The aim o this book is to serve as such a manual for the semiprofessionals
and the honorary workers. It is a popular epitome of the essence of most of the
treatises enumerated as the first 26 items in the bibliography at the end of
this book. The parts1,2 and 6-on the Laws of Library Science, Public Relation,
and Rural Library Service-are also intended to give a helpful orientation to the
members of the Local Library Authorities that is, those in the top-management of
the District Central Libraries and he Advisory Committees of the branch
libraries and� ofthe service stations of the libraries . The book as a
whole can form the basis of the training to be given to semi-professionals. In
fact, in the short period of training expending only to three or four months,
the best that can� be done will be to train the candidates in effectively
using this book in their day-today work in their libraries, with a proper sense
of perspective. Thus, this manual has been designed to be a book for the
work-table. The instruction in the course for the semi-professionals may also
aim at appetizing the trainees to look up some of the basic treatises epitomized
in this book, Perhaps, a perusal of the first three parts may induce the
top-management ad the honorary workers also to make a study of the Five laws of
library science and the Reference service, of which parts1,2,3 and 6 are a rapid
summary. Parts 2 and 6 have been newly added and parts 1 and 3 have been
expended and completely re-written in this edition, to meet the needs of member
of Library Authorities and other honorary workersÃ?Â
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0 Introduction
Part 1
Laws of Library Science
10. Introduction
11. First Law
12. Second Law
13. Third Law
14. Fourth Law
15. Fifth Law
16. Open Access
17. Sociology of Loss of Books
18. Conclusion
Part -2
Public Relation
21. Creating the Climate
22. Work among the People
23. Within the Library
24. Library Extension Service
25. Tapping the Community-Potential
26. Building Civic Responsibility
27. Library Ethics and Hygiene
28. The State Wants It All
Part-3
Reference Service
31. Dowering Books with Personality
32. Work with Books
33. Knowing the Reader
34. What about Us?
35. Service Proper
36. After the Reader Leaves
37. Joy of Reference Service
38. Reference Books
Part-4
Circulation Work
40. Model Library Rules
41. Circulation Apparatus
42. Charging Work
43. Discharging Work
44. Bespeaking Work
45. Lost or Damaged Books
46. Members
47. Forms and Registers
48 Files
Part -5
Work behind the Screen
50. Introduction
51. Book-Selection
52. Book-Order
53. Periodical Publications
54. Accessioning
55. Preparation of the Books
56. Maintenance Work
57. Finance and Accounts
58. Building and Stores
Part -6
Librachine
61. Library Service to Rural Folk
62. Concrete Cases
63. Value of Full Library Service
64. Need for Centralization
65. Village Library Scene
Transport of Books
67. Control of Circulation
68. Separation of City and Rural Serivce
Part 7
Classification
71. Introduction
72. Preliminary Preparation
73. Classifying a Simple Book
74. Classifying Complicated Subjects
Part 8
Cataloguing
81. Introduction
82. Structure of Entries
83. Rendering of Name in Heading
84. Who is the Author?
85. Heading of Main Entry
86. Heading of Book Index Entry
87. Heading of Cross Reference Index Entry
88. Heading of Class Index Entry
Annexure1, Conversion Table
Annexure 2, Glossary of Library Terms
Bibliography
Index
Dr. S. R. Ranganathan (1892-1972) is world renowned in the field of library and information science. There is hardly any aspect of library science and library service that he has not touched and made significant contributions to it. His works Five Laws of Library Science laid the foundation of library and information service; and Prolegomena to Library classification, and Colon Classification are seminal contributions to knowledge organisation. Dr. Ranganathan received may honours: D.Litt. (Honoris causa) conferred by the Delhi University in 1948; Padmashri in 1957 and National Research Professorship in Library Science in 1965 by Government o India, [D. Litt (Honoris causa) by the University of Pittsburgh, USA, in 1964, and the Margaret Mann award in 1970 by the American Library Association for his contribution to cataloguing theory and practice.
