S. R. Ranganathan

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

Indian mathematician and librarian (1892–1972)

Born	1892
Died	1972

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by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1952 — 1 edition

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Developing horizons in library & information science: Ranganathan's tenth death anniversary commemoration volumes

by S. R. Ranganathan and C. D. Sharma First published in 1983 — 1 edition

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Depth classification and reference service & reference material: papers for discussion at the tenth All-India Library Conference, Hyderabad, 1-4 June 1953

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1953 — 1 edition

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Petits petales: a tribute to S.R. Ranganathan

by S. R. Ranganathan, K. Navalani, and Satija, Mohinder Partap First published in 1993 — 1 edition

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Dr. S.R. Ranganathan: a tribute : on the occasion of his centenary celebrations.

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1993 — 1 edition

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Prolegomena to library classification

by M. A. Gopinath and S. R. Ranganathan First published in 2006 — 1 edition

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Classified catalogue code: with additional rules for dictionary catalogue code

by A. Neelameghan and S. R. Ranganathan First published in 2006 — 1 edition

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Elements of library classification

by S. R. Ranganathan 1 edition

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Elements of library classification

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1959 — 1 edition

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The organization of libraries

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1963 — 1 edition

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Classification and communication

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1951 — 1 edition

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The organization of libraries

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1963 — 1 edition

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Documentation and its facets: being a symposiumof seventy papers by thirty-two authors

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1963 — 1 edition

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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 in December 1956.

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1962 — 1 edition

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Ramanujan: The Man and the Mathematician

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 2009 — 1 edition

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Prolegomena to Library Classification : (Edition III)

by M. A. Gopinath and S. R. Ranganathan First published in 2006 — 1 edition
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Classified catalogue code, with additional rules for dictionary catalogue code

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1964 — 1 edition

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A descriptive account of the Colon classification

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1967 — 1 edition

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Classified catalogue code

by S. R. Ranganathan First published in 1934 — 1 edition

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Indian mathematician and librarian (1892–1972)

Born	1892
Died	1972

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OLID: OL8413A
GoodReads: 566596
ISNI: 0000000121319756
Library of Congress Names: n50053919
LibraryThing: ranganathansr
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): SBLV009315
VIAF: 49268668
Wikidata: Q457933
Inventaire.io: wd:Q457933

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Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramamrita, Rao Sahib
Shuyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
Ranganathan, Shiyali Ramamrita rao sahib
Ranganathan S R
S. R Ranganathan
please see S. R. Ranganathan

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