
5. S.R. Ranganathan, 1892-1972 : papers given at a memorial meeting on Thursday 25th January 1973 by Edward Dudley
6. An essay in personal bibliography : Ranganathan Festschrift. 2. A bibliography of the writings on and by S.R. Ranganathan and A.K. Das Gupta
7. S.R. Ranganathan, Pragmatic Philosopher of Information Science: A Personal Biography by Ranganathan Yogeshwar
8. Ranganathanism and Knowledge Society: Relevance of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan in the Present Day Knowledge Society and Other Essays  by Satyanarayana

Digitised E-Books of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan by DLIST, The University of Arizona Campus Repository (University Libraries)

1. Classification and Communication(1951)
2. Documentation and its Facets: Being a symposium of seventy papers by thirty-two authors -(1963)
3. Documentation Genesis and Development(1951)
4. The Five Laws of Library Science (1931)
5. Library Book Selection(1966)
6. New education and school library: Experience of half a century(1973).
7. Philosophy of Library Classification(1989)
8. Prolegomena to Library Classification(1967)
9. Reference Service(1961)

Photos/Images of Dr. Ranganathan:

1. On Indian Library Association website
2. On LISLINKS

Postal Stamp on Dr. Ranganathan:

1. One Rupee Stamp on Dr. Ranganathan
2. Tamil Nadu Postal Circle

[ Last Updated on 14 August 2012 ]