Suggestions for the Organization of Libraries in India

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by  S R Ranganathan M A

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SUGGESTIONS FOR THE
ORGANIZATION OF LIBRARIES
IN INDIA
BY
RANGANATHAN,
S. R. M. A., L. T..F. L. A.
PRESIDENT, INDIAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
SECRETARY, MADRAS LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
LIBRARIAN, BENARES HINDU UNIVERSITY
NCH
GEOFFREY CUMBERLEGE
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First published, December
20T
06
Printed in India by Benedict Heri at the Basel Mission Press,
Mangalore. S. K. (P. I.C. Q. H. No. i) and published by
Geoffrey Cutnberlege, Oxford University Press, Madras
(Paper Issue Card No. Ms. i) dated 15-12-1946
CONSPECTUS
This book aims to relate library organization to
education and provides a description of library tech-
nique in brief.
It is based on the assumption that the days of
mass-teaching are over and a new era of individual
instruction is about to commence. Education is
defined as a lifelong process in which the school
provides only the initial momentum, and the library
system is one of the necessary aids to perpetual self-
education for all.
The first part deals with self-education, library
civics, correlation of class-teaching with library work
by the provision of background study, parallel reading
and follow-up work, library finance and library build-
ings. This part is turned on teachers.
The second part is devoted to the technique of
library management. Thousands of librarians are
wanted for schools in rural areas, but owing to a lack
oftraining institutions, tlrey are not forthcoming. But
with the use of this book one, with a sound general
education, could perform the duties of a librarian quite
efficiently till a competent man takes his place.
Ready-made class numbers by the Colon Classification,
elementary rules for cataloguing and a description of
every type of library routine will be found in these
chapters. The chapter on reference service sets forth
two cycles of lessons on library-use planned on the
concentric system.
A
blue print for the library edifice of India is
provided in the third part. The distinctive role
different types of libraries will play are shown
academic libraries such as those at schools, colleges,
CONSPECTUS
universities and research institutions; public libraries
such as urban, rural, regional, and provincial and
national central libraries and business libraries of all
;
kinds. The part schoolsshould play in acceleratingthe
establishment of a national library system in India are
clearly portrayed.
Benares
November S. R. RANGANATHAN
1946
VI
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CONTENTS
CONSPECTUS v
PART
I
LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION
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11 LIBRARY ASA MEANS OFEDUCATION 1
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12 FORMING THE LIBRARY HABIT 4
is THESCHOOL LIBRARY AND THE N.EW E.DUCAT.ION.. 14
14 LIBRARY BUILDINGS so
15 SCHOOL LIBRARY FINANCE 38
16 THE TRINITY OF RKADERS, BOOKS AND STAFF . . 39
PART
II
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LI.BRAR.Y PRA.CTIC.E ..
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21 CLASSIFICATION 47
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22 CATALOGUING loo
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23 REFERENCESERVICE 114
24 ISSUE WORK ..... 123
25 ROUTINE iso
26 LIBRARY STANDARDS 145
PART
III
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THE NATIONAL.LIBR.ARY.SYST.EM .
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31 INTRODUCTION iso
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se ACADEMIC LIBRARIES 152
33 PUBLIC LIBRARIES .... 156
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34 BUSINESS LIBRARIES 159
35 CO-ORDINATION OF LIBRARIES 162
36 LIBRARY LEGISLATION 167
INDEX 171
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