Ranganathan Science Library

Ranganathan science subroutine depository program program librarySHIYALI RAMAMRITA RANGANATHAN Brief overview of Ranganathans life accord to Gopinath, in Memorabilia Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan, often referred to as S. R. Ranganathan, was innate(p)(p) August 9, 1892 in Tamil Nadu, in southern India. He bewildered his father early in childhood, and he also married his graduation wife at a young age. Ranganathan and his second wife had ane child. After a long, impressive career, Ranganathan died at the age of 80 on September 27, 1972.Education and careerDocumentation seek and Training meaning, 1962 http//www.isibang.ac.in/library/portal/Pages/photo.htmRanganathan as a student, 1913 http//www.isibang.ac.in/library/portal/Pages/photo.htmLeaving math and teaching had not been easy for SRR. His colleagues and the principal had given him great moral support. The year was 1924. http//www.isibang.ac.in/library/portal/Pages/photo.htmBefore Ranganathan influenced the world of library perception (he is said to have coined the term), he earned his Masters degree in Mathematics and a degree from a teachers college. From 1917 to 1921, he retained a position at Presidency College in Madras, India, teaching math and physics. According to Gopinath, students loved Ranganathans lively teaching style and often applauded after his beats. When a better paying library position opened at the Madras University subroutine library, Ranganathan reluctantly applied and, with no previous library education or experience, was amazingly accepted. After a week, out of boredom he tried to resign. Instead, he was sent to London for nine months where he learned library accomplishment and began to design his own classification scheme, among another(prenominal) concepts that he later wrote about, including his louver Laws of program library Science. He stayed at Madras University until 1945, after reorganizing the library, creating a library comprehension school, a nd influencing much of southern India. After his so-c anyed retirement, he went to Banaras Hindu University and Dehli University, created and served on numerous professional committees and boards, as well as promoting public library legislation. From 1954-1957, Ranganathan stayed in Zurich, where he continued his work in library cognizance. and so he went to Bangalore where the pinnacle ofhis entire life wasthe founding of the Documentation Research and Training Centre under the auspices of the Indian Statistical bestow (p. 2423). This institute exists today offering courses and degrees in knowledge and library scientific discipline (see drtc.isibang.ac.in/ for more than information).Major contribution to librarianshipS. R. Ranganathan, also screwn as the convey of Indian Librarianship, contributed more than 60 keep backs and over 1,500 articles. He wrote on library management, book selection, reference service, library buildings and furniture, and the chain procedure to de riving pillow slip index entries (Gopinath, 2003, p.2427), among other topics. But, one of his biggest contributions to librarianship was his Five laws of library science that continues to be a guide for library management and operation today.1. Books are for use.2. all reader his/her book.3. Every book its readers.4. Save the time of the reader only the time of the library staff.5. The library is a growing organism.These flipper ideas force many aspects of libraries. The following ideas derived from Ranganathans fivesome laws are presented in a lecture from Atherton (1973) that she gave at the Documentation Research and Training Centre in Bangalore Readers should know what information is available libraries should know what their readers want readers should have access to library material, catalog searches should lead the reader to their desired material the organization systems of a library should be designed for efficiency as information grows, so do libraries. All of these laws persist in importance in equipment casualty of the mission of the library and the services it provides for its patrons. Various versions of the five laws of library science can be seen in As electronic information becomes more pervasive, these laws still apply as an over-arching philosophy and guide to connecting patrons with information. Yet brisk violations have emerged with the growth of the wind vane and other online resources (Cloonan Dove, 2005, p.59). randomness architects and other information scientists look to Ranganathans ideas (Steckel, 2002). In 2004, Noruzi published a set for the meshworkWeb resources are for use. Every user his or her web resource. Every web resource its user. Save the time of the user. The Web is a growing organism. These current challenges to maintain the ideals of library science are the major working in the fields of information and library sciences.Major contribution to catalogingS. R. Ranganathans most of the essence(predicate) co ntribution to cataloging was his colon Classification scheme.Three main types of classification utilize are enumerative, as is the Library of Congress Classification, in that it attempts to assign designations for all the single and tangled concepts required in the system hierarchical, as in the main describes the Dewey Decimal Classification scheme and faceted classification that confine their plain lists of designations to single, unsubdivided concepts (Taylor, 2006, p. 393). aspects are aspects of the book (or any information object) that can be used as an area for classification. In Ranganathans Colon Classification scheme, he determined there were five facets personality, matter, energy, space, time that are used to hit the books a class or matter and to construct a composite class notation for it (p. 395). In the PMEST formula, each facet is separated by different punctuation marks and informs which type of facet is coming nigh, (comma)personality (semicolon)matter (col on)energy. (period)space (apostrophe)timeTaylor (p.395) gives the grammatical case of notation for a book on the eradication of virus in rice plants in Japan, 1971 as J , 381 4 5 . 42 N70The breakdown of the notation isJagriculture(main subject)381rice plant(personality)4virus disease(matter)5eradication(energy)42Japan(space)N701970s(time)Considered analytic-synthetic How does it compare to Dewey?Less biased crack for classifying complex items, new subjectsdoes not assign fixed slots to subjects in eon (p. 394).Current use of Colon ClassificationThe faceted approach of Colon Classification makes it ideal for computer use. Faceted class notation is in particular important for online recoveryas a complement to verbal retrieval methods y subject headings or key rowing. (p. 396) Because facets are used, as opposed to hierarchy, a user can slow search by facets. Rather than deciding ahead of time what the proper trees, the computer can construct a tree on the fly based on the us ers interaction (Weinberger, 2007, p. 81). The users lower the search with one facet and then narrow it with other facets. The pull up stakes is a system that lets the users become data squirrels, jumping from branch to branch (Weinberger, 2007, p. 81), with new branches being created by the users queries. As explained by Glassel (1998), each term in a Yahoo notation string contains individual words which have meaning on their own, but once combined with other words into a string, a context is created, providing a deeper meaning. In this delegacy it is much like a faceted classification ( 11). Here is an example of how the classification of a book based on its facets can easily migrate to a search engine. Using a books subjects Research in the cure of the tuberculosis of lungs by x-ray conducted in India in 1950s, the CC notation is L,454216253f.44N5. And as words, the notation is translated as Medicine,LungsTuberculosis intercessionX-rayResearch.India1950 (Chan, 1994, p.391). Th is translation are keywords in a search that, if matched to controlled subject headings would likely result in positive hits.Annotated bibliography of Ranganathans principle works.Ranganathan, S. R. (1933). Colon Classification. Madras Madras Library Association. (1st edition).An introduction to the colon classification system using five facets (personality, matter, energy, space, and time)Ranganathan, S. R. (1962). Elements of Library Classification. Bombay Asia issue House.Ranganathan, S.R. (1963). Colon classification basic classification (6th ed.). New York Asia Publishing House.Ranganathan, S.R. (1963). The five laws of library science (2nd ed.). New York Asia Publishing House.Introduction to his five deceptively and elegantly simple laws of library science that affect either aspect of the library. User-centered approachRanganathan, S.R. (1967). Prolegomena to library classification (3rd ed.). London Asia Publishing House.640-page book rules and guidelinesTimelineDewey born (1851) LCC developed (1852)Colon Class. designed (1924) 5 Laws of LS (1928)Ranganathan dies (1972)1850-18751901-19291950-19791876-19001930-19491980-presentDDC developed (1876) Ranganathan born (1892)Dewey dies (1931) CC, LC, and DD class. systems modified, still usedAppendix ACANONS FOR THE IDEA PLANE 1. formulas for Characteristicsa) canon of Differentiationb) commandment of Relevancec) enactment of Ascertainabilityd) principle of Permanence2. edicts for sequence of Characteristicsa) decree of Concomitanceb) Canon of Relevant ecological successionc) Canon of Consistent Succession3. Canons for Arraya) Canon of Exhaustivenessb) Canon of Exclusivenessc) Canon of Helpful taking over4. Canons for Chaina) Canon of Decreasing Extensionb) Canon of Modulationd) Canon of Consistent Sequence5. Canons for Filiatory Sequencea) Canon of Subordinate Classesb) Canon of engineer ClassesCANONS FOR THE VERBAL PLANE1. Canon of Context2. Canon of Enumeration3. Canon of Currency4. Canon of ReticenceCANONS FOR THE NOTATIONAL PLANE1. Canon of Synonym2. Canon of Homonym3. Canon of Relativity4. Canon of Uniformity5. Canon of Hierarchy6. Canon of Non-Hierarchy7. Canon of Mixed Base8. Canon of Pure Base9. Canon of Faceted Notation10. Canon of Non-Faceted Notation11. Canon of Co-Extensiveness12. Canon of Under-ExtensivenessCANONS OF MNEMONICS 1. Canon of Alphabetical Mnemonics2. Canon of Systematic Mnemonics3. Canon of Seminal MnemonicsPRINCIPLES FOR HELPFUL time1. dogma of Later-in-Time2. principle of Later-in-Evolution3. Principles of Spatial Contiguitya) Principle of Bottom upwardlyb) Principle of Top Downwardsc) Principle of Left to Rightd) Principle of Clockwise Directione) Principle of Counter-Clockwise Directionf) Principle of Periphery to Centreg) Principle of Centre to Periphery4. Principles of Quantitative Measurea) Principle of change magnitude Quantityb) Principle of Decreasing Quantity5. Principle of Increasing complexity6. Principle of Canonical Sequence7. Principle of Literary Warrant8. Principle of Alphabetical SequencePOSTULATES1. subscribe of Five Fundamental Categories2. Postulate of basal Facet3. Postulate of Isolate Facet4. Postulates for Rounds of revelationa) Postulate of Rounds for muscleb) Postulate of Rounds for Personality and Matterc) Postulate of Rounds for Space and Time5. Postulates for takes of Manifestationa) Postulate of Level6. Postulates for Facetsa) Postulate of First Facetb) Postulate of Concretenessc) Postulate of Facet Sequence Within a Roundd) Postulate of Facet Sequence Within the Last Rounde) Postulate of a Level ClusterPRINCIPLES FOR FACET SEQUENCE1. Wall-Picture Sequence2. Whole-Organ Principle3. Cow-Calf Principle4. playact and-Action-Actor-Tool PrincipleReferencesAtherton, P. (1973). Putting knowledge to work An American view of Ranganathans five laws of library science. Dehli Vikas Publishing House.Chan L. M. (1994). Cataloging and classification An introduction (2nd ed.) . New York McGraw-Hill.Cloonan, M.V., Dove, J.G. (2005, April 1). Ranganathan Online. Library Journal, 130(6), pp. 58-60. Retrieved on July 22, 2008, from http//web.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdf?vid=9hid=103sid=3d1ade8a-3357-4c16-8584-676fda875d4d%40sessionmgr9Garfield, E. (1984, February 6). A tribute to S. R. Ranganathan, the Father of Indian library science secern I life and works. Current Comments, 6, 37-43. Retrieved on July 21, 2008, from http//www.garfield.library.upenn.edu/essays/v7p045y1984.pdfGlassel, A. (1998). Was Ranganathan a Yahoo? decease Users Corner.Retrieved July 21, 2008, from http//scout.wisc.edu/Projects/PastProjects/toolkit/enduser/archive/1998/euc-9803.htmlGopinath, M.A. (Ed.) (1994), Memorabilia Ranganathan. Bangalore Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science.Gopinath, M.A. (2003). Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramamrita. In M. A. Drake (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (2nd ed.) (pp. 2419-2437). New York Marcel Dekker.Noruzi, A. (2004). Appli cation of Ranganathans Laws to the Web. Webology, 1(2). Retrieved July 21, 2008, from http//www.webology.ir/2004/v1n2/a8.htmlSpiteri, L. (1998). A simplified perplex for facet analysis. Canadian Journal of Information and Library Science, 23, pp. 1-30. Retrieved July 22, 2008, from http//iainstitute.org/pg/a_simplified_model_for_facet_analysis.phpStekel, M. (2002, October 7). Ranganathan for IAs An introduction to the sentiment of S.R. Ranganathan for information architects. Boxes And Arrows. Retrieved July 21, 2008, from http//www.boxesandarrows.com/view/ranganathan_for_iasTaylor, A. G. (2006). Introduction to cataloging and classification (10th ed.). Westport, CT Libraries Unlimited.Weinberger, D. (2007). Everything is miscellaneous The mightiness of the new digital disorder. New York Henry Holt and Company.July 16, 2008, 1123 AM, Erin M. OToole, recommended in an email to use the following resourcesLIS encyclopedias and dictionariesonline reference works available in the LIS Subject Guide at http//www.library.unt.edu/research-tools/subject-guides/library-information-science/electronic-resources/dictionaries-encyclopediasthe UNT Library Catalog at http//iii.library.unt.eduthe 3 LIS databases listed in a row starting with Library and Information Science Abstracts (LISA) on this webpage http//irservices.library.unt.edu/ais.cfm?alpha=Lfavorite search engine and keywordGoogle Images await at http//images.google.com