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Ess Ess Publications A Brief Introduction to the Works of Dr S R Ranganathan by A A N Raju
In the field of Library and Information Science (LIS) Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, the Father of Library Science in India occupies a unique place. His seminal contributions in the form of books, rep-orts, articles enriched the literature of LIS. In his long and fruitful journey Dr. Ranganathan authored sixty two books and contributed 1500 articles on various facets of LIS. In order to bring to the notice of present generation of LIS professionals, the works of Dr. Ranganathan, an attempt has been made to briefly introduce the contents of each book available in libraries. All the books of Dr. Ranganathan are not available in any of the College and University Libraries in India. With the help and cooperation of fellow professionals and with great difficulty information about fifty four (54) books was collected and briefly presented in this publication. In some of the cases the information is based only on Contents Page / Preface / Introduction / Conspectus. We believe that no such an attempt has been made earlier by any of the LIS Professionals to introduce Dr. Ranganathan’s works to the present generation of LIS Professionals. This is the first attempt in this regard and hopes that LIS Professionals shall welcome this useful Publication. The Author and the Publishers of this publication sincerely believe that this is a humble tribute to the sacred memory of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan